Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 6 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 28 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 70 |
Descriptor
Source
Science Teacher | 140 |
Author
Campbell, Todd | 4 |
Neilson, Drew | 3 |
Barth-Cohen, Lauren | 2 |
Damelin, Daniel | 2 |
Doran, Rodney L. | 2 |
Glynn, Shawn | 2 |
Gray, Ron | 2 |
Krajcik, Joseph | 2 |
Kuhn, David J. | 2 |
Lotter, Christine | 2 |
Oh, Phil Seok | 2 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 126 |
Reports - Descriptive | 92 |
Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 38 |
Guides - Classroom - Learner | 2 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Opinion Papers | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
High Schools | 40 |
Secondary Education | 25 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 9 |
Grade 9 | 3 |
Higher Education | 3 |
Middle Schools | 3 |
Grade 10 | 2 |
Grade 11 | 2 |
Grade 12 | 2 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
Junior High Schools | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Teachers | 61 |
Practitioners | 34 |
Students | 3 |
Location
Florida | 2 |
Alaska | 1 |
Colorado (Boulder) | 1 |
New York | 1 |
South Korea | 1 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
Vermont | 1 |
Virginia | 1 |
Wisconsin | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gonczi, Amanda; Palosaari, Chuck; Mayer, Alex; Urban, Noel – Science Teacher, 2022
Computational modeling and thinking skill sets were previously relegated to computer scientists and programmers. As a result, computational tools are largely unfamiliar to K-12 science teachers and students. Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking and Developing and Using Models were included in the "Next Generation Science…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, High School Students, STEM Education, Computation
Montalto, Cassandra; Wong, Sissy S. – Science Teacher, 2022
Modeling is an important tool in science teaching and learning. Constructing a model instead of replicating one is more meaningful and better supports student learning than analyzing premade models (Firooznia 2015; Gouvea and Passmore 2017; Takemura and Kurabayashi 2014). Models include physical replications of a scientific phenomenon or analyzing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Models, Genetics
Mattox, Stephen R.; Duda, Stephanie – Science Teacher, 2022
Permafrost is any soil or surface deposit in an Arctic or alpine region at some depth below the surface at which the temperature has remained below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) continuously for a long period of time. The amount of carbon dioxide and methane stored in permafrost is nearly twice the amount in the atmosphere and, as…
Descriptors: Models, Scientific Concepts, Earth Science, Science Activities
Bowers, Jonathan; Eidin, Emanuel; Damelin, Daniel; McIntyre, Cynthia – Science Teacher, 2022
The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of being able to understand complex computational models for everyday life. To make sense of the evolving predictive models of the COVID-19 pandemic, global citizens need to have a firm grasp of both systems thinking (ST) and computational thinking (CT). ST is the ability to understand a problem…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Models, Systems Approach
Griffith, Jonathan; Kozick-Kingston, Margaret – Science Teacher, 2022
Model-based inquiry (MBI) is an instructional framework designed around the construction, revision, and testing of models by students to make sense of and explain a phenomenon (Windschitl et al. 2008). Focusing on explaining natural phenomena provides a specific context for students to learn and apply scientific understandings to and can help…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Climate, Models, Science Process Skills
Fowler, Kelsie; Windschitl, Mark; Auning, Claus – Science Teacher, 2020
Each year, an increasing number of science teachers integrate modeling into their instructional repertoires, and in the process, they see how this disciplinary practice helps students reason and revise their thinking about complex events in the natural world. The NGSS Science and Engineering Practice of developing and using models is intended to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Science Process Skills, Models
Rock, Carly A.; Whitworth, Brooke A. – Science Teacher, 2021
At the core of an effective model-based inquiry (MBI) unit is a scientifically rich, complex phenomenon that serves as the reason for engagement and drives student sensemaking and investigations throughout the unit. Engaging in iterative attempts to explain phenomena over the course of an MBI unit allows the opportunity for students to construct…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Models, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
Watson, Sandy White – Science Teacher, 2019
Educational researchers have long advocated for the integration of computer simulations (sims) in science courses, citing the positive effects these tools have on students' science conceptual comprehension (Develaki 2017; Hannafin, West, and Shepard 2009; Lamb et al. 2011). In fact, Liao (2007) investigated the learning differences between…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Models, Computer Simulation
Park, Byung-Yeol; Rodriguez, Laura; Campbell, Todd – Science Teacher, 2019
Cultivating students' scientific knowledge and developing their capability in scientific inquiry depends on a teacher's ability to use existing resources to design rich learning opportunities. Designing such experiences is not easy, and is particularly challenging for new teachers who have little experience making decisions about the best way to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Models, Teaching Methods, National Standards
Miller, Kurtz – Science Teacher, 2018
This article describes a grantmanship framework for high school science educators. The scenario described illustrates the importance of grant writing in an era of increased school accountability and tightened purse strings. The framework presented can be used for most STEM-related projects and can guide educators toward high-quality instruction…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, STEM Education
Thornburgh, William R.; Tretter, Thomas R. – Science Teacher, 2017
This article describes a unit in which students investigate total solar eclipses, such as the one coming August 21, from several perspectives. It incorporates mathematical thinking and aligns with the "Next Generation Science Standard." This article refers to physical, virtual, and mathematical modeling. Various models and perspectives…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Mathematical Models, Recreational Facilities, Lunar Research
Rodriguez, Shelly; Allen, Kelli; Harron, Jason; Qadri, Syeda Ayesha – Science Teacher, 2019
Inquiry-based teaching aims to increase student engagement through the development of the hands-on, minds-on skills, such as critical thinking, collaboration, and communication, needed for the 21st century (The Partnership for 21st Century Skills 2015). This approach respects the complexities of the learning process, values the knowledge and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Active Learning
Reed, Megan H.; Jenkins, Tom; Kenyon, Lisa – Science Teacher, 2019
Nitrogen- or phosphorus-based fertilizers, used in agriculture, can run off into nearby waterways during periods of heavy rain or high flow and cause harmful blooms (Paerl et al. 2016), low oxygen (Joyce 2000), and decreased biodiversity (Sebens 1994). Studies of the effects wetlands can have on water and habitat quality (Verhoeven and Meuleman…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Biodiversity, Grade 9, Ecology
Robertson, Carol – Science Teacher, 2016
Learning about chromosomes is standard fare in biology classrooms today. However, students may find it difficult to understand the relationships among the "genome", "chromosomes", "genes", a "gene locus", and "alleles". In the simple activity described in this article, which follows the 5E approach…
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Science Instruction, Science Education
Reynolds, Julie – Science Teacher, 2019
A lesson that focuses on the intricate co-evolution of flowers with their pollinators is one way to help students learn the delicate balance in nature and help ensure that our actions do not upset this balance. In this lesson students use the engineering design process to engineer a flower that is a perfect model for its chosen pollinator. Next,…
Descriptors: Entomology, Animals, Plants (Botany), Biology