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Direct linkPowell, Britnie; Drits-Esser, Dina; Malone, Molly; Stark, Louisa A. – Science and Children, 2018
While elementary teachers do not typically cover the structure and function of DNA, their students can easily understand that organisms have observable traits, that each individual has a unique combination of traits, and that the "recipe" for traits is passed from parent to offspring. The Genetic Science Learning Center has developed and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Genetics, Class Activities
Kuhn, Mason; McDermott, Mark – Science and Children, 2017
This article focuses on an argument-based inquiry (ABI) approach to a fourth grade unit on waves. A fourth-grade teacher included multiple opportunities for students to read, write, and use language to represent their understanding of physical science Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) performance expectations (NGSS Lead States 2013). He…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Science, Physical Sciences, Inquiry
