Place-Based Scientific Inquiry

Place-Based Scientific Inquiry

A Practical Handbook for Teaching Outside

Stewart, Christy; Cruz, Austin; Dornhaus, Anna; Godfrey, R. Keating; Lipson, Rebecca; Sommers, Pacifica; Wong Blonder, Benjamin; Banks, Ja'Nya; Strauss, Alan; Hoskinson, Joshua S.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

03/2023

276

Mole

Inglês

9781032434155

15 a 20 dias

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1. Introduction

1.1. A desert story

1.2. How to use the book

2. Guiding concepts

2.1. Justice-first science teaching

2.2. Place-based teaching

2.3. Inquiry-based teaching

2.4. Outdoor teaching

2.5. Centering student identity

2.6. Meeting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

2.7. Learning beyond the NGSS

2.8. Decolonizing teaching

2.9. Linking to Indigenous science

3. Setting scope and expectations

3.1. Your role as teacher

3.2. Choosing a topic

3.3. Scheduling and time considerations

3.4. Scaffolding projects into your curriculum

3.5. Cost considerations

3.6. Place considerations

3.7. Student identity considerations

3.8. Universal design, special needs, and disability

4. Acquiring resources and planning safe logistics

4.1. Partnering with volunteers

4.2. Acquiring equipment and collecting data at low cost

4.3. Safety and logistical preparation

5. Getting started via exploration and team building

5.1. Dividing students into groups

5.2. Using notebooks

5.3. Exploration, observation, and sense of place

5.4. Acquiring background information

5.5. Recognizing relationships and responsibility to place

6. Facilitating teams and resolving conflict

6.1. Small group facilitation

6.2. Setting behavioral expectations

6.3. Encouraging positive behavior from individuals

6.4. Encouraging positive behavior from groups

6.5. Team building

6.6. Team contracts and check-ins

6.7. Handling multiple groups

6.8. Getting groups back on track

7. Developing a question and study design

7.1. Facilitating question development

7.2. Building a strong question

7.3. Designing a study and using an anchor chart

7.4. Identifying multiple hypotheses and predictions, or not

8. Planning data collection

8.1. Choosing how much to measure

8.2. Choosing what to do (protocols, checklists, and datasheets)

8.3. Choosing roles

9. Collecting data outdoors

9.1. Practicing collecting data

9.2. Collecting data

9.3. Securing data

10. Analyzing and sense-making

10.1. Drawing conclusions from data

10.2. Visually interpreting results

10.3. Statistical tests

11. Reflecting and recognizing success

11.1. Reflection

11.2. Recognition

12. Sharing outcomes

12.1. How and why to share projects

12.2. Supporting presentation development

12.3. Holding a community event

13. Assessing learning

13.1. Why (or why not) to assess

13.2. Student-centered reflection and feedback

14. Conclusion

14.1. What students and teachers say

14.2. Overcoming common fears

14.3. Starting small and dreaming big

References
Science education;outdoor education;NGSS;instructional strategies;climate change;teaching strategies;Fixed Sample Length;Written Peer Feedback;Low Green Vegetation;Creative Study Design;Grade Level Differentiation;Review Rubrics;Vice Versa;Disciplinary Core Ideas;Inquiry Project;Ice Cube Tray;Low Vision Students;Anchor Chart;Scatter Plot;American Sign Language;Student Engagement;Generation Science Standards;Peer Assessments;Spine Clusters;Bar Plot;Collecting Data;Strip Plots;Unburned Plot;Natural World;Ponderosa;PVC Plastic