Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science
Author : Page Keeley
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 35,74 MB
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Earth sciences
ISBN : 9781938946479
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science: 25 formative assessment probes
Author : Page Keeley
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 29,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 0873552555
Book Description
V. 1. Physical science assessment probes -- Life, Earth, and space science assessment probes.
Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science
Author : Page Keeley
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 23,48 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 1936137518
Book Description
Author Page Keeley continues to provide KOCo12 teachers with her highly usable and popular formula for uncovering and addressing the preconceptions that students bring to the classroomOCothe formative assessment probeOCoin this first book devoted exclusively to life science in her Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Keeley addresses the topics of life and its diversity; structure and function; life processes and needs of living things; ecosystems and change; reproduction, life cycles, and heredity; and human biology."
Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy
Author : Page Keeley
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 23,89 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1936137380
Book Description
What do your students know-- or think they know-- about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a star? Find out with this book on astronomy, the latest in NSTA' s popular Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. The 45 astronomy probes provide situations that will pique your students' interest while helping you understand how your students think about key ideas related to the universe and how it operates. The book is organized into five sections: the Nature of Planet Earth; the Sun-Earth System; Modeling the Moon; Dynamic Solar System; and Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe. As the authors note, it' s not always easy to help students untangle mistaken ideas. Using this powerful set of tools to identify students' preconceptions is an excellent first step to helping your students achieve scientific understanding.
Earth Science Puzzles
Author : Kim Kastens
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 34,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Science
ISBN : 1936137569
Book Description
Teachers of Earth and environmental sciences in grades 8OCo12 will welcome this activity book centered on six OC data puzzlesOCO that foster critical-thinking skills in students and support science and math standards. Earth Science Puzzles presents professionally gathered Earth science dataOCoincluding graphs, maps, tables, images, and narrativesOCoand asks students to step into scientistsOCO shoes to use temporal, spatial, quantitative, and concept-based reasoning to draw inferences from the data."
Outdoor Science
Author : Steve Rich
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 48,96 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 193613778X
Book Description
Research shows that environment-centered education improves student achievement. Whatever your school's setting-urban, suburban, or rural-you can create stimulating outdoor classrooms for your students, with a little help from Outdoor Science. Author and state science specialist Steve Rich shows teachers how to create outdoor learning spaces that can be used from year to year-with little extra effort or resources. These practical suggestions for creating, maintaining, and using outdoor classrooms work for both elementary and middle school students. The simple and inexpensive lessons satisf.
Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries
Author : Richard Konicek-Moran
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,41 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 1936959283
Book Description
"What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Savings Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 19 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on Earth and space science, including astronomy, energy, climate, and geology. The stories come with lists of science concepts to explore, grade-appropriate strategies for using them, and explanations of how the lessons align with national standards. They also relieve you of the tiring work of designing inquiry lesson from scratch." cover verso
Science Formative Assessment, Volume 1
Author : Page Keeley
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 30,21 MB
Release : 2015-09-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 1483352196
Book Description
Formative assessment informs the design of learning opportunities that take students from their existing ideas of science to the scientific ideas and practices that support conceptual understanding. Science Formative Assessment shows K-12 educators how to weave formative assessment into daily instruction. Discover 75 assessment techniques linked to the Next Generation Science Standards and give classroom practices a boost with: Descriptions of how each technique promotes learning Charts linking core concepts at each grade level to scientific practices Implementation guidance, such as required materials and student grouping Modifications for different learning styles Ideas for adapting techniques to other content areas
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
Author : Jean-Francois Hamel
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 40,44 MB
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 012805204X
Book Description
World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume Three: Ecological Issues and Environmental Impacts covers global issues relating to our seas, including a biological description of the coast and continental shelf waters, the development and use of the coast, landfills and their effects, pollutant discharges over time, the effects of over-fishing, and the management methods and techniques used to ensure continued ecosystem functioning. The relative importance of water-borne and airborne routes differ in different parts of the world is explored, along with extensive coverage of major habitats and species groups, governmental, education and legal issues, fisheries effects, remote sensing, climate change and management. This book is an invaluable, worldwide reference source for students and researchers concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development. - Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions - Covers environmental issues arising from the human use of both the sea and its watershed - Presents informed commentary on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future
Hop Into Action
Author : David Alexander
Publisher : NSTA Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 1936137070
Book Description
The standards-based lessons in this slim volume serve as an introduction to environmental science for young learners. Hop Into Action helps teach children about the joy of amphibians through investigations that involve scientific inquiry and knowledge building. Twenty hands-on learning lessons can be used individually or as a yearlong curriculum. Each lesson is accompanied by detailed objectives, materials lists, background information, step-by-step procedures, evaluation questions, assessment methods, and additional web resources. The activities can be integrated into other disciplines such as language arts, physical education, art, and math and are adaptable to informal learning environments. --from publisher description.
