Inquiry Science

This comprehensive guide was created for middle and high school teachers who are interested in incorporating reading strategy instruction into their content areas. The guide includes seventeen classroom ready lesson plans, including six strategies that should be used before reading, seven strategies that take place during reading, and four strategies that will work after reading. Each strategy includes a purpose, explicit steps and student handouts. All of the strategies are research based and

This product will grab your students' attention and provide them with the background information they need to understand our place in the Universe. The reading includes vivid graphics, reading comprehension questions, an overview of the Milky Way Galaxy, a discussion on the evidence, a list of references, and links for additional information. The reading was written for middle and high school students.

This product will give your students the background information they will need to understand food chains and food webs. Included you will find an engaging Powerpoint slideshow with 10 colorful slides that contain high-resolution pictures and graphs. Students can listen to the teacher’s voice as he describes each slide on the slideshow. There is also a worksheet that guides students as they take notes during the slideshow and helps them to navigate through a website that allows them to create fo

This all inclusive lesson plan gives students important background knowledge regarding the nature of science. The nature of science refers to the characteristics of scientific knowledge that necessarily result from the scientific investigations that scientists conduct to develop knowledge. The reading addresses the following key aspects of the nature of science: how scientific knowledge is generated, what science is, who scientists are, and why science is important. In addition, the reading i

This product includes everything your students will need to understand the difference between comets, meteors, asteroids and meteorites. This product includes all of the following: A Powerpoint slideshow that includes 14 slides with great images and background information. A guided note handout for students to follow as they watch the slideshow. A student friendly background reading with comprehension questions. Printable flashcards made with both background information and colorful images.

This behavior system develops strong habits of work and provides students with the skills necessary to be independent learners. The reminder system was designed to help teachers and students maximize the amount of learning time that can occur for all students during a classroom period. When used school wide, it is a powerful tool that puts students in charge of monitoring their attending skills for the key habits of community: responsibility, determination and participation. This document des

This inquiry based investigation includes dynamic online resources that will build student background knowledge so that they can understand the reason that the Earth has seasons. Classroom activities include simulations, hands-on classroom demonstrations, the construction of a 3-dimensional model and presentations. I have included step-by-step directions for teachers and students, rubrics, and a comprehensive list of supplies you will need. This unit will allow your students to discover for

This comprehensive Powerpoint of Eukaryotic cells features 50 slides and a table of contents. Pictures, diagrams and text are arranged in a logical outline to cover the following information: membranes, endocytosis, pinocytosis, phagocytosis, the cytoplasmic matrix, external coverings, the nucleus, mitosis, meiosis, the E.R., Golgi Apparatus, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, and Chloroplasts. This lecture is intended for high school and college students.

This is a very thorough Powerpoint lecture that features 50 slides and a table of contents. Pictures, diagrams and text are arranged in a logical outline to cover the following aspects of bacterial growth: culturing microorganisms, media, function of elements, energy, carbon and electron sources, environmental requirements (temp, pH, oxygen), measuring bacterial growth, and the four nutritional classes of microorganisms. This lecture is intended for high school and college students.

This literature review is intended for middle and high school science teachers who strive to teach inquiry based lesson plans that help students learn through discovery. The information presented within includes a thorough background discussion on the Nature of Science (NOS) along with its relevancy to developing scientific literacy. In addition you will find a comprehensive list of references and links to activities that will help you incorporate the teaching of NOS into your classroom.