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How can you support students as they practice engaging in argument from evidence? Argumentation – or engaging in argument from evidence – which we’ve been focusing the last .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices

Moving Beyond C-E-R: Arguing From Evidence

November 6, 2019

How can you engage students in argumentation beyond the CER essay? I’m going to say it: C-E-R isn’t the only way to engage students in argument from evidence. In fact, it probably isn’t .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning In Science

October 30, 2019

How can you use the C-E-R format to engage students in arguing from evidence? In the last post, we took a look at the difference between arguments and explanations. Since Engaging In .

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Argumentation vs Explanation With The NGSS

October 16, 2019

What is the difference between argumentation and explanation? There are a lot of misunderstandings around when it comes to the Science and Engineering Practices, and the concept of .

NGSS, Science & Engineering Practices

NGSS Modeling Is Not An Art Project

September 11, 2019

What do “good” models look like in NGSS classrooms? I’m just going to say it – those pretty “edible cell” projects, the Oreo lunar cycles, the “biome in a box” — these .

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Questioning To Support Discovery Through Exploration

August 28, 2019

How can you help students make meaning during exploration? Questioning! In an NGSS classroom, the goal is for students to discover the content though exploration. (If you’re not sure .

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Best Sites For NGSS Phenomena

August 27, 2019

Where Can You Find Anchor Phenomena? It takes time and a LOT of thought to identify a great anchor for a unit, so don’t think you have to get it perfect the first time, and don’t wait .

Tools To Support Engaging In Argument From Evidence

Moving Beyond C-E-R: Arguing From Evidence

Claim-Evidence-Reasoning In Science

Argumentation vs Explanation With The NGSS

NGSS Modeling Is Not An Art Project

Questioning To Support Discovery Through Exploration

Best Sites For NGSS Phenomena