Science
Uncovering Students Ideas in Science is loaded with classroom-friendly features to pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can adjust your teaching accordingly. At each book's heart are 25 "probes." These brief, easily administered activities will determine your students' thinking. Below you will find the topics covered in each book.
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Vol. 1
Physical Science 1. Can it Reflect Light? 2. Apple in the Dark 3. Birthday Candles 4. Making Sound 5. Ice Cubes in a Bag 6. Lemonade 7. Cookie Crumbles 8. Seedlings in a Jar 9. Is it Melting? 10. Is it Matter? 11. Is it Made of Molecules? 12. The Rusty Nails 13. Talking About Gravity 14. The Mitten Problem 15. Objects and Temperature Life, Earth, and Space Science 16. Is It an Animal? 17. Is It Living? 18. Is It made of Cells? 19. Human Body Basics 20. Functions of Living Things 21. Wet Jeans 22. Beach Sand 23. Mountain Age 24. Gazing at the Moon 25. Going Through a Phase Author/Company: NSTA press Grade: K-12 Book Code: S1 |
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Vol. 2
Physical Science 1. Comparing Cubes 2. Floating Logs 3. Floating High and Low 4. Solids and Holes 5. Turning the Dial 6. Boiling Time and Temperature 7. Freezing Ice 8. What's in the Bubbles? 9. Chemical Bonds 10. Ice-Cold Lemonade 11. Mixing Water Life Science 12. Is It a Plant? 13. Needs of Seeds 14. Plants in the Dark and Light 15. Is It Food for Plants? 16. Giant Sequoia Tree 17. Baby Mice 18. Whale and Shrew 19. Habitat Change Earth and Space 20. Is It a Rock? (Version 1) 21. Is It a Rock? (Version 2) 22. Mountaintop Fossil 23. Darkness at Night 24. Emmy's Moon and Stars 25. Objects in the Sky Author/Company: NSTA press Grade: K-12 Book Code: S2 |
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Vol. 3
Physical Science and Nature of Science 1. Pennies 2. Is It a Solid? 3. Thermometer 4. Floating Balloon 5. Hot and Cold Balloons 6. Mirror on the Wall 7. Batteries, Bulbs, and Wires 8. Apple on a Desk 9. Rolling Marbles 10. Dropping Balls 11. Is It a Theory? 12. Doing Science 13. What Is a Hypothesis? Life, Earth, and Space Science 14. Does it Have a Life Cycle? 15. Cells and Size 16. Sam's Puppy 17. Respiration 18. Rotting Apple 19. Earth's Mass 20. What Are Clouds Made Of? 21. Where Did the Water Come From? 22. Rainfall 23. Summer Talk 24. Me and My Shadow 25. Where Do Stars Go? Author/Company: NSTA press Grade: K-12 Book Code: S3 |
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science - Vol. 4
Physical Science and Unifying Themes 1. Sugar Water 2. Iron Bar 3. Burning Paper 4. Nails in a Jar 5. Salt Crystals 6. Ice Water 7. Warming Water 8. Standing on One Foot 9. Magnets in Water 10. Is It a Model? 11. Is It a System? Life, Earth, and Space Science 12. Is It Food? 13. Biological Evolution 14. Chicken Eggs 15. Adaptation 16. Is It "Fitter"? 17. Catching a Cold 18. Digestive System 19. Camping Trip 20. Global Warming 21. Where Does Oil Come From? 22. Where Would it Fall? 23. Moonlight 24. Lunar Eclipse 25. Solar Eclipse Author/Company: NSTA press Grade: K-12 Book Code: S4 |
Stop Faking It! Force & Motion: Intimidated by inertia? Frightened by forces? Mystified by Newton's laws of motion? You're not alone and help is at hand. This book is perfect for anyone who wants a jargon-free way to learn the background for teaching middle school physical science with confidence.
With Robertson as your friendly, able guide, you will discover you CAN come to grips with the basics of force and motion. Combining easy-to-understand explanations with activities using commonly found equipment, this book will lead you through Newton's laws to the physics of space travel. This book come with Companion Classroom Activities for Stop Faking It! Force & Motion. Author/Company: Robertson Grade: 6-8 Book Code: S5 |
Stop Faking It! Chemistry Basics: Anxious about atomic structure? Confounded by chemical equations? Panicked over the periodic table? Keep calm! The cure for chemistry confusion is in your hands, courtesy of this eighth book in the Stop Faking It! series.
Robertson takes a fresh approach to chemistry fundamentals by helping you understand them from the ground up. So instead of hounding you to memorize the characteristics of atoms and the periodic table, this book helps you see those characteristics as a natural consequence of our understanding of atomic structure. Author/Company: Robertson Grade: 5-12 Book Code: S6 |
Making SCIENCE Accessible to English Learners: This guidebook is for science teachers at the upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels who have had limited preparation for teaching science in classrooms where some students are also English learners. Included are powerful, concrete ways to help English learners engage with the language and processes of science:
*Rubrics to help teachers identify the most important language skills at five ELD levels *Practical guidance and tips from the field *7 scaffolding strategies for differentiating instruction *7 tools to promote academic language and scientific discourse *Assessment techniques and accommodations to lower communication barriers for English learners *2 integral lesson scenarios demonstrating how to combine and embed these various strategies, tools, techniques, and approaches Author/Company: Carr, Sexton and Lagunoff Grades: 5-12 Book Code: S7 |
Chemistry Matters - AIMS: Students are intrigued with the topic of chemistry for many reasons: it seems mysterious, it offers an air of sophistication, it yields to vivid imaginations, it's of high interest, and it's just plain fun!
