Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12

by Sampson, Carafano, Enderle, Fannin, Grooms, Southerland, Stallworth, Williams

• ISBN13: 9781938946226
• ISBN10: 1938946227
• Format: Lab Manual
• Copyright: 2014-10-01
• Publisher: NSTA

Summary

Transform your chemistry labs with this guide to argument-driven inquiry. Designed to be much more authentic for instruction than traditional laboratory activities, the investigations in this book give high school students the opportunity to work the way scientists do. They learn to identify questions, develop models, collect and analyze data, generate arguments, and critique and revise their reports.
Thirty field-tested labs cover a broad range of topics related to chemical reactions and matter's structure and properties. You can use them as introduction labs to acquaint students with new content or as application labs to try out a theory, law, or unifying concept.
Like Argument-Driven Inquiry in Biology, this book was written by veteran teachers who made it easy to use and aligned with today's standards. All labs include reproducible student pages, teacher notes, and checkout questions. If you've been wanting to try an argument-driven approach to chemistry but haven't been sure how, this book will provide both the information and instructional materials you need to get started.

Author Biography

Dr. Victor Sampson is an Associate Professor of STEM Education at the University of Texas in Austin. He is also the co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Argument-Driven Inquiry. Dr. Sampson received his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2007 and is an expert in STEM education, education theory and practice, educational research, and the development and research of new instructional models and materials. He also has expertise in the design and development of educational technology products. Victor Sampson has published 52 research articles and has written 11 books in the field of STEM education (citations: 5964, h-index: 33, i10-index: 52). While at Florida State University (2007-2014) and the University of Texas (2014-2021) he served as the PI or a Co-PI on 6 large research and development projects that were funded by either the NSF (4 projects, $5,030,826 in funding) or the IES (2 projects, $2,218,722 in funding). He has received several awards for his scholarship, including the 2008 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Outstanding Dissertation award and the 2012 National Association for Research in Science Teaching Early Career award.