Week 2
Week 2
1. What did you learn this week?
This week I learned how to navigate the NGSS website. This includes how to find different standards, through selecting certain keyword searches. These keyword filters include grade, practice, disciplinary core idea, discipline, and crosscutting concepts. Once filling out these sections, you will see the standard you were searching for. Continuing, we learned how to reach each code that represents the standards, and the meanings of each category within the standard. These categories are Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts. Each of these categories and subcategories as well.
The eight practices of the science of engineering include -
- Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
The seven categories of crosscutting
- Patterns
- Scale, proportion, and Quality
- Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation
- Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
- Systems and System Models
- Structure and Function
- Stability and Change
Disciplinary Core Ideas (these have specific subcategories)
- Physical Science
- Life Science
- Earth Science
- Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science
4. How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?
This week we created a poster representing the 8 characteristics of Living Things. On this poster, we had to include images and simple descriptions describing each of the 8 Characteristics. These images and simple descriptions can help my future teaching while explaining them to help me comprehend the differences. Making these 8 characteristics of living things easier to understand, will help your lessons to run quicker and smother, as the students can master the basic concepts. Having visual aids can also be very helpful in the future, as it may become another way for the students to learn!
5. What are new or remaining questions?
What are the best ways to help our students differentiate and retain the 8 characteristics of living things?
Will NGSS be suggested by all schools, or are there different platforms for the teacher to use?
Hi Hanna! I really liked your formatting of your blog. I think that your remaining questions are two very good points and are points I was wondering also during our lessons. I also think that this is a great activity to do in our future classrooms to help show the meanings.
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ReplyDeleteI thought it was great that you talked about the NGSS and how to navigate the website because that is going to be very important for us to know when we become teachers. I also liked how you talked about that the poster with the characteristics on it includes visual images which is another way for students to learn, and I think visual learning is a great way for students to learn especially in science.
Hi Hanna! I loved your poster in lab and thought the ducks were a cute way to represent reproduction. I might have to steal that idea when it comes to my future classroom. I agree with you when talking about visual representation and believe it is the best way to teach young students.
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