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This book encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to
teach the understanding and thinking skills your students need to
explore real-world questions like these: Should schools charge a
""tax" to discourage kids from eating unhealthy foods? Should local
governments lower speed limits to reduce traffic fatalities? Should
pharmaceutical companies be allowed to advertise prescription drugs
directly to consumers? At the core of the exploration is the
Socioscientific Issues Framework. The framework gives students
practice in the research, analysis, and argumentation necessary to
grapple with difficult questions and build scientific literacy.
After introducing the concept of the framework and explaining how
it aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards, the book
shows you how to implement it through seven units targeted to the
elementary, middle, and high school levels. You even find out how
to develop your own socioscientific issues curriculum. Both
practical and content-rich, It's Debatable! doesn't shy away from
controversy. Instead, the authors encourage you and your students
to confront just how messy the questions raised by science (and
pseudoscience) can be. After all, as the authors note, "The only
way for our students to be prepared for participation in societal
discourse is to have practice in their school years, and what
better place than the science classroom?"
It's Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you
how to teach the content and thinking skills K-5 students need to
explore real-world questions like these: Is football too dangerous
for kids? Do we need zoos? Should distracted walking be illegal? At
the core of the exploration is the Socioscientific Issues
Framework. It uses debatable, science-related societal questions,
or socioscientific issues, to address science content, help
children learn to apply the content, and encourage them to become
informed citizens. The book supports the Next Generation Science
Standards; links to the Common Core State Standards, National
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, and C3 Framework; and is
developmentally appropriate for diverse elementary classrooms. It
also includes a chapter especially for use in methods courses and
professional development programs. The framework gives students
practice in the research, analysis, and argumentation necessary to
grapple with difficult questions with roots in life, physical,
Earth, and environmental science. After introducing the framework
and explaining how it supports the standards, the book shows you
how to implement the concept through 14 lessons. Because the book
is specifically for elementary grades, the author made it a
teach-ready resource that integrates science into your packed
school days. You get clear and accessible background information,
practical guidance on how to use the lessons, and developmentally
appropriate assessments and handouts. You even find out how to
develop your own socioscientific issues curriculum.
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