Ebook: Inquiry-based science activities in grades 6-12: meeting the HGSS

"Shows middle and high school science teachers how to use evidence-based inquiry to help students achieve deeper conceptual understanding. Drawing on a wealth of research, authors Patrick Brown and James Concannon demonstrate how direct, hands-on experience in the science classroom can enable your students to become more self-reliant learners. They also provide a plethora of model lessons aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and offer advice on how to create your own lesson plans and activities to satisfy the demands of your curriculum"--;What are the features of evidence-driven inquiry? -- Next generation science standards (NGSS) -- How thin is foil? : applying density to find the thickness of aluminum foil -- An interdisciplinary theme : topographic maps and plate tectonics -- Students' use of the PSOE model to understand weather and climate -- Teaching Bernoulli's principle through demos -- Gravity is easy to understand, right? : the difference between calculating and comprehending -- Students' investigations in temperature and pressure -- 2-liter bottles and botanical gardens : using inquiry to learn ecology -- Students conceptualizing transcription and translation from a cellular perspective -- Are you teaching your students about stem cells? -- Transforming osmosis : labs to address standards for inquiry -- Lessons learned.