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Science Is a Way of Thinking
Curriculum
6 Sections
18 Lessons
6 Weeks
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Section 1 — The Scientific Method Myth
4
1.1
How Science Actually Works (vs. the Poster on Your Wall)
1.2
Epistemic Practices: What Scientists Actually Do All Day
1.3
Why the Myth Persists: Textbooks, Tests, and Teacher Training
1.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — The Scientific Method Myth Quiz
28 Questions
Section 2 — Evidence Evaluation, Not Just Data Collection
4
2.1
Data vs. Evidence: Teaching the Difference
30
2.2
Designing Tasks Where Evidence Quality Matters
30
2.3
The Lab Report Problem: Why Procedure-Following Isn’t Science
30
2.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Evidence Evaluation, Not Just Data Collection Quiz
28 Questions
Section 3 — Model Building and Revision
4
3.1
What a Scientific Model Is (and Isn’t): Beyond Dioramas
30
3.2
Designing Model-Revision Sequences
30
3.3
When Students Resist Changing Their Models
30
3.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Model Building and Revision Quiz
28 Questions
Section 4 — Productive Failure and the Role of Being Wrong
4
4.1
The Case for Designed Failure Experiences
30
4.2
Structuring Failure So It Teaches
30
4.3
When Failure Stops Being Productive: Knowing When to Step In
30
4.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Productive Failure and the Role of Being Wrong Quiz
28 Questions
Section 5 — Scientific Argumentation in the Classroom
4
5.1
Argumentation vs. Debate Theater: What’s the Difference?
30
5.2
Structuring Evidence-Based Classroom Arguments
30
5.3
Teaching Students to Critique Ideas, Not People
30
5.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Scientific Argumentation in the Classroom Quiz
28 Questions
Section 6 — Skeptical Inquiry Without Cynicism
5
6.1
The Difference Between Skepticism and Denialism
30
6.2
Teaching Students to Question Claims Responsibly
30
6.3
Science Thinking Across the Curriculum: It’s Not Just for Science Class
30
6.4
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Skeptical Inquiry Without Cynicism Quiz
28 Questions
6.5
Science Is a Way of Thinking — Final Exam
60 Questions
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