TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- FOREWORD TO LAWRENCE BAINES' PROJECT-BASED WRITING IN SCIENCE -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1: PROJECT-BASED WRITING IN SCIENCE -- THE POWER OF WRITING -- WRITING AND STANDARDS -- INFORMATIVE WRITING -- PERSUASIVE WRITING -- NARRATIVE WRITING (ALSO KNOWN AS "TO CONVEY EXPERIENCE") -- Expressive Writing -- CREATIVE WRITING AND MIXED MEDIA -- SPECIFY THE AUDIENCE -- SELECT THE MEDIUM -- DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF TIME STUDENTS GET TO WRITE -- OTHER FACTORS -- FLOWCHART FOR WRITING -- LEVELS OF WRITING -- CHAPTER 2: ASSESSING WRITING WHILE MAINTAINING SANITY -- VALID AND RELIABLE ASSESSMENT -- MYSTERY ASSESSMENTS -- THE CRITERIA FOR WRITING ASSESSMENTS -- HOW TO SCORE WRITING -- CHAPTER 3: GOING VIRAL -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH ON USING WRITING TO TEACH MICROBIOLOGY -- RESEARCH ON "LEARNING BY DESIGN" IN MICROBIOLOGY -- COMMENTS ON MICROBIOLOGY -- THE LESSON -- ACTIVITY -- ANCHOR POINT -- CHALLENGE -- TIMELINE -- OBJECTIVE -- SUMMARY -- MATERIALS -- FIVE USEFUL WEBSITES -- SET-UP -- PROCEDURE -- COMMENT -- ENRICHMENT -- CHAPTER 4: SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH ON SIMULATION AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) -- RESEARCH SUPPORTING THE USE OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACHING SCIENCE -- COMMENTS ON LEARNING SCIENCE -- THE LESSON -- ACTIVITY -- GLOBAL LOCATIONS FOR SIMULATIONS -- ANCHOR POINT -- CHALLENGE -- TIME -- OBJECTIVE -- SUMMARY -- MATERIALS -- SET-UP -- GROUPS -- CAPTAIN -- DOCTOR -- SCIENTIST -- THE SCOUT -- PROCEDURE -- Overview -- 1 Week Before Beginning -- Day 1 -- Day 2 -- Day 3 -- Day 4 -- Day 5 -- Day 6 -- Day 7 -- Day 8 (and 9, if needed) -- COMMENT -- ENRICHMENT -- SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST: Required tasks, by role -- SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST -- SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST -- CHAPTER 5: THE PHYSICS OF RUNNING -- INTRODUCTION.

RESEARCH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN PHYSICS -- RESEARCH ON MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN PHYSICS -- COMMENTS ON THE PHYSICS OF RUNNING -- THE LESSON -- ACTIVITY -- ANCHOR POINT -- CHALLENGE -- USEFUL WEBSITES -- TIMELINE -- OBJECTIVE -- MATERIALS -- SET-UP -- PROCEDURE -- Day One -- Day Two -- Day Three -- COMMENT -- ENRICHMENT -- PHYSICS OF RUNNING: SPEED -- SPEED WORK -- PHYSICS OF RUNNING: VELOCITY -- PHYSICS OF RUNNING: LINEAR MOMENTUM -- THE PHYSICS OF RUNNING -- CHAPTER 6: THE FIGHT FOR WATER -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH ON WATER SUPPLY -- RESEARCH ON WATER DEMAND -- RESEARCH ON USING PERSUASIVE WRITING IN SCIENCE -- THE LESSON -- ACTIVITY -- ANCHOR POINT -- CHALLENGE -- TIMELINE -- OBJECTIVE -- MATERIALS -- SET UP -- PROCEDURE -- Day 1 -- Day 2 -- COMMENT -- ENRICHMENT -- TWENTY QUESTIONS -- CHAPTER 7: IT'S A DOG'S LIFE -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH ON TAXONOMY AND CLASSIFYING LIVING ORGANISMS -- RESEARCH ON USING IMAGES TO TEACH ABOUT TAXONOMY -- COMMENTS ON TAXONOMY -- THE LESSON -- ACTIVITY -- ANCHOR POINT -- CHALLENGE -- TIMELINE -- OBJECTIVE -- SUMMARY -- MATERIALS -- SET-UP -- PROCEDURE -- COMMENT -- ENRICHMENT -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7.