This volume contains 24 activities to teach middle school students to learn to argue from evidence in science classes. The first chapter explains why argumentation is key to science and in learning how to reason and think, as well as why there has been an increasing emphasis on argumentation in education, the elements of an argument, and the difference between an argument and an explanation. The next two chapters outline instructional strategies for teaching argumentation and making it productive, followed by activities for Earth, space, life, and physical sciences, with their purpose and goal, learning goals, Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations, content knowledge for teachers and students, materials, instructions, student sheets, suggested responses, and extension activities. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here!
Use this straightforward, easy-to-follow guide to give your students the scientific practice of critical thinking today's science standards require. Ready-to-implement strategies and activities help you effortlessly engage students in arguments about competing data sets, opposing scientific ideas, applying evidence to support specific claims, and more.
Use these 24 activities drawn from the physical sciences, life sciences, and earth and space sciences to:
- Engage students in 8 NGSS science and engineering practices
- Establish rich, productive classroom discourse
- Extend and employ argumentation and modeling strategies
- Clarify the difference between argumentation and explanation
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