- Visit the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito to explore a huge model of the Bay and Delta.
- Sample Lesson Plan for Model Solar System – Geared towards younger grades. Can make more sophisticated for older grades. Can also link to the Cross Cutting theme of Systems and Models
- Using a Stream Table to Investigate Erosion Control
- CRS BASIS Chemistry of Soap
- CRS BASIS How to Think Like a Scientist
- CRS BASIS The Chemical Workout – Blow it up
Scientists and engineers plan and carry out investigations in the field or laboratory, working collaboratively as well as individually. Their investigations are systematic and require clarifying what counts as data and identifying variables or parameters. Engineering investigations identify the effectiveness, efficiency, and durability of designs under different conditions.
- Writing in Science in Action – Provides structure and reproducibles to help encourage good note taking, recording of data and summary writing in science.
- BOZEMANSCIENCE video
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
- Understanding Science: How Science Really Works has several great pages about planning and carrying out investigations. Tactics for Testing Ideas and Fair Tests: A do-it-yourself guide
Once collected, data must be presented in a form that can reveal any patterns and relationships and that allows results to be communicated to others. Because raw data as such have little meaning, a major practice of scientists is to organize and interpret data through tabulating, graphing, or statistical analysis. Such analysis can bring out the meaning of data—and their relevance—so that they may be used as evidence. Engineers, too, make decisions based on evidence that a given design will work; they rarely rely on trial and error. Engineers often analyze a design by creating a model or prototype and collecting extensive data on how it performs, including under extreme conditions. Analysis of this kind of data not only informs design decisions and enables the prediction or assessment of performance but also helps define or clarify problems, determine economic feasibility, evaluate alternatives, and investigate failures. (NRC Framework, 2012, p. 61-62)
- BOZEMANSCIENCE video
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
- Analizing Data: What is it? Overview with lesson plan ideas
- Discovery Educations – Science Fair Central section on Data
- Example Lesson Plans
- BASIS Lesson – Measuring the World with Vernier Probes
- BASIS Lesson – Which Falls Faster?
- BASIS Lesson – Exploring Magnets
- Egg Drop Challenge
- Boat Challenge
- BOZEMAN SCIENCE Video
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
- Appendix L of the NGSS – Connections to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
- Google Education’s list of resources for Computational Thinking
- AIMS –archive of PD sessions
- SEDL Paso Partners – Integrated Science, Math and Language Lessons – also available in Spanish
- PUMAS (Practical Uses for Math And Science) – lessons integrating science and math at all grade levels
- STEMCollaborative.org – for middle school students
- NGSS Appendix F Page 11
- BOZEMANSCIENCE video
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
- SimpleScienceStrategies Pinterest Board
- Sample Lessons
- Egg Drop Challenge
- Boat Challenge
- CRS BASIS Lesson Sound and Music
- NSTA website “ Connections Between Practices in NGSS, Common Core Math, and Common Core ELA .”
- NSTA webinar – Engaging in Argument from Evidence
- NSTA webinar – Making Meaning Through Discourse K-5
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
- The Inquiry Project offers free resources and videos in their “Talk Science” section of their website that show you how to lead and encourage “productive talk” practices in your classroom. These skills can be used in any curricular area, not just science.
- Understanding Science – Scientific Evidence
- BOZEMANSCIENCE video
- Your Science Toolkit (PDF) provides a set of questions that can help your students to apply critical thinking skills, evaluate media messages about science, and improve their own decision-making.
- Questions, Claims and Evidence by Lori Norton-Meier, Brian Hand, Lynn Hockenberry and Kim Wise.
- The Argumentation Tool Kit was designed at the Lawrence Hall of Science to support middle school teachers. Lots of resources includig video of teachers and students in action.
- Writing in Science in Action – Provides structure and reproducible in help encourage good note taking, recording of data and summary writing in science.
- BOZEMANSCIENCE video
- NSTA – Grade Level Progression
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