Reading for Evidence and Interpreting Visualizations in Mathematics and Science Education -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. CRYSTAL-ALBERTA: A Case of Science-Science Education Research Collaboration -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL CONTEXT -- CRYSTAL-ALBERTA RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION MODEL -- OUTLINE OF THE BOOK -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- II. READING FOR EVIDENCE -- 2. READING FOR EVIDENCE -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASS TEXTBOOKS -- INTERNET -- DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS IN SCIENCE -- STRATEGIES FOR TEACHERS TO HELP STUDENTS FIND INFORMATION -- INFORMATION LITERACY AND SCIENCE INQUIRY -- Cultural Context -- Textual Scientific Inquiry -- Selecting Appropriate Materials -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 3. READING FOR EVIDENCE THROUGH HYBRID ADAPTED PRIMARY LITERATURE -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXT AND THE INQUIRY SCIENCE CLASSROOM -- Textual Representations of the Evidence Practices of Science -- Which Elements of Scientific Text? -- How Can Epistemological Language and Metalanguage Be Introduced and Supported in Classrooms? -- Hybrid Adapted Primary Literature -- DEVELOPING THE HAPL RESOURCES -- CASE STUDIES -- Grade 6 HAPL: Water on Mars? Maybe, Maybe Not -- Grade 5 HAPL: Building the Smallest Things You Can Imagine -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- 4. EXPLANATORY REASONING IN JUNIOR HIGH SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS -- INTRODUCTION -- REASONING AND EXPLANATION IN CURRICULAR MATERIALS -- FRAMEWORK FOR EXAMINING REASONING ABOUT EXPLANATIONS -- Type of Explanatory Process -- Type of Explanation -- Support for the Explanation -- Summary -- METHOD -- Curricular Materials Selection -- Text Analysis -- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION -- Type of Explanatory Process -- Types of Explanations -- Support for the Explanation -- CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES.

AFFILIATIONS -- 5. THE ENVIRONMENT AS TEXT: READING BIG LAKE -- INTRODUCTION -- SCIENTIFIC, ECOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY -- HELPING STUDENTS READ THE ENVIRONMENT -- READING THROUGH INQUIRY -- READING FOR RELEVANCE -- READING FOR PLEASURE -- READING THE DISCIPLINES -- READING FOR PEDAGOGY -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- III. VISUALIZATIONS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS -- 6. VISUALIZATIONS AND VISUALIZATION IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION -- INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTS, OPERATIONS, AND INTROSPECTION -- WHEN DO VISUALIZATIONS HELP? -- Cognitive Theories of Visualization -- Visualization as a Computational Aid -- Visualization for Understanding -- Dynamic Visualization Objects -- VISUALIZATION AND MATHEMATICS: A PUZZLE -- INDUCTION FROM WITHIN THE FIELD -- THE PUZZLE REVISITED -- AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 7. VISUALIZATIONS AND VISUALIZATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT IS VISUALIZATION? -- HOW DOES VISUALIZATION OCCUR? -- WHY USE VISUALIZATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION? -- HOW IS THE QUALITY OF A VISUALIZATION OBJECT ASSESSED? -- Relevance -- Appeal -- Realism -- Visual Properties -- Animation and Interactivity -- WHAT DEMANDS DOES INTERPRETATIVE VISUALIZATION MAKE OF STUDENTS? -- Interpreting Spatial Relationships -- Interpreting Non-Spatial Relationships -- EXAMPLES OF COMMON VISUALIZATION OBJECT TYPES USED IN SCIENCE EDUCATION -- The Spectrum of Realism -- Animations -- Interactive Visualization Object -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 8. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE VISUALIZATION AND MATHEMATICAL REASONING: RADICALS -- INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTIVE -- STUDY -- Curriculum for the Teaching of Radicals -- Teacher as Curriculum Designer -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 9. INTRODUCING GRADE FIVE STUDENTS TO THE NATURE OF MODELS -- INTRODUCTION -- RELEVANT LITERATURE.

Model-based Teaching and Learning -- Looking Ahead -- CRYSTAL-ALBERTA PROJECT -- Creating the Teaching Resources -- Existing Ideas About Models -- Shifting Views of Models -- Sorting through Models -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- 10. USING COMPUTER VISUALIZATIONS TO INTRODUCE GRADE FIVE STUDENTS TO THE PARTICLE NATURE OF MATTER -- INTRODUCTION -- RELEVANT LITERATURE -- Understanding the Particle Nature of Matter -- Designing Digital Learning Objects -- Using Digital Learning Objects to Teach Chemistry -- Summary -- DESIGN -- Objectives -- Data Analysis -- Teaching Resources -- TEACHING ABOUT THE PARTICLE NATURE OF MATTER -- Existing Ideas about Matter -- Noticing Particle Spacing and Movement -- Connecting the Observable to the Particle -- Summary -- CONNECTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.