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A Few of Our Favorite Things

Editors: Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6209-779-7

Publisher: SensePublishers - Springer Journals

Jan 1, 2014

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Constructivism/Conceptual Change

Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

Pages: 1 –30

[“Be very, very careful what you put in that head because you will never, ever get it out.” While Cardinal Thomas Wolsey may have said that in the 1500’s, it does seem to aptly describes the case with many science concepts. Students seem to come into our classes with many incorrect, but strongly...
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Nature of Science

Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

Pages: 31 –62

[Science is thought of as a three-pronged discipline: it is a body of knowledge, a way of doing (process), and a way of thinking (National Research Council, 1996; Next Generation Science Standards, 2013; Sagan, 1990). Unfortunately, many of our students have been taught science with a heavy focus...
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Integration

Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

Pages: 63 –82

[“We don’t have time to teach science in the elementary classroom. All the time is taken up by reading, writing and math. If we’re lucky, we manage thirty minutes, twice a week.” This is the teachers’ lament heard by many science educators as we endeavor to introduce more inquiry science...
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Scientific Inquiry/Engineering Design

Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

Pages: 83 –105

[Engaging students in science inquiry (SI) is nothing new. Flick and Lederman (2006) cited from the US Bureau of Education in 1893 stressing the need for hands-on science instruction. A Framework for K-12 Science Education (Framework) (NRC, 2012) has re-examined what it means to engage students...
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Diversity/Differentiation

Morrell, Patricia D.; Popejoy, Kate

Pages: 107 –136

[What does a scientist look like? Who may be considered scientists? What is the sociocultural context of scientific discovery? How do evidence and data relate to the foundational argumentation of science? How does a successful student of science behave? Is science truly open to ALL learners? How...

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