Science Teaching Methods

Course Content & Basics:

Course Resources:

State Core Curricula
- 7th Grade Integrated Science
- 8th Grade Integrated Science
- Earth Systems (read intro material, plus specific content in Earth Systems)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- [trouble with any of these files? go directly to the main directory for other formats]
Science Education Reform Documents
Scientific Inquiry
- Scientific Inquiry and Education. (NSTA Position Statement)
- A guide on Inquiry and the NSES. (National Research Council)
- Windschitl, M. (2008). What is inquiry? A framework for thinking about authentic scientific practice in the classroom. In J. Luft, R. L. Bell & J. Gess-Newsome (Eds.), Science as Inquiry in the Secondary Setting (pp. 1-20). Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.
- [more to come]
- Related discussions:
  - Settlage, J. (2007). Demythologizing science teacher education: Conquering the false ideal of open inquiry. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 18(4), 461-467.
  - Johnston, A. (2008). Demythologizing or dehumanizing? A response to Settlage and the ideals of open inquiry. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 19(1), 11-13.
The Nature of Science

Project iCAN
Understanding Science
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Smith, M. U., & Scharmann, L. C. (1999). Defining versus describing the nature of science: A pragmatic analysis for classroom teachers and science educators. Science Education, 83(4), 493-509.
[more to come]

Other stuff to consider
- Tools for Ambitious Science Teaching
- Annenberg Media for Science, including A Private Universe Project, Minds of our Own, and an associated survey of your own ideas.

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