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Citizen science: 15 lessons that bring biology to life, grades 6-12
The editors of this book have a straightforward goal: to inspire teachers to engage their students through public collaboration in scientific research-also known as citizen science.
The book is specifically designed to get teachers comfortable using citizen science to support independent inquiry through which students can learn both content and process skills.
'Citizen science' offers teachers real-life case studies of classes that engaged in citizen science and learned authentic scientific processes and the habits of mind associated with scientific reasoning. It includes fifteen stimulating lessons teachers can use to build data collection and analysis into their teaching.
Teachers can use the lessons with or without access to field or lab facilities; whether or not students can collect and submit data of their own; and inside the classroom or outside through fieldwork in schoolyards, parks, or other natural areas in urban or rural settings.
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