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32.029 - Supporting Science as a Modeling Practice in the Classroom Through the Lens of Next Generation Science Standards

Fri, April 28, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 221 C

Session Type: Structured Poster Session

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The scientific practice of modeling is both accessible to children and central to the practice of science (Duschl, 2008; Lehrer & Schauble, 2006; Nerssessian, 1992). As such, the Next Generation Science Standards recommend that K-12 students have the opportunity to develop and use conceptual models to represent and communicate their understandings and ideas and to generate questions and explanations (NRC, 2012). This recommendation is difficult to implement, because children do not intuitively understand models as explanatory, abstract, and generative tools. Similarly, teachers are less familiar in teaching toward these goals. In this session, participants will identify teacher practices, curricula, and classroom culture norms that support the practice of modeling in K-12 classrooms as envisioned by the NGSS.

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