Description
This new book shows elementary teachers how evidence-based science activities help students achieve deeper conceptual understanding. Drawing on a wealth of research, authors Patrick Brown and James 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 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.
Table of Contents
1. What are the Features of Evidence-Driven Science Activities? 2. Sequencing Science Instruction as a Pathway to Evidence-Driven Science Activities 3. Using Classroom Inquiry as a Pathway to Evidence-Driven Science Activities 4. Using Phenomenon-Based Teaching as Pathway to Evidence-Driven Science Activities 5. Connecting to Contemporary National Science Standards 6. Engage Students in Designing Experiments so Hands-on Science Does not Spiral out of Control 7. Students Use of the PSOE Model to Understand Weather and Climate 8. Two-Liter Bottles and Botanical Gardens: Using Inquiry to Learn Ecology 9. Enhancing Elementary Students' Experiences Learning About Circuits Using an Exploration-Explanation Instructional Sequence 10. Elementary Students’ Investigations in Natural Selection 11. Lessons Learned
