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Enhancing Students' Science Content Knowledge Through Text Structure Awareness, Jamie Lynn Christensen
Enhancing Students' Science Content Knowledge Through Text Structure Awareness, Jamie Lynn Christensen
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of teaching text structure as a tool to assist first grade students' understanding of science content in a unit of study on plants. A quantitative analysis was performed to reveal any difference in mean post-test scores between a control group and a treatment group. Results indicated that the treatment group students' science content knowledge was increased significantly more than students in the control group. Usage of specific text structure keywords did not increase. However, students did use synonyms of keywords. Recommendations for further research are discussed.
Earth And Moon [5th Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Earth And Moon [5th Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… -there are similarities and differences in physical characteristics between the earth and moon -force of gravity keeps planets and moon in orbit -difference between revolution and rotation - the sun has specific features -moon phases.
Animals [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Animals [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… • All living things are producers or consumers. • Animals have different external characteristics (structures) that allow their basic needs to be met. • All animals depend upon each other and their environment to survive. o Animals are either carnivore, herbivore, omniivore o Know temperature and rainfall of desert, oceans, woodlands, plains or prairie, rain forest • Animals develop and change over time in different ways such as in: color, size, mass, creating sounds, and movement. • Animals usually grow in a predictable way and usually grow to look like their parents. Possible misunderstandings or confusions: …
Walk This Way (Force And Motion) [6th Grade], Anne Cowell
Walk This Way (Force And Motion) [6th Grade], Anne Cowell
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
The goal of this unit is for students to understand: An object’s motion is dependent on the forces that are acting or have acted on it. An object’s motion can be pictured in a graph or be determined from a graph. The unit addresses balanced and unbalanced forces, types of forces, speed, and reviews graphing to address the understandings and the district expectations.
Water Cycle [2nd Grade], Anna Bley
Water Cycle [2nd Grade], Anna Bley
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
This unit will help students to discover how the water cycle works and the implications it has on our planet and in our lives. They will conduct a series of experiments and activities to investigate the physical explanations behind each of the processes that make up the water cycle including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. They will use their knowledge of the scientific method to plan, predict, conduct, and analyze these investigations to examine how water changes physical state to be recycled on Earth. Additionally, they will relate their knowledge of the properties of physical matter to identify how water …
Maps And Globes [Kindergarten], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Maps And Globes [Kindergarten], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… A map is a representation or drawing of a place. A globe is a three dimensional model of the earth. Any place can be depicted on a map. Features of land and water are shown on maps and globes. Maps and globes are smaller representations of places.
Matter [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Matter [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… • Everything is made of matter, and all matter occupies space. • Matter is neither created nor destroyed but can change state. • Each type of matter has it’s own specific physical properties.
Natural World [5th Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Natural World [5th Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… • forces change land • the same force can be both destructive and constructive • you can learn the history of the earth by reading things like tree rings and sedimentary layers.
Cells [6th Grade], Roxanne Hammonds
Cells [6th Grade], Roxanne Hammonds
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will be able to identify, illustrate, and describe the main types of cells and their organelles. They will determine the major differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. They will know that all living things are made of cells, and that each part of the cell performs a specific function. They will also recognize the organization of living things from cell to organism. More importantly, students will understand that cells are part of a system. The performance assessment will gauge their knowledge of this by comparing the structures and functions of a cell to those of their own school.
Our World In Space [6th Grade], Courtney Spickelmier
Our World In Space [6th Grade], Courtney Spickelmier
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
All the components of our solar system and universe function as a system. • Gravity is the force that holds our solar system and our universe together. • Our sun and our solar system is one of hundreds of billions in our galaxy and our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in our universe. • As Technology (including telescopes, satellites, and space travel) expands so does our knowledge of our universe, but our knowledge and technology is limited.
Heredity And The Environment [8th Grade], Dustin Demoin
Heredity And The Environment [8th Grade], Dustin Demoin
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
This unit attempts to provide the connections for a four week unit that covers Ecosystems, Genetics, and Stresses (both internal and external). The unit first recaps the information that should have already been covered in 6th and 7th grade with respect to ecosystems. This includes the performance assessment which centers on using their knowledge to reconnect the concepts they already know with the ones they are still struggling to learn. Next, the unit draws connections to genetics, specifically traits and DNA. These are impacted by the ecosystem and human and environmental factors. These factors are focused on last, but are …
Forces And Motion [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Forces And Motion [2nd Grade], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… • All machines are forms or combinations of six simple machines (inclined plane, lever, pulley, screw, wedge, wheel and axle). • Simple machines are tools that make work easier and have greatly affected how we live today.
My Five Senses [Kindergarten], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
My Five Senses [Kindergarten], Trinity University, Canyon Ridge Elementary School (San Antonio, Tex.)
Understanding by Design: Complete Collection
Students will understand that… • They have five senses. • Humans utilize their five senses to gather information from their environment.
Blessed Unrest: The Power Of Unreasonable People To Change The World, Stephanie Pace Marshall
Blessed Unrest: The Power Of Unreasonable People To Change The World, Stephanie Pace Marshall
Publications & Research
In her keynote address at the 2008 NCSSSMST Professional Conference, Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall addresses what work can be done with the collective resources of its Consortium members which beg to be shared and connected--and also explores what the source of "...our Blessed Unrest that will give us the courage to become unreasonable advocates for our children and for STEM transformation?"
Examining 4-H Robotics In The Learning Of Science, Engineering And Technology Topics And The Related Student Attitudes, Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Amy Hampton
Examining 4-H Robotics In The Learning Of Science, Engineering And Technology Topics And The Related Student Attitudes, Bradley S. Barker, Gwen Nugent, Neal Grandgenett, Amy Hampton
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
Youths’ natural fascination and identification with robots make them an ideal teaching and learning platform. Robots would seem to be excellent hands-on tools to teach science, engineering and technology (SET) concepts. However, while research supports their use to increase interest and motivation, the effectiveness of robots to directly teach science, engineering, and technology concepts is less clear. The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of a 4-H robotics program to support the learning of specific SET concepts and to examine related student attitudes towards science. This study compared the pretest and posttest scores on an assessment of …
Curriculum Reform In Science Education In Pakistan, Nelofer Halai
Curriculum Reform In Science Education In Pakistan, Nelofer Halai
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
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