Table of Contents
Cover
List of Tables
About the Authors
About the Editors of the Toolbox Series
Acknowledgments
Letter from the Editors
Introduction
PART I: Science Labs
CHAPTER 1: Strategies for Teaching Lab Safety
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Standards
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attribution
Figures
CHAPTER 2: Strategies for Teaching Lab Procedures
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Standards
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 3: Strategies for Teaching the Scientific Method and Its Components
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Figures
CHAPTER 4: Strategies for Teaching the Inquiry Process
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 5: Strategies for Using Project-Based Learning
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 6: Strategies for Teaching the Engineering Process
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
PART II: Integration of ELA, Mathematics, and the Arts
CHAPTER 7: Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Standards
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 8: Strategies for Teaching Reading Comprehension
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Standards
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 9: Strategies for Teaching Writing
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 10: Strategies for Discussions
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Figures
CHAPTER 11: Strategies for Teaching Math
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Figures
CHAPTER 12: Strategies for Incorporating the Arts and Kinesthetic Movement
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
PART III: Additional Resources
CHAPTER 13: Strategies for Activating Prior Knowledge
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 14: Strategies for Cultural Responsiveness
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 15: Strategies for the Beginning and Ending of Class
What Is it?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Figures
CHAPTER 16: Strategies for Reviewing Content
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Figures
CHAPTER 17: Strategies for Assessing Student Learning
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
Student Handouts and Examples
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
Attributions
Figures
CHAPTER 18: Strategies for Co-Teaching
What Is It?
Why We Like It
Supporting Research
Skills for Intentional Scholars/NGSS Connections
Application
What Could Go Wrong?
Technology Connections
References
Index
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 2
Table 2.1 Clean-Up Responsibilities
Table 2.2 Lab Jobs and Responsibilities
Chapter 3
Table 3.1 Connecting Content with Experimental Questions
Table 3.2 Debate Sentence Starters
Table 3.3 Scientific Method Pretest Skills
Table 3.4 Scientific Method Skill and Coordinating Learning Activity
Table 3.5 Data for Graph Practice
Chapter 4
Table 4.1 Questions Already Sorted
Table 4.2 Resources in Chapter 3 That Can be Used for Teaching the Inquiry Pr...
Table 4.3 Example Observational Data That Students Compare/Contrast
Table 4.4 Inquiry Process Divided for Two Students
Table 4.5 List of Online Animal Dissections
Chapter 5
Table 5.1 PBL Projects for the NGSS Disciplines
Chapter 6
Table 6.1 Differences Between the Scientific Method and Engineering Process
Table 6.2 T-chart for Mousetrap Catapult Challenge
Table 6.3 Engineering Project Ideas Based on the Four NGSS Disciplines
Table 6.4 Pringle Potato Chip Challenge Rubric
Chapter 7
Table 7.1 Basic List of Vocabulary Words—Ecology Unit
Table 7.2 Strategies for Assigning Vocabulary Words to Students
Chapter 8
Table 8.1 Examples of Text-Dependent Questions and Non-Text-Dependent Questio...
Chapter 9
Table 9.1 Sequence Transition Words
Chapter 10
Table 10.1 Debate Sentence Starters
Table 10.2 Debate Topics for the Four NGSS Disciplines
Chapter 11
Table 11.1 Measurement Standards per Grade Level
Table 11.2 Authentic Data Ideas
Table 11.3 Measurement Examples for Content-Related Dimensional Analysis Prob...
Table 11.4 Topics That Can Integrate Measurement into the Four NGSS Disciplin...
Chapter 12
Table 12.1 Where to Find STEAM and Kinesthetic Lesson Ideas in Other Chapters
Table 12.2 Ideas for Telling Stories Through Skits
Table 12.3 NGSS Scientists Paired with Women Scientists and Scientists of Col...
Table 12.4 Topics for Website Projects for the Four NGSS Disciplines
Table 12.5 Purposeful Kinesthetic Movement in the Four NGSS Disciplines
Chapter 14
Table 14.1 Chapters for Teaching Specific Student Interests
Table 14.2 Teacher Expectancy Practices
Table 14.3 Diverse Contributors for Each Branch of Science
Table 14.4 Examples of Brown University CRT Strategies
Chapter 15
Table 15.1 Ideas for Integrating Crosscutting Concepts into Cool Downs
Chapter 16
Table 16.1 Kahoot! vs. Quizlet (Live) vs. Socrative
Table 16.2 Student Interface Videos
List of Illustrations
Chapter 2
Figure 2.1 Folder Activity—Outside and Inside—Thermal Power Plant
Chapter 3
Figure 3.9 Example and Checklist—Making Graphs (Student Handout)
Figure 3.14 Scientific Method Pretest—Student Answer Sheet (Student Handout)...
