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Chapter 2.3 Application of theory in science education classrooms
Chapter 2.4 Bringing real world science into the classroom
- Experiment 1: Effect of lactase on lactose concentration in milk
- Experiment 2: Photosynthesis and light intensity
Chapter 2.6 Assessing science teaching and learning in the classroom
- Explanation of the task example
- Lower secondary level: problem-solving activities to teach and assess controlling variables
Chapter 2.7 Using representations in the science classroom
- Appendix 1 Annotated unit planner
- Appendix 2 Unit planning template – summary
- Appendix 3 Sample unit on cells and living things (Year 8)