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Science Teaching Series

• The Sourcebook for Teaching Science
• Hands-On Physics Activities
• Hands-On Chemistry Activities

Sourcebook Contents

I. Developing Scientific Literacy

• 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary
• 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills
• 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills
• 4 - Science, Technology & Society

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

• 5 - Employing Scientific Methods
• 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning
• 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

• 8 - Organizing Science Information
• 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science
• 10 - Learning Science with Analogies
• 11 - Improving Memory in Science
• 12 - Structure and Function in Science
• 13 - Games for Learning Science

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

• 14 - Science Word Problems
• 15 - Geometric Principles in Science
• 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science
• 17 - Dimensional Analysis
• 18 - Stoichiometry

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

• 19 - Scientific Databases
• 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis
• 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data
• 22 - Science Inquiry & Research
• 23 - Science Projects & Fairs

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

• 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction
• 25 - Planning Science Instruction
• 26 - The Science Laboratory
• 27 - Science Reference Information

Tentative Schedule

8/29/07	Introduction Work on demonstration equipment Read & discuss "America's Lab Report"
9/5/07	Present: Demonstration equipment Post demonstration equipment website
9/12/07	Discuss longitudinal study and post tentative plans Teacher presentations of equipment
9/19/07	Continue demonstration equipment presentations Read Science, Technology, Society as it relates to labs Discuss longitudinal study and post plans and progress Developing inductive reasoning (buoyancy lab)
9/26/07	Complete demonstration equipment presentations Select field work locations and objectives and post on the newsgroup Present longitudinal studies presentations
10/3/07	Continue longitudinal studies presentations Discuss field work activity Read "Employing Scientific Methods" & select one activity (chapter 5)
10/10/07	Continue longitudinal studies presentations Present one activity from Employing Scientific Methods (chapter 5) Discuss field work activity Distribute the lab-kits activity
10/17/07	Continue longitudinal studies presentations Present one activity from Employing Scientific Methods (chapter 5) Present field work activity
10/24/07	Present one activity from Employing Scientific Methods (chapter 5) Present field work activity Present lab-kits activity
10/31/07	Read learning & memory (chapter 11) Continue longitudinal study presentations. Plan discrepant events. Post link to your discrepant events website.
11/7/07	Finish longitudinal study presentations. Finish Employing Scientific Methods (chapter 5) Start lab-kits presentations. Discuss "Science, Technology, Society" as it relates to labs (chapter 4)
11/14/07	Continue lab-kits presentations. Start discrepant event presentations. Plan microscopy activity (or second discrepant event) . Post your ideas. Plan instrumentation activity. Post plans. Check out equipment. Download DataStudio, Ken-a-vision, and/or USB Shot Discuss Science Inquiry & Research (chapter 22)
11/21/07	NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING EVE
11/28/07	Start microscopy (or second discrepant event) demonstrations. Start instrumentation presentations. Read & discsus Science Projects & Fairs (chapter 23)
12/5/07	Continue microscopy (or second discrepant event) demonstrations. Continue instrumentation presentations. Read & diiscuss The Science Laboratory (chapter 26)
12/12/07	Finish microscopy (or second discrepant event) demonstrations. Finish instrumentation presentations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Norman Herr, Ph.D.
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