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Activating Students' Ideas in Science: Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence in Grades 6–8 book cover

1st Edition

Activating Students' Ideas in Science Linking Formative Assessment Probes to Instructional Sequence in Grades 6–8

By Patrick Brown, Page Keeley Copyright 2026
142 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

142 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

142 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education
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This resource helps bring both student thinking and instructional sequencing to the forefront of your science teaching. Grounded in cognitive science and best practices in formative assessment, this book provides a practical “explore-before-explain” approach to engage middle-school students in doing science, not merely memorizing it, fostering their creativity, scientific reasoning, and... Read more

1. Exploring "Ice Cold Lemonade"  2. Exploring "Mixing Water"  3. Exploring “Watermelon and Grape”  4. Exploring “What Is the Result of a Chemical Change?”  5. Exploring “What Happens to Atoms During a Chemical Reaction?”  6. Exploring “Do the Waves Move the Boat?”  7. Exploring the “Grand Canyon”  8. Exploring “Dropping Balls”  9. Exploring “Light and Dark”  10. Exploring “Going through a Phase”  11. Exploring “The Swinging Pendulums” Lessons Learned

Biography

Patrick Brown is the executive director of STEAM and CTE at Fort Zumwalt School District in Missouri, and a former science classroom teacher and coordinator.

Page Keeley is an educational consultant, former middle- and high-school science teacher, and Past President of the National Science Teaching Association.

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