Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8 by Ruth Bickel, Melanie Hester, Sherry A. Southerland, Jonathon Grooms, Ashley Murphy, Leeanne K. Gleim, Patrick J. Enderle, Ellen Granger, Victor Sampson (Paperback, 2015)
If you've been wanting to bring the benefits of argument-driven inquiry to your middle school life science classes, this book will help you get started. The book provides 20 field-tested labs to help your students learn how to read, write, speak, and use math in the context of science. These investigations are much more authentic than traditional laboratory activities because students both learn important content and participate in scientific practices. The students design their own method, develop models, collect and analyse data, and critique information. The labs cover topics in four broad areas of life science: molecules and organisms, ecosystems, biological evolution, and heredity. This new book follows the same winning formula as the high school versions of Argument-Driven Inquiry for Chemistry and Biology. Each easy-to-use lab includes reproducible student pages, teacher notes, and checkout questions. The labs are versatile enough to introduce a topic or to conclude the unit by having students apply what they've learned. Perhaps most important, the authors are veteran teachers like you. They know the importance of connecting all of the investigations to today's standards-and of providing the information and instructional materials you need in one useful resource that combines literacy, math, and science.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
National Science Teachers Association
ISBN-13
9781938946240
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214381420
Product Key Features
Author
Ruth Bickel, Melanie Hester, Sherry A. Southerland, Jonathon Grooms, Ashley Murphy, Leeanne K. Gleim, Patrick J. Enderle, Ellen Granger, Victor Sampson
Publication Name
Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Education, Teaching
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
410 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ellen Granger, Patrick J. Enderle, Ruth Bickel, Melanie Hester, Ashley Murphy, Jonathon Grooms, Leeanne K. Gleim, Victor Sampson, Sherry A. Southerland