Developing AND Using Models: Modeling Organs and Organ Systems (MS-LS1-3)
Modeling is a HUGE part of the NGSS classroom. (Check out this post on NGSS modeling for more info!) I have students modeling… probably daily! Those models aren’t always big…
Scaffolding NGSS Inquiry: Investigating The Body As A System (MS-LS1-3)
The Next Generation Science Standards are all about discovery-centered instruction. (I may have made up that term, but it’s how I think about the NGSS). In discovery-centered instruction, students engage…
Close Read Your Evidence Statements: Cells and Cell Organelles (MS-LS1-2)
When I first started teaching, cells were one of the topics in my curriculum. My old standards read something like, “Students will know the parts of the cell, including cell…
Connecting To Your Anchor Throughout The Unit
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Once you choose your anchor, you have to USE it. Anchor phenomena are meant to drive instruction, connecting all the disparate…