1. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Progression and Expectations Erica Lockwood, Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools © 2015

2. Investigation Students should have opportunities to plan and carry out several different kinds of investigations during their K-12 years.

3. Students will best learn when they:  Engage in projects that are fascinating and connect to the world in which they live  Choose their path through open-ended challenges  Have the opportunity to succeed  Communicate and collaborate in innovative, active, problem solving

4. Earthquake Hazards Essential Question: How can we prepare others in our community for earthquake hazards?

5. Learning Skills, Not Just Content Learn and practice:  Effective project management  Best practices  Teamwork  Time management and work ethic

6. Learning Skills, Not Just Content  Receive timely constructive feedback  Several check-ins throughout project  Teacher  Peer review

7. Teacher Tasks:  Organize  Student groups (3 or 4 per group?)  Choose presentation options (at least three)  PowerPoint  Storybook  Poster display  Live/filmed public service announcement (PSA)  Diagram of a prototype device/solution  Etc. Etc. Etc.

8. FYI:  Student groups will choose which hazard they wish to investigate  Part of Science Center Lesson #1  Consider student groups before this lesson  Student groups will choose a presentation format from those you offer  Part of Teacher Lesson #1

9. Teacher Tasks (continued) :  Review/ Compile research resources  Symbaloo -from Science Center  Books + magazines in library

10. Teacher Tasks (continued) :  Support  Reading  Vocabulary  Note taking skills  Google Drive

11. Teacher Tasks (continued) :  Guide  Informally review and revise projects  Group cooperation and dynamics  Consider implementing a cooperative group contract

12. Teacher Tasks:  Assess  Formative using checklist, dipsticking, etc.  Leads to effective revisions and success  Summative using rubrics  Students self- assess  Compare and discuss yours and theirs

13. Student Tasks  Collaboratively pick project tasks  Develop project timeline with due dates  Seek clarification when needed  Other team members  Teacher

14. Student Tasks  Give and get feedback  Make revisions

15. Final Presentations Scheduled as seen fit by the classroom teacher based on project choices

16. Investigation Expectations per Next Generation Science Standards  Evaluate appropriate methods and/or tools for collecting data.  Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

17. Investigation Expectations per Next Generation Science Standards  Evaluate appropriate methods and/or tools for collecting data.  Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

18. Investigation Expectations per Next Generation Science Standards  Make predictions about what would happen if a variable changes.  e.g. If community prepares for hazards or receives a design solution, how will hazard impacts be reduced?

19. Resources MA DESE STEM Revised Standards: http://www.doe.mass.edu/stem/standards/ StandardsDraft.pdf NGSS Investigation Expectations: http://standards.nsta.org/Practices.aspx?id =3

20. Resources Norwood Elementary Science 781-762-6804 x5863 www.sites.norwood.k12.ma.us/sci Erica Lockwood elockwood@norwood.k12.ma.us Charlie Haffey chaffey@norwood.k12.ma.us

21. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Progression and Expectations Erica Lockwood, Charlie Haffey Norwood Public Schools © 2015