Figure 3.15 Scientific Method Pretest—Answer Key
Chapter 4
Figure 4.3 Observing with Quantitative and Qualitative Data (Student Handout...
Figure 4.4 Observing with Quantitative and Qualitative Data—Answer Key
Chapter 6
Figure 6.1 Student Examples of Mousetrap Catapult Designs
Figure 6.3 Mousetrap Catapult Picture
Chapter 7
Figure 7.4 Word Wall Examples (Student Examples)
Chapter 8
Figure 8.2 Annotations Model Think Aloud Example (Teacher Model)
Figure 8.4 Photochemical and Industrial Smog Venn Diagram (Student Example)...
Figure 8.5 Cultural Eutrophication Cause and Effect (Teacher Model)
Figure 8.6 Water Cycle Concept Map (Student Example)
Figure 8.8 Example of the Carbon Cycle (Student Example)
Figure 8.11 Drawing the Atmospheric Layers—Answer Key
Figure 8.12 4 × 4 (Student Example)
Chapter 9
Figure 9.4 Plot Map Outline (Student Handout)
Figure 9.5 Severe Weather Book Plot Map Example
Figure 9.7 Chicken Pox PSA Comic Strip (Student Example)
Figure 9.8 Asthma PSA Comic Strip (Student Example)
Figure 9.10 Argument Essay Organizer (Student Handout)
Figure 9.11 Ecology Example Argument Essay Organizer
Chapter 11
Figure 11.1 Bar Graph Example for Teaching Graphing to Fourth Grade Students...
Figure 11.2 Line Graph Example for Teaching Graphing to Fifth Grade and Beyo...
Figure 11.3 Example of Graphing Pretest (Student Handout)
Figure 11.4 Example of Graphing Pretest—Answer Key
Figure 11.7 Temperature vs. Number of
Escherichia coli
Colonies
Figure 11.8 Year vs. Number of Deer and Wolves
Figure 11.9 Wildlife Strike Data Analysis and Interpretation (Student Handou...
Figure 11.10 Wildlife Strike Data Analysis and Interpretation—Answer Key
Figure 11.15 Metric System Ladder
Figure 11.16 Converting Within the Metric System (Student Handout)
Figure 11.17 Metric System Ladder and Abbreviations
Figure 11.18 Converting Within the Metric System—Answer Key
Figure 11.20 Example of 10 Items to be Measured
Figure 11.24 Excel—Selecting All Cells in a Spreadsheet
Figure 11.25 Excel—Pop-up Box
Figure 11.26 Excel—Rows vs. Columns
Figure 11.28 Excel—Calculating Radius
Figure 11.29 Excel—Screenshots of Before and After Cell Fix
Figure 11.30 Excel—Screenshot of the Formula Bar
Figure 11.31 Excel—The Sun's Surface Area
Figure 11.33 Making Graphs in Excel (Student Handout)
Figure 11.34 Excel—Graph for Celebrating Pi Day in the Sky
Chapter 12
Figure 12.5 Timeline Graphic Organizer for the Cell and Germ Theories (Stude...
Figure 12.6 Timeline Graphic Organizer for the Cell and Germ Theories—Answer...
Figure 12.8 Picture of a Student's Constructed Rube Goldberg Machine
Chapter 13
Figure 13.1 KWL Chart Example—States of Matter
Chapter 14
Figure 14.1 All About Me! Form (Student Handout)
Figure 14.4 Contributors to Science (Student Handout)
Figure 14.5 13 Culturally Responsive Teaching Ideas
Chapter 15
Figure 15.1 Is Water Wet?
Figure 15.2 Reviewing Previous Material
Chapter 17
Figure 17.4 Reflecting on My Learning—Blank (Student Handout)
Figure 17.5 Reflecting on My Learning—Completed Example
Figure 17.6 Toxicology Unit Thinking Test (Student Handout)
Figure 17.7 Toxicology Unit Thinking Test—Answer Key
Figure 17.9 Cell City Models—Student Examples
Figure 17.11 Toxicology Unit Thinking Test Modified (Student Handout)
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