LibGuides: Secondary Science Resources: Discourse in Science

Discourse in Science

The Science Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students
This book is a classroom-tested resource offering hundreds of accessible, student-friendly lessons and strategies that can be implemented in a variety of educational settings. Concise chapters fully explain the research basis, necessary technology, Next Generation Science Standards correlation, and implementation of each lesson and strategy. Chapter 10 (linked above) explores "Strategies for Discussions".
Teaching for Conceptual Understanding in Science
This book will make you think about the major goal of science education in the 21st century: to help students understand science at the conceptual level so they can see its connections to other fields, other concepts, and their own lives. Authors Richard Konicek-Moran and Page Keely describe some practical strategies for talk moves on pages 180-183.
Talk Science Primer
Talk Science is a professional development program funded through the National Science Foundation to deepen students’ science understanding through better science discussions.
Science Talk: A Tool for Learning Science and Developing Language
The ultimate goal of science talk is to create a discourse-rich classroom culture where the natural synergy between language and meaning making supports all students in expressing ideas, developing language and acquiring new knowledge of scientific phenomena. This paper illuminates the classroom practice of science talk for supporting students’ science learning and English language development.