Brainball : teaching inquiry science as a team sport / Mickey Kolis, Todd Lenz, and Benjamin H. Kolis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolis, Mickey, 1954- author.

Lenz, Todd, author.

Kolis, Benjamin H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching.

Science.

Activity programs in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

Science edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Veteran science teachers Kolis and Lenz provide small step-by-step 5E's lessons and an inquiry-based sequence to guide you through that first learning experience so that you too can play the game of Brainball (Science Edition)!

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Section I. BRAINBALL!; Ch01. BRAINBALL (SCIENCE EDITION): THE POINT OF THE GAME IS LEARNING; Ch02. THE BIG IDEAS: PRODUCT, PROCESS, AND COMMUNITY ALIGNED WITH PURPOSE; Ch03. BRAINBALL (SE) BELIEFS (DISPOSITIONS); Ch04. BRAINBALL (SE) KEY CONCEPTS (KNOWLEDGE); Ch05. BRAINBALL (SE) SKILLS; Section II. FIVE COACHING TIPS; Ch06. TIP 1: KEEP THE END IN MIND; Ch07. TIP 2: PLAY THE GAME; Ch08. TIP 3: COMPETITIONS AS EVALUATIONS; Ch09. TIP 4: SEQUENCES MATTER; Ch10. TIP 5: EXPLICIT COMMUNICATIONS

Section III. DAY-TO-DAY LESSON PLANS: BRAINBALL ILLUMINATEDLesson 1. PERCEPTIONS; Lesson 2. OBSERVATIONS; Lesson 3. PATENT DESCRIPTION; Lesson 4. PROBLEM STATEMENTS; Lesson 5. PICKING PROBLEM STATEMENTS; Lesson 6. GATHERING INFORMATION; Lesson 7. GATHERING MORE INFORMATION; Lesson 8. HYPOTHESIS; Lesson 9. NULL HYPOTHESIS; Lesson 10. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; Lesson 11. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; Lesson 12. PRESENTING DATA (TABLES); Lesson 13. PRESENTING DATA (GRAPHS); Lesson 14. ANALYZING DATA; Lesson 15. WRITING ACONCLUSION; Section IV. A MORE INTEGRATED EXAMPLE!; Ch11. ALL TOGETHER NOW!

CONCLUSIONAppendix A. COMMUNITY ROLES; Appendix B. SHIFTING POINTS OF VIEW STORY; Appendix C. CIRCLE OF POWER AND RESPECT/MONDAY MEETINGS; Appendix D. WHY OBSERVATIONS MATTER/SRP CHART; Appendix E. RECIPE FOR CATALASE SOLUTION; Appendix F. IDEA EVALUATOR; Appendix G. RUBRIC FOR SCIENCE LAB REPORT; Appendix H. BAD INSTRUCTIONS; Appendix I. DATA TABLE ASSIGNMENTS; Appendix J. GRAPH ASSIGNMENTS; Appendix K. CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATEST ATISTICAL TEST; Appendix L. SOCIAL CONTRACTS; Appendix M. DIALOGUE; Appendix N. TEAM/COMMUNITY BUILDINGBOOKS; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 29, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4758-0889-5