Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1 A New Vision of Science in Education; 3 2 Four Strands of Science Learning; 4 3 Foundational Knowledge and Conceptual Change; 5 4 Organizing Science Education Around Core Concepts; 6 5 Making Thinking Visible: Talk and Argument; 7 6 Making Thinking Visible: Modeling and Representation; 8 7 Learning from Science Investigations; 9 8 A System That Supports Science Learning; 10 Notes; 11 Appendix A - Questions for Practitioners; 12 Appendix B - Assessment Items Based on a Learning Progression for Atomic-Molecular Theory; 13 Appendix C - Academically Productive Talk; 14 Appendix D - Biographical Sketches of Oversight Group and Coauthors; 15 Index; 16 Acknowledgments; 17 Credits; 18 Order Form

About the Author

Sarah Michaels and Steve Olson, National Research Council