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I embedded observation and inferences in my science lesson by talking to the students about how we made observations of the hardness of different rocks and inferred which mineral they were made of. We also discussed that we were looking at our evidence and then making determinations from that, discussing with other “scientists,” and not just taking it straight from the book.
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Akerson, V.L., Carter, I.S., Elcan, N. (2016). On the Nature of Professional Identity for Nature of Science. In: Avraamidou, L. (eds) Studying Science Teacher Identity. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-528-9_5
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