Chapter Resources
Chapter 1. I Know What Science Is! It’s an Experiment!
- Flashcards
- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
The Best Optical Illusions in the World
This 3:01 minute clip displays a collection of optical illusions.
The Catapult Experiment
This 1:40 minute clip shows students testing their hypothesis that a smaller ball will travel further from a catapult then a larger ball.
Confirmation Bias and Investing
This 3:47 minute clip highlights how "confirmation bias" can influence people's financial decision making. - Web Resources
University of California's Museum of Paleontology
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/nature/index.shtml
American Association for the Advancement of Science website has free online access for the book. Science for All Americans (AAAS, 1991)
http://www.project2061.org/publications/sfaa/online/chap1.htm
Nature of Science Podcasts
http://vmsstreamer1.fnal.gov/VMS_Site_03/Lectures/NOSPodcasts/
International Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org/
Great Fossil Find (by Randak and Kimmel)
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/gr.fs.fd.html
American Museum of Natural History
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.php?channel=paleontology#channel
Annenberg Media Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/resources/series129.html?pop=yes&pid=1452
Chapter 2. Are You Scientifically Literate? Why We Teach Science
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- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes
She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment.
Science in Action: Facial Expressions
In this brief clip, Dr. David Matsumoto explores the question, are facial expressions learned or innate?
Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
This animated clip outlines the distinction between deductive and inductive reasoning.
Discovering Psychology
This video instructional series narrated by Stanford Professor, Phillip Zimbardo, probes the mysteries of the mind and body. Though targeting introductory to Psychology students, each video is grounded in classic and contemporary research.
A Cause and Effect Lesson
This video clip provides an excellent illustration of causality.
James-Lange theory vs. Cannon-Bard theory
This imaginative video clip provides an entertaining illustration of the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion.
- Web Resources
Science for All Americans (1990)
http:www.project2061.org/
Benchmarks for Science Literacy (Project 2061)
http:www.project2061.org/.
No Child Left Behind 2001 Act
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/states/index.html
ScienceNetLinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.php
National Science Education Standards (1996)
http://www.nap.edu/
Annenberg/CPB Foundation Professional Development Videos on Science
http://www.learner.org/resources/series129.html
National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
http://nces.ed.gov
Chapter 3. Children’s Construction of Science
- Flashcards
- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Piaget's Stages of Development
This is a collection of clips demonstrating Piaget's Stages of development.
Informed Consent and Medical Research
This PBS video clip examines the question, what ethical obligations do scientists have to participants in medical research?
- Web Resources
Homage to Piaget
http://www.oikos.org/Piagethom.htm
The Learning Classroom: Theory Into Practice
http://www.learner.org/resources/series172.html
Brooks, M., & Grennon Brooks, J. (1999) The courage to be constructivist. Educational Leadership 57(3), 18–24.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/nov99/vol57/num03/The_Courage_to_Be_Constructivist.aspx
Duschl, R., Schweingruber, H., & Shouse, A. (2008). Taking science to school: Learning and teaching science in grades K–8. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11625
Chapter 4. Children’s Alternative Frameworks and Conceptual Change
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- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Looking at Learning...Again, Part 1
This video workshop for K-12 teachers and administrators features seven leading educators sharing their ideas on how children really learn.
Looking at Learning...Again, Part 2
This video workshop for K-12 teachers and administrators encourages educators to analyze existing theories about how children learn.
Minds of Our Own
Learn about misconceptions about how children learn and how they affect teaching practices in this video for K-12 educators and parents.
Theoretical Framework
This video provides a clear and concise discussion of the process of developing a theoretical framework and how this process relates to the study and development of constructs.
