Learn Like a Scientist Template
Click here for a printable pdf of the student template for grades 4-8.
We have teachers who ask their students to paste this template inside the front cover of their science notebooks. This gives students have a constant reference for the questions, claims, evidence structure.
Learn Like a Scientist bookmark
Click here for a printable pdf of the student template for grades K-3.
Books (available on amazon.com)
Questions, Claims, and Evidence: The Important Place of Argument in Children's Science Writing
by Lori Norton-Meier, Brian Hand, Lynn Hockenberry, Kim Wise
Best for implementation in grades K-6.
Negotiating Science: The Critical Role of Argument in Student Inquiry, Grades 5-10
by Brian Hand, Lori Norton-Meier, Jay Staker, Jody Bintz
Best for implementation in grades 7-12.
More Voices from the Classroom: Elementary Teachers' Experience with Argument-Based Inquiry
by Brian Hand, Lori Norton-Meier, and Jeong-yoon Jang (Eds.)
Learn Like a Scientist (for children in grades 3-8)
by Brian Hand and Jay Staker
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