Teaching Strategies

Question 1

Evidence-Based Science Instruction

Answer 1

using educational research to design lessons

Question 2

Concept / Vocabulary Map

Answer 2

a scaffold with a new concept or vocabulary word in the middle and visuals or descriptive text around it

Question 3

Brain-Based Learning

Answer 3

activity-based learning that connects both sides of the brain

Ex: active learning activities such as debating

Question 4

Individual / Organism

Answer 4

one individual organism of a given species

Question 5

Physical Properties

Answer 5

elements that can be seen about a material without changing it

Ex: density, boiling point

Question 6

Matter

Answer 6

anything that has mass and takes up space

Ex: mud

Question 7

Energy

Answer 7

the power to make heat (transfer thermal energy) or do work (use a force to move something over a distance).

Ex: gasoline has stored potential chemical energy

Question 8

Force

Answer 8

interaction, a push or pull between two objects that fights other forces or makes them move faster.
Ex: Gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear, and weak nuclear forces are the only universal forces.

Question 9

Discrepant Events

Answer 9

events with unexpected outcomes

A teacher drops two different-weighted objects to illustrate gravity. The simultaneous fall surprises students.