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9781412962889

Thinking Strategies for Science, Grades 5-12

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    9781412962889

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    1412962889

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-06-19
  • Publisher: Corwin Pr

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Summary

With reproducibles and a new section on designing activities, this revised edition presents strategies and standards-aligned lessons that strengthen student comprehension and higher-level thinking skills in science.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Gathering Information
The People Search: Getting to Know You
KNL: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Know? What Have We Learned?
Asking Questions: What I Really Do Not Understand Is...
The Prediction Guide: Becoming More Focused Readers
The Importance of Using Precise Labels: Latch Onto a Label
Think-Pair-Share: And the Answer Is. . .
Making Observations: It Makes Cents to Me
Accurate Observations: Hide in Plain Sight
Processing Information
Mental Modeling: What Is Behind Door Number Two?
Becoming Better Listeners: What a Bright Idea
The Venn Diagram: Frogs and Salamanders
Using a Fishbone: The Planets Organized
One Way to Use a Matrix: That Is My Pet Matrix
Looking for Attributes: Scavenger Hunt
Analyzing and Applying Information
Lateral Thinking: Cook's Choice
An Individual Writing Activity: Dear Uncle Chester
A Jigsaw: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Follow-Up for Guided Practice: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
Using a Storyboard: Home on the Range Just Is Not the Same
Mapping: Making Sense of What We Know
Right-Angle Thinking: Molecules in Motion
Designing Your Own Activities
Designing Your Own Activities: Your Turn! Reproducibles
References and Recommended Readings
Index
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