{"product_id":"its-debatable-using-socioscientific-issues-to-develop-scientific-literacy-k-12-9781938946004","title":"It's Debatable!: Using Socioscientific Issues to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the understanding and thinking skills your students need to explore real-world questions like these:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould schools charge a \"\"tax” to discourage kids from eating unhealthy foods?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould local governments lower speed limits to reduce traffic fatalities? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould pharmaceutical companies be allowed to advertise prescription drugs directly to consumers? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAt the core of the exploration is the Socioscientific Issues Framework. The framework gives students practice in the research, analysis, and argumentation necessary to grapple with difficult questions and build scientific literacy. After introducing the concept of the framework and explaining how it aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards, the book shows you how to implement it through seven units targeted to the elementary, middle, and high school levels. You even find out how to develop your own socioscientific issues curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth practical and content-rich, \u003cem\u003eIt’s Debatable!\u003c\/em\u003e doesn’t shy away from controversy. Instead, the authors encourage you and your students to confront just how messy the questions raised by science (and pseudoscience) can be. After all, as the authors note, “The only way for our students to be prepared for participation in societal discourse is to have practice in their school years, and what better place than the science classroom?”","brand":"National Science Teachers Association","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456237207895,"sku":"9781938946004","price":30.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781938946004.jpg?v=1755034342","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/its-debatable-using-socioscientific-issues-to-develop-scientific-literacy-k-12-9781938946004","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}