Week 1

Read: Preface and Chapter 1 “Importance of Supporting Students in Scientific Explanation”

Reflect: Post your response to the two-part prompt below by Monday morning.

Part 1: How do you think your students would benefit from constructing scientific explanations?
Part 2: What are some challenges your students have had when you engaged them in scientific explanations in either writing or science talk? What have you found challenging about incorporating scientific explanations into your classroom?
Interact: On Monday, read your colleagues' reflections and respond to at least one other post by sharing a comment, insight, or interesting possibility by next Thursday.