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Direct linkBlank, Lisa M.; Plautz, Mike; Almquist, Heather; Crews, Jeff; Estrada, Jen – Science Scope, 2012
"A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas" emphasizes that the practice of science is inherently a model-building activity focused on constructing explanations using evidence and reasoning (NRC 2012). Because building and refining is an iterative process, middle school students may view this practice…
Descriptors: Models, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Dolphin, Glenn – Science & Education, 2009
Current high school Earth Science curricula and textbooks organize scientific content into isolated "units" of knowledge. Within this structure, content is taught, but in the absence of the context of fundamental understandings or the process of how the science was actually done to reach the conclusions. These are two key facets of scientific…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Plate Tectonics, Scientific Literacy, Grade 9
