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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards Take-Aways
Over the summer the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) and NSTA sponsored a summer institute. As part of this conference, a group of leaders examined the Next Generation Science Standards and crafted the Take-Aways below. I think this document provides some simple but powerful guidance as we consider how…
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Continue reading →: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: Videos
Long time readers know that I’m a big fan of the Page Keeley Formative Assessment Probes from the series Uncovering Student Ideas in Science vol. 1- infinity. You may be excited to know that a science teacher, Mr. Wheeler, has taken some of the probes and created short video clips…
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Continue reading →: What is Systems Biology?
A few weeks ago I was leading some middle school science professional development on Systems Thinking. We were focusing on the Systems EALR of the WA Science Learning Standards and the Systems Handbook I assembled. During the session, a teacher was very concerned about this approach and expressed that “this…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards PD Documents
Last week I facilitated a short session on the Next Generation Science Standards for middle school and high school science teachers. I created a couple of documents that might be of interest to anyone leading an NGSS workshop or a PLC in their building. Truths about NGSS– You can use…
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Continue reading →: Standards-Based FOSS Science Kit Resources
FOSS science kits are a core elementary science material for many districts in Washington state. Several resources have recently been developed that help teachers to use the kits to more effectively teach our Washington Science EALRs. These resources have tended to stay regional but I know that all of the…
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Continue reading →: You Know All Your Variables (One Direction parody)
For some Friday fun heading into Labor Day weekend I thought I would share this teacher-created song/video about variables and controlled experiments- You Know All Your Variables. Could be a nice addition to some elementary science instruction this fall. Enjoy! Thanks to Sue Selle for taking the time to make…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards Webinar Series Fall 2012
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will be hosting a series of webinars on the upcoming Next Generation Science Standards. This fall series will focus on the Practices of Science & Engineering with a different aspect featured each session. The webinars are FREE and highlight a different presenter for each…
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Continue reading →: Twilight of the Lecture: Harvard Magazine
The current Harvard Magazine has an article about physics professor, Eric Mazur, and his move from lecture-based college instruction to more student-centered, active student learning. Click HERE to read the article. If you are not familiar with Dr. Mazur’s story, this is a good entry point that contains some useful…
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Continue reading →: Veritasium: Another Video on Temperature Misconceptions
Veritasium just posted another video (Misconceptions about Temperature) of interviews that uncover misconceptions about temperature of different objects/materials. This could be a perfect companion piece to a previous Veritasium clip on temperature (see a previous post HERE). These clips could be used to uncover your middle school or high school…
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Continue reading →: Wired Science: Panorama of Every Mars Landing
Wired Science just posted an amateur-created panorama that shows the history of all six successful probe landings on Mars- from the Soviet Mars 3 probe in 1971 to the Viking probes in 1976 up to the more recent rovers. With the current excitement about Curiosity, I think it is important…
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