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Damico, Julie – Science Teacher, 2014
This article describes the Exploring Experimental Design lesson, which uses a Pictionary-style approach to introduce the elements of the third science and engineering practice: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, found in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012) and the "Next Generation Science Standards"…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Design, Science Experiments, Inquiry
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Webber, Hannah; Nelson, Sarah J.; Weatherbee, Ryan; Zoellick, Bill; Schauffler, Molly – Science Teacher, 2014
Data literacy is complex. When students investigate the natural world, they must be able to gather data, organize it in tables and spreadsheets, analyze it in context, and describe and interpret it--usually as evidence to support a scientific argument. These skills are echoed in the science and engineering practices of the "Next Generation…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Graphs, Science Process Skills, Data Analysis
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Butera, Brett; Esser, Scott – Science Teacher, 2019
Citizen science can provide insightful data to inform decisions, while also serving to enhance ecological awareness and foster environmental stewardship among participants. In this article, high school student citizen scientists investigate how trees respond to changing mountain climate during a field trip to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) to…
Descriptors: Forestry, Science Education, Scientists, Conservation (Environment)
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Oh, Phil Seok; Oh, Sung Jin – Science Teacher, 2013
Modeling in science has been studied by education researchers for decades and is now being applied broadly in school. It is among the scientific practices featured in the "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") (Achieve Inc. 2013). This article describes modeling activities in an extracurricular science club in a high…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, Science Activities
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Sampson, Victor; Enderle, Patrick; Grooms, Jonathon – Science Teacher, 2013
A "Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012) and subsequent "Next Generation Science Standards" (Achieve Inc. 2013) will substantially influence the teaching and learning of science in the United States. The "Framework," for example, calls for students to learn about several practices related to scientific…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Process Skills, Persuasive Discourse, Teaching Methods
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Peel, Amanda; Rockett, Jordan; Friedrichsen, Patricia; Zangori, Laura; Elmy, Clayton; Wagner, Brandon – Science Teacher, 2020
Vaping (the use of an e-cigarette) is a common practice among teenagers; 26.7% of high school students report vaping in the last 30 days (Johnston, Miech, O'Malley, Bachman, Schulenberg, and Patrick 2019), making this issue highly relevant. In order to make an informed decision about the use of e-cigarettes, students need to understand the impacts…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, High School Students
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Nasr, Nancy – Science Teacher, 2021
America's current student demographics reflect greater diversity than ever before. With the increased enrollment of Black and Latinx students in American schools (NCES 2019), the importance of providing science students with classroom experiences embracing diversity is greater than ever. Experiences that spark an interest in Science, technology,…
Descriptors: Pollution, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education
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Hermann, Ronald S.; Miranda, Rommel J. – Science Teacher, 2013
This article describes an approach in which students develop and apply definitions prior to their formal introduction to new vocabulary. The example given is an inquiry-based lesson on geologic principles. This approach is illustrated with a lesson that has been used with high school Earth science students on the principles of stratigraphy, though…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Geology, High Schools, Earth Science
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Ament, Caitlin Marie; Graham, Theodore J. – Science Teacher, 2017
This article presents a unit of study in which students examine skeletons and draw conclusions from the evidence they find in a simulated mass grave. The activity involves the foundation of forensic anthropology--interpreting the structure of skeletal remains to determine sex, age, height, and possible cause of death. Working through a series of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Anthropology, Evidence
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Bybee, Rodger W. – Science Teacher, 2013
Using the life sciences, this article first reviews essential features of the "NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education" that provided a foundation for the new standards. Second, the article describes the important features of life science standards for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Special attention is paid to the teaching…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Science Education, Elementary School Science
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Baldwin, Blake; Koenig, Kathleen; Van der Bent, Andries – Science Teacher, 2016
Integrating engineering and science in the classroom can be challenging, and creating authentic experiences that address real-world problems is often even more difficult. "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012), however, calls for high school graduates to be able to undertake more complex engineering design projects related…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Engineering Education, Science Education, Design
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Staudt, Carolyn; Hanzlick-Burton, Camden; Williamson, Carol; McIntyre, Cynthia – Science Teacher, 2015
The Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry (ITSI) project is a learning portal with hundreds of free, customizable science, math, and engineering activities funded by the National Science Foundation at the Concord Consortium, a nonprofit research and development organization dedicated to transforming education through technology. The project…
Descriptors: Internet, Genetics, Molecular Structure, Molecular Biology
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Medina-Jerez, William; Campbell, Todd – Science Teacher, 2015
As the ethnic and racial diversity in U.S. classrooms continues to grow, myths about the education of English Language Learners (ELLs) persist, while many teachers feel ill-prepared to meet these students' academic needs. This article focuses on myths shared by in-service science teachers enrolled in a master's program at the University of Texas…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Science Teachers
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Sneider, Cary; Stephenson, Chris; Schafer, Bruce; Flick, Larry – Science Teacher, 2014
A "Framework for K-12 Science Education" identified eight practices as "essential elements of the K-12 science and engineering curriculum" (NRC 2012, p. 49). Most of the practices, such as Developing and Using Models, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, and Analyzing and Interpreting Data, are well known among science…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Thinking Skills, Computation
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Barnett, Ellen; Hanuscin, Deborah; Harman, Stephanie – Science Teacher, 2013
In this article the authors share a great activity for teaching the nature of science (NOS). Using a simple Amish pull toy to encourage a high school chemistry class to think about NOS, the authors realized that the activity not only highlighted scientific practices emphasized in the "Next Generation Science Standards" (Achieve Inc.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Toys, Scientific Principles, High School Students
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