Chemistry Matters is filled with hands-on activities that are organized into five sections: *properties of matter, *changes in matter, *conservation of matter, *reactions in matter, and *organization of matter. Also included are several student mini-books that provide reading in the content area. Whether students are observing, recording, and classifying properties; investigating types of reactions; or learning to decipher the periodic table of elements, there is an abundance of relevant activities that help build basic chemistry concepts. Author/Company: AIMS Education Foundation Grades: 5-7 Book Code: S8 |
Machine Shop - AIMS: Students are always intrigued by how machines work and are amazed at how simple machines allow them to increase their force. this natural fascination draws them into the exploration and understanding of some basic concepts of physical science.
The underlying theme of every activity in this book is the conservation of energy. Students progressing through the activities in this book come to realize that given the right machine, they could use their own limited strength to literally move mountains. This concept of energy is coupled with the understanding that every machine involves a trade off: if a machine alters a small force to a great force, it requires that small force to go a great distance to make the great force go a small distance. Join the cast of five characters (Greedy Gravity, Fiendish Friction, Mucky Mass, Fantastic Force, and Handy MacAnnic) as they explore levers, catapults, wheels and gears, pulleys, included planes, wedges, and screws. Author/Company: AIMS Education Foundation Grades: 5-9 Book Code: S9 |
Gravity Rules! AIMS: In Gravity Rules!, the go-fast, high-energy sport of skydiving provides the context for a study of the science topics of force and motion. Students are taken on a video field trip to a parachuting center called a drop zone. There they learn the basics of skydiving, watch a student skydiver undergo ground training, and "fall" along with a cameraman as he films in-the-air action scenes of the freefall and canopy flight portions of a skydive.
Students use a paper model of a skydiver to duplicate many of the actions they observe a real skydiver perform in the video. They learn that Newton's laws of motion and gravitation apply to the real skydiver as well as to the paper skydiver they use. Through other investigations in this book, students will: *explore their own walking and running speeds and velocities, *use technology to determine the fall rate of the paper skydiver, *interact with the video to find the skydiver's terminal velocity, and *become thoroughly acquainted with distance-time graphs. Author/Company: AIMS Education Foundation Grade: 5-12 Book Code: S10 |
Teaching Inquiry-Based Chemistry: This book retraces an entire year's curriculum to show you how the authors weave constructivist theory into every lesson without sacrificing content. You will discover how slowly increasing the complexity of projects while gradually shifting the responsibility for learning to class members builds success upon success until students are ready to formulate and execute a three-week, end-of-year project where they function as a fully independent scientific community. This book is full of:
*proven instructional strategies *examples of successful units from the authors' own curricula *graphic organizers that guide you through creating an inquiry-driven classroom *in-depth examples of student journals and projects. Author: Gallagher-Bolos and Smithenry Grade: 7-12 Book Code: S11 |
Detective Science: Search for evidence, gather clues, and discover how science can help solve a mystery. From dusting for fingerprints to analyzing handwriting, these easy, fun-filled activities give you a first-hand look at how detectives and forensic scientists use science to solve real-life crimes.
Make a plaster cast of a shoe. Identify lip prints left on a glass. Examine hair and clothing fibers. Practice chemistry to identify mystery substances, and much more. In no time at all, you'll be thinking like a detective and performing experiments like a real forensic scientist! Author/Company: Wiese Grade: 2-8 Book Code: S12 |
Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Labs: What could be more motivational that turning your students into super sleuths to learn scientific principles and techniques? This unique resource for science teachers in grades 6-12 give students the chance to become crime scene investigators with 68 lessons and labs in life, physical, and earth sciences as well as critical thinking.
Like real-life forensic scientists, students observe carefully, think critically, conduct lab tests, document results, and try to meet the burden of proof to solve crimes ranging from check forgery to murder! And for added fun and interest, an original cartoon character, "Crime Cat," enlivens the pages as he sleuths his way through each new mystery, sifting evidence and observing details. Author/Company: Walker and Wood Grade: 6-12 Book Code: S13 |
Mystery Festival: Featuring two compelling mysteries, this highly popular GEMS guide provides exciting and effective learning for all students. Student-detectives condut forensic science tests on evidence found at a "crime scene" then work together to seek their own solutions. Key science content areas are explores, and the crucial distinction between evidence and inference is emphasized. Students use a multitude of critical thinking skills and directly experience both real-life applications of science and the joys of scientific investigation.
GEMS guides are thoroughly testing in classrooms nationwide and come complete with clear step-by-step instructions, assessment suggestions, literature connections, and ideas for further investigation. GEMS units can be used as a strong support to learning science and math standards for educational excellence. Author/Company: Lawrence Hall of Science and University of California at Berkeley Grade: 2-8 Book Code: S14 |
Higher-Level Thinking Questions - Physical Science: Contents of this book include:
*Astronomy *Color *Electricity *Force and Motion *Gravity *Heat *Investigating Inventions *Light *Matter and Energy *Simple Machines *Solar System *Sound *Technology *Time *Tools *Transportation Author/Company: Kagan Book Code: CL9 |
Teaching Reading in Science is a valuable companion to Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (TRCA) Teacher's Manual and acknowledges the special challenges of reading in the context of science. Many of the book's principles derive from recommendations of the National Research council's science standards. The authors of Teaching Reading in Science begin by examining what research says about the role o the reader, the role of climate, and the role of text features for reading and science. They also discuss strategic processing as used by effective readers of science and strategic teaching incorporating a five-phase instructional model (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate).
Author/Company: Barton and Jordan Grades: K-12 Book Code: R3 |