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O'Day, Betsy – Science and Children, 2016
Curriculum and lesson planning require the consideration of many things. With a shift to the "Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS"), integrating the dimensions of science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts becomes a focus of that planning. The author, Betsy O'Day, an elementary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science, Postsecondary Education
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Fulton, Lori; Poeltler, Emily – Science and Children, 2013
Arguing an idea from evidence is not an easy task. Lori Fulton and Emily Poeltler found that their second grade students could make claims about an idea and sometimes provide some sort of an explanation, but they struggled to support their claims with evidence. They noticed that as students were talking and writing about science, they were focused…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Evidence, Persuasive Discourse