Facilitator's Guide for What's Your Evidence? Engaging K-5 Children in Constructing Explanations in Science

Name: Facilitator's Guide for What's Your Evidence? Engaging K-5 Children in Constructing Explanations in Science
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ISBN: 9780132120593

ISBN-10: 0132120593

ISBN-13: 9780132120593

Edition: 2013

Authors: Carla L. Zembal-Saul, Katherine L. McNeill, Kimber Hershberger

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Conduct a Book Study Group!The Book Study Facilitator's Guide provides ideas on how to conduct a Book Study group or professional development with What's Your Evidence? Engaging K-5 Students in Constructing Explanations in Science (ISBN: 0132117266). There are two goals of this guide: (1) to support the development of a collaborative teacher community that shares a common interest and supports each other in their work; and (2) to link the ideas presented in the book to classroom practice in which students construct scientific explanations in both writing and talk. This Book Study guide provides participants with an avenue to collaborate with their colleagues to discuss the ideas in the…

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List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/8/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 8.25" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction



Importance of Supporting Students in Scientific Explanations



Understanding the Scientific Explanation Framework



Introducing the Scientific Explanation Framework to Students



Planning for Explanation-Driven Science



Scaffolding Scientific Talk and Writing



Instructional Sequence and Teaching Strategies



Designing Scientific Explanation Assessments



Designing and Using Rubrics



Supporting Learning over Time


Handout Pages



Air Bag Investigation



Scientific Explanation Framework



Student Writing Examples from Air Bag Investigation



Variations of the Scientific Explanation Framework



Planning for Scientific Explanation



Battery and Bulb Lesson Transcript



Writing Scaffold for Adaptation Investigation



Instructional Sequence for Constructing Scientific Explanations



Integrate Instructional Sequence for Constructing Scientific Explanations



Designing Assessment Tasks-Force and Motion Example



Designing Assessment Tasks



Base Scientific Explanation Rubric



Specific Scientific Explanation Rubric-How Does the Position of the Light Source Change the Position of the Shadow?



Student Examples-How Does the Position of the Light Source Change the Position of the Shadow?



Student Examples-What Happens When You Mix Solids?