Resources for teaching the nature of science

Resources for teaching the nature of science Great resources for teacher research: The Story Behind the Science this site offers robust stories explaining the history of many major scientific discoveries. Famous Scientists this site has a long list of famous scientists and their biographies Nature of Science Lesson Plans mostly secondary level lesson plans, but can be adapted Nature of Science Activities to understand what nature of science means (like our mystery containers activity) Introductory Nature of Science Activities Great resources for student research: Biography.com vidoes videos dedicated specifically to scientists Ducksters short written biographies for kids, with a list specifically of scientists American Museum of Natural History Ology Page you can “Meet the ‘ologists’ and watch interviews with a variety of scientists. This site is designed to be kid friendly. NSTA Example Lessons: Ashbrook, Peggy. “The Nature of Science in Early Childhood” Science and Children September 2014

This lesson helps teach observations that lead to making inferences Ashbrook, Peggy. “More than just messing around with magnets,” Science and Children October 2005.

Get students to know different jobs in science by giving more precise names for jobs in the classroom (i.e. herpetologist instead of turtle feeder).

Michelle ScribnerMacLean and Kathleen McLaughlin. “The Human Side of Butterflies,” Science and Children October 2005

Study how to make observations and the biography of a man who studied butterflies while also studying their life cycle

Susan Hawkins and Meredith Park Rogers. “Three, two one...blast off!” Science and Children September 2014

Third grade engineering lesson that incorporates Appendix H NOS elements

http://www.storybehindthescience.org/

http://www.famousscientists.org/

http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/natsc.fs.html

http://msed.iit.edu/projectican/teachers.html

http://undsci.berkeley.edu/teaching/1316_activities.php

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-scientists

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/scientists/scientists_and_inventors.php

http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/search/(keyword)/meet+the+ologist

Anchor Charts: Let’s make them!

Name of NOS element picture/drawing representing it One example to start it off

Scientific Knowledge Assumes Order and Consistency in Natural Systems Definition: Natural events repeat themselves; basic laws of nature are the same in the universe

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Resources for teaching the nature of science