... opportunities can result in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes that fuel systemic racism . © 2022 by The Regents of the University of California 2022 race genetics 5E secondary biology lesson argumentation The year 2020 was quite a historic year for several reasons. This was the year...

...-reasoning (CER) argumentation framework that is embedded within a new eight-week, freely available curriculum unit developed by the Genetic Science Learning Center – Evolution: DNA and the Unity of Life . The scaffold provides high school students with practice in both developing and evaluating written...

...Ying-Chih Chen; Mathew J. Benus; Morgan B. Yarker Scientists use models to represent their imagination and conceptualization of a particular phenomenon. They then use models to develop an argument to debate, defend, and debunk ideas in their peer community. Modeling is an essential practice...

...Ying-Chih Chen; Joshua Steenhoek Argumentation is now seen as a core practice for helping students engage with the construction and critique of scientific ideas and for making students scientifically literate. This article demonstrates a negotiation model to show how argumentation can be a vehicle...

... ). Each project revolves around authentic life situations that provide opportunities for adult students to develop source-evaluation and argumentation skills while simultaneously engaging their interest. The guiding principle for each project is to allow students to focus on what the National Science...

...Victor Sampson; Francesca Gerbino We describe two instructional techniques that science teachers can use to promote and support scientific argumentation inside the classroom. These techniques are designed to give students an opportunity to establish or validate a claim on the basis of reasons...