The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science. Purpose To help students engage in the scientific processes of inquiry, teamwork, and communication by learning about and doing an experiment about one of the major scientific and technological breakthroughs that have occurred over the past two million years of human history.
Context This lesson uses the book, The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, by Sean Connolly. This book is one of the winners of the 2011 SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. SB&F, Science Books & Films, is a project of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As students learn science in school, they learn a great deal of content and information about the natural world. This lesson for grades 6-8 helps answer this question by making use of The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science, a collection of science experiments that can be performed at home and in school. Ideas in this lesson are also related to these concepts found in the Common Core State Standards: Read More Planning Ahead. Whydoscientists. Instruction Tools - Instructional Leadership for Science Practices.
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