The purpose of K12Science is to share ideas about science teaching for grades K-12 and beyond. K12Science is hosted by David Bydlowski, science educator in Michigan
I was recently reading the September/October 2026 issue of "Science Scope" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue I read the section "From the Editor's Desk" written by Patty McGinnis. She wrote an article entitled "The Crucial Role of Physical Science in the Middle School Classroom."
Physical science in middle school is usually an introductory survey course that combines chemistry and physics to study non-living systems, matter and energy.
23 Sept 2026
AI and Scientific Information
I was recently reading the July/August 2026 issue of "The Science Teacher" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue I read the section "Fact-or-Faux" written by Jonathan Osborne. He wrote an article entitled "AI - Friend or Foe?."
Can AI help in detecting misinformation? Can it sort fact from faux? Here is a three-step process to help:
1. Get it In — Put the claim into AI
2. Track it Down — Track down the source
3. Follow Up — Follow up by asking more questions of AI about the source of the claim.
17 Sept 2026
Phenomena
I was recently reading the July/August 2026 issue of "Science and Children" a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.
In this issue I read the section "Teaching Teachers" written by Lin Xiang, Kristin Cook, Caitlin Ousley, Stephanie Harmon, and Corinne Lardy. They wrote an article entitled "Using a Tool to Demystify the Complexity of Choosing Anchoring Phenomena."
The Next Generation Science Standards emphasize that making sense of phenomena in the natural and human-affected world is at the core of all science learning. Teachers should not merely use a phenomenon as a "hook" or confirmation of certain scientific concepts but use it to anchor their students' learning throughout a unit of instruction to make sense of the phenomenon. These phenomena are known as anchoring phenomena.
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