Mon, Apr 15, 2019 2:57 PM in Teaching the Concept of Floating and Sinking to Younger Students
Diana,
I used the Elementary Science Study (ESS) SInk or Float many years ago. It was for the younger grades and engaged students in creating and testing their own explanations for sinking and floating. Delta Education now handles most ESS activities, including Sink or Float. I would start by showing an object sink and then show the same object floating by using a "boat". That is you...
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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 12:55 PM in 5E Living and Nonliving
Kayla, having them Extend/Elaobrate their understanding of that living/non-living concept by doing the "Is It Alive?" lesson about space exploration might work. You can find the lesson on the Mars Ed site https://marsed.asu.edu/content/it-alive ' target="_blank"> https://marsed.asu.edu/content/it-alive " target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> https://marsed.asu.edu/content/it-alive ' ta...
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Tue, Jun 05, 2018 4:29 PM in Using Primary Literature (science journal articles) in the High School classroom
I am posting on behalf of a colleague who has been working with AAAS on making science journal articles more accessible for high school classroom use.
Dear Colleagues,
Our research lab is collecting data on the use (or lack of use) of primary scientific literature in high school classrooms. Anonymous data collected through this survey will help us to develop educat...
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