Science and Engineering Practices in Elementary Classrooms Georgia Boatman Wendy Whitmer Jeff Ryan

Washington’s Reading (2005), Writing (2005), and Math (2008) Standards Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics Adopted July, 2011 Fully Implemented Assessed Washington’s Content Standards 2 Washington’s Science Standards (2009) Next Generation Science Standards Standards final in Spring 2013 Consider Adoption in Spring Full Implementation could be , more likely Assessment could be , more likely

Common Core Standards and NGSS Common Core Standards State-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers (48 states) Informed by the highest, most effective models from states, are evidence-based Developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts NGSS Based on National Research Council K12 Framework for Science Education (42 states implementing Framework) Development led by Achieve, funded by Carnegie (26 Lead States participating in development) Informed by research-based models High stakeholder involvement 3

CCSS and NGSS Washington’s Implementation Timeline & Activities Phase 1: CCSS and NGSS Exploration Phase 2: Build Awareness & Begin Building Statewide Capacity Phase 3: Build Statewide Capacity and Classroom Transitions Phase 4: Statewide Application and Assessment Ongoing: Statewide Coordination and Collaboration to Support

Box and T Chart What are the similarities in the work that scientists and engineers do? What are the differences? Similarities ScientistsEngineers Differences

Card Sort Activity Sort your cards on your placemat. Which cards might fall into the work of scientists? Which cards might be the work of engineers? Which practices do they go with? What do you notice?

Spheres of Activity For Scientists and Engineers

The Challenge! Design a No Fling Baby Swing

Engineering (or Technological) Design Process FOSS Variables Kit Investigation 1- Swingers 1.Exploration with Swingers by setting up a standard Swinger system (see handout) 2.Consider the variables you can change about this Swinger system 3.Get the design challenge handout 4.Plan, create, and test designs 5.Showcase your design in a gallery walk with your peers

Application Where do you see opportunity to shift lessons to create rich design challenges for your students?