Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 A New Vision of Science in Education -- 2 Four Strands of Science Learning -- 3 Foundational Knowledge and Conceptual Change -- 4 Organizing Science Education Around Core Concepts -- 5 Making Thinking Visible: Talk and Argument -- 6 Making Thinking Visible: Modeling and Representation -- 7 Learning from Science Investigations -- 8 A System That Supports Science Learning -- Notes -- Appendix A - Questions for Practitioners -- Appendix B - Assessment Items Based on a Learning Progression for Atomic-Molecular Theory -- Appendix C - Academically Productive Talk -- Appendix D - Biographical Sketches of Oversight Group and Coauthors -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Credits -- Order Form.