Graph annotations help students with the Science and Engineering Practice of Analyzing and Interpreting Data. Help your students to do digital graph annotations with Google Presentations.
One of my favorite ways to introduce phenomena is to use a notice and wonder activity. During a notice and wonder activity, you present students with your phenomenon and ask them what they notice and what they wonder. Students write…
There are so many misconceptions about the Science and Engineering Practice of Developing and Using Models. When I first started shifting my focus to the Next Generation Science Standards, I didn’t know what modeling should look like in an NGSS…
The 3 dimensions of the NGSS are at the heart of the instructional shifts that come with these standards. 3D learning in the NGSS represents a move away from the memorization of unrelated facts toward a more student-driven approach to…
I started working with my students to created digital NGSS models earlier this year. And, in this short time I have learn a lot about what to do. And, what not to do. For example, I have decided that Google…
Many teachers mistakenly believe that if they are using models in their classroom, they are meeting the intent of this practice for the middle school grade band. However, the Science and Engineering Practices are divided into grade level bands to…
Creating appropriate tables and graphs is an important skill in analyzing and interpreting data. Often, students are given data tables or graph outlines to work with. Unfortunately, this means that few students know how to create tables and graphs on…
Labs look very different in an NGSS Aligned classroom. The NGSS will change your labs in more ways than you think. Here are 4 ways that the NGSS will change labs in your classroom. How are labs different in an…
Many teachers have switched to using a digital notebook this year. But, this brings up the question – “How can students create digital models?” In this post, I will discuss options to help your students create digital models in order…
The Science and Engineering Practice of Asking Questions is foundational to science. In this post, find out what Asking Questions looks like in an elementary classroom. Also, find out why this is the most used practice in my class and…