- Web Resources
SciLinks Plant Activities
http://www.scilinks.org/MyScilinks/SearchByCode.aspx?Enc=1&Scilink=YeocUq+G7oak=&EntPt=YwkU/jb1sML+8JeNA+6MA/s3bOrjucxkz
Operation Physics: Children’s Misconceptions About Science
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/opphys.html
Science Misconceptions Directory
http://www.huntel.net/rsweetland/science/misconceptions/
New York Science Teacher Website: Common Science Misconceptions
http://www.newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/pages/miscon/subject-index.php
Saginaw Valley State University Regional Math and Science Center: Resources
http://www.svsu.edu/mathsci-center/uploads/science/gspsk.htm
Science Myths in K–6 Textbooks and Popular Culture
http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon.html
Science Hobbyist: Science Misconceptions in K–6 Texts
https://www.msu.edu/user/boswort9/attempt1/cep817web/amasci/scimis.htm#mis.
Minds of Our Own (Annenberg series)
http://www.learner.org/resources/series26.html
Private Universe Project in Science (Annenberg series)
http://www.learner.org/resources/series29.html
Chapter 5. Classroom Teaching Practices: Questioning and Inquiry
- Flashcards
- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Case Studies in Science Education
This video library for K-8 teachers profiles science teachers who are working to improve their teaching.
Statistical Significance
Dr. Tim Urdan, author of Statistics in Plain English, 3rd edition, discusses the concept of statistical significance.
Inside Statistics: Samples and Populations
This video program, by Annenberg Medias, shows how to improve the accuracy of a survey by using stratified random sampling and how to avoid sampling errors such as bias.
Parameters, Statistics and Sampling Error
This video clip discusses the distinction between parameters and statistics and the role the play in determining sampling error.
- Web Resources
You Teach Learning Strategies~Questioning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vEKZilguGQ&NR=1
Asking Better Questions in the Classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMfEVdfDys&feature=related
Questioning Styles and Strategies (Dr. Harvey Silver)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uKqs3D0Z0M&feature=related
Compare and Contrast Strategy (Dr. Harvey Silver) Hannah Compton’s Fifth-Grade Class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54F6Gy9R4kg&feature=channel
Bloom’s Taxonomy, from matloobtalib xvid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vl5xddPzPE&feature=related
Wait Time (A Teacher’s Perspective)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj6eZGu8NfA&feature=PlayList&p=25D9204B409FD0E2&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1
Wait Time II or Wait Time Extended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zQ_hosc5eY&feature=PlayList&p=25D9204B409FD0E2&playnext_from=PL&index=1&playnext=2
Chapter 6. Inquiry Teaching Approaches and Science Process Skills
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- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Learning Science Through Inquiry
This video workshop for K-8 teachers shows inquiry teaching and learning in the classroom - how it works and how it benefits students.
Science K-6: Investigating Classrooms
This video library shows how teachers are incorporating genuine science inquiry into their classrooms.
Michael Merzenich on Rewiring the Brain
Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich discusses the brain’s ability to actively re-wire itself. Merzenich’s research explores ways to harness the brain's plasticity to enhance our skills and recover lost function.
Type I error and Type II error
This video provides a succinct discussion of the distinction between Type 1 and Type II errors
Correlation Does Not Mean Causation
In minute 5:09 of this clip, Steven Dubner, author of Freakonomics, illustrates the common mistake of inferring causation on the basis of correlation.
- Web Resources
Seeing, wondering, theorizing, learning: Inquiry-based instruction with Kishia Moore by Dan Lewandowski
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/6429
Chapter 7. Inquiry Lesson Planning: 5E Instructional Model
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The Science of Teaching Science
This video workshop for new and veteran K-8 science teachers inspires them to explore new methods of teaching science.
Emotional Face Processing Research at Duke University
This video clip highlights research by Duke University senior, Jasmine Pettiford and Professor Kevin Pelphrey and outlines how children’s facial expression processing is similar to that of adults.
Factorial Designs
This humorous vlog by Dr. Michael Britt provides an entertaining illustration of factorial designs while examining the topic of physical attractiveness.
- Web Resources
ScienceNetLinks (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.php
Chapter 8. Assessment and Evaluation: A Guide for Science Instruction
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- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Assessment in Math and Science: What's the Point?
