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Simulations To Engage: Infectious Disease and Body Systems (MS-LS1-3)

December 4, 2019

Simulations are a great way to engage your students in science content that they cannot otherwise access — whether it’s on a scale too…

Questioning To Support Discovery Through Exploration

August 28, 2019

How can you help students make meaning during exploration? Questioning! In an NGSS classroom, the goal is for students to discover the content though…

Teaching Climate Change With Web Resources

February 27, 2019

While it can be a touchy subject in some schools, I truly believe climate change is an important issue we should be teaching our…

Formative Assessments For NGSS Science Classrooms

January 23, 2019

Formative assessments are a vital part of any instructional model, and the 5E Model is no different. Formative Assessment is… … any sort of…

Providing Opportunities For Practice: Elaborating On Student Learning

January 16, 2019

If you’ve been following along, we are diving into designing instructional sequences (aka lesson plans) using the 5E Model. Engage, Explore, Explain, and now ELABORATE! Another…

What Does Direct Instruction Look Like With The NGSS?

January 9, 2019

If you’ve been following along, we are diving into designing instructional sequences (aka lesson plans) using the 5E Model. Engage, Explore, and now EXPLAIN….