Teaching Students to Think Like Scientists: Strategies Aligned with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards

Teaching Students to Think Like Scientist prepares students to examine decisions and ideas through scientific investigation and argumentation. Detailed lesson scenarios, aligned with the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, integrate English language arts and science content. Using the research-supported strategies of this book, teachers of science-or any other subject-will give students a rich and lasting understanding of the essential role of science in their daily lives and in the global community. This resource will empowers K-6 teachers to: Master Science and English languages arts standards, Combine literacy and science instruction, Equip students to analyze, evaluate, and respond to scientific issues, Prepare students to develop claims based on evidence and to debate and discuss them, Inspire students to become curious about and engaged with the world around them