Examine current assessment issues and explore ways to make assessment in the classroom more effective. A video workshop for K-12 teachers.
School Testing-Behind the Numbers
This documentary for K-12 educators is a humorous and thoughtful discussion of the purpose and impact of school testing.
- Web Resources
Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpexamine1.html
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators: Assessment and Rubric Information
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html
Edutopia (The George Lucas Educational Foundation)
http://www.edutopia.org/assessment
Internet4Classrooms (Helping you use the Internet effectively)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
National Science Education Standards, National Academies Press
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4962&page=104
Assessing science learning: Perspectives from research and practice (2008) Edited by J. Coffey, R. Douglas, and C. Stearns
http://www.nsta.org
Chapter 9. Learning Styles and Diverse Learners
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Nova Science Now: Mysteries of Memory
This 5:03 minute clip takes an in-depth look into the brain of famous amnesiac Henry Gustav Molaisom.
Free Throw Distraction Part I
This clip extends the textbook’s discussion of quasiexperimental designs to demonstrate a single subject design testing a basketball player’s ability to make free throws under three different conditions: auditory distraction, visual distraction and control (no distraction). Part I demonstrates the visual distraction and the control condition.
Free Throw Distraction Part 2
Part 2 of the free throw distraction single subject design demonstration how auditory distractions affect a basketball player’s ability to make free throws.
Brain Maturation in Children with ADHD
This brief clip, developed by the National Institute of Mental Health, illustrates through brain imaging how the brain development of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder follows a normal pattern but is delayed on average three years in some regions, compared to children without ADHD.
- Web Resources
Brain rules: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home, and school, by John Medina. Seattle, WA: Pear Press (2008).
http://www.brainrules.net/
Edutopia.org (The George Lucas Educational Foundation)
http://www.edutopia.org/search/node/multiple%20intelligences
Elementary School Kids Show Their Multiple Intelligences
http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-immersion-enota
Brain-Based Research Prompts Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/brain-based-research-powerful-learning
Building a Better School With Brain-Based Technology
http://www.edutopia.org/brain-based-learning-key-largo-school-video
YouTube Video: Introduction to 4MAT by Bernice McCarthy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpqQ5wUXph4 and alternative
Chapter 10. Addressing Student Diversity: Science for All
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- Web Quizzes
- Video Links
Mathematics and Science for All
Five reform projects in Montana dovetail to meet the needs of local and far-flung populations of teachers and students. A video series for K-12 educators.
Stereotype Threat
This video provides a detailed discussion of stereotype threat and how it influences performance, especially among minority groups.
Measuring Constructs Across Culture
This video extends the text’s discussion of the measurement by considering culture when measuring constructions and assessing their validity after translation.
Against All Odds: Inside Statistics
This video program, developed by Annenberg Medias, is a bit dated, but it provides an excellent illustration of how a city government used statistical methods to correct inequalities between men's and women's salaries.
- Web Resources
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE)
http://gse.berkeley.edu/research/crede/standards.html
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
SciTrain
http://www.catea.gatech.edu/scitrain/
Teaching Diverse Learners
http://www.lab.brown.edu/tdl/
SciGirls
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/scigirls/
Chapter 11. Interdisciplinary Connections: Science Across the Curriculum
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Research Methods: Qualitative versus Quantitative
This ingenious comic strip illustrates the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods as represented by competing teams of super heroes.
Qualitative Interviewing
A 5-part oral history interview with Jerry Rawicki, a Polish immigrant.
- Web Resources
GEMS: Great Expectations in Mathematics and Science
http://www.lhsgems.org/
AIMS: Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science
http://www.aimsedu.org/
Music Through the Curriculum, by Phil Tulga
You may also Google Music through the Curriculum or to
http://www.philtulga.com
Dear Mr. DeRosa (2009, November 29). Integrating Literacy Across Your Curriculum. Go to YouTube.com and search Dear Mr. DeRosa or curriculum integrations, or to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alpd-Jrb1l4