This new book shows middle and high school science teachers how to use evidence-based inquiry to help students achieve deeper conceptual understanding. Drawing on a wealth of research, authors Pat Brown and Jim Concannon demonstrate how direct, hands-on experience in the science classroom can enable your students to become more self-reliant learners. They also provide a plethora of model lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and offer advice on how to create your own lesson plans and activities to satisfy the demands of your curriculum. With the resources in this book, you and your students will be able to ditch the textbook and embark upon an exciting and rewarding journey to scientific discovery.
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| Meet the Authors |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Introduction |
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1 What Are the Features of Evidence-Driven Inquiry? |
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2 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) |
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3 Model Lesson 1: How Thin Is Foil? Applying Density to Find the Thickness of Aluminum Foil |
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4 Model Lesson 2: An Interdisciplinary Theme: Topographic Maps and Plate Tectonics |
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5 Model Lesson 3: Students' Use of the PSOE Model to Understand Weather and Climate |
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6 Model Lesson 4: Teaching Bernoulli's Principle through Demos |
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7 Model Lesson 5: Gravity Is Easy to Understand, Right? The Difference between Calculating and Comprehending |
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8 Model Lesson 6: Students' Investigations in Temperature and Pressure |
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9 Model Lesson 7: 2-Liter Bottles and Botanical Gardens: Using Inquiry to Learn Ecology |
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10 Model Lesson 8: Students Conceptualizing Transcription and Translation from a Cellular Perspective |
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11 Model Lesson 9: Are You Teaching Your Students about Stem Cells? |
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12 Model Lesson 10: Transforming Osmosis: Labs to Address Standards for Inquiry |
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Dr. Patrick Brown, PhD is the STEM coordinator for the Fort Zumwalt School District in OFallon, Missouri.
Dr. James Concannon, PhD is a science teacher educator at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
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