Title of Work

Science Fair was One of the Highlights of My Middle School Life: Using Science Fair to Develop NGSS Practices

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

1-21-2020

City of Publication or Presentation

Oakland, CA

Journal Title

The American Biology Teacher

Journal ISSN

1938-4211

Volume

82

Issue

1

First Page

43

Last Page

48

DOI

10.1525/abt.2020.82.1.43

Abstract

This article illustrates how a seventh-grade life science unit connects to the Science and Engineering Practices and Nature of Science in the Next Generation Science Standards and used science fair projects as a context for students to solve problems and understand how authentic science is done. We outline how student interests drive the development and presentation of science fair projects and discuss each component of a science fair project to reflect the practices and nature of science and how we support students along the way. The article includes images of students and of their work for science fair projects.

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