Supporting students to ask scientific questions: scaffolding up to doing research Kaatje Kraft Whatcom Community College.

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Supporting students to ask scientific questions: scaffolding up to doing research Kaatje Kraft Whatcom Community College

Course Overview Geologic Disasters & the Environment Non-majors course Max enrollment: 24 Lecture/Lab are separate courses Course competencies: – Basic geological processes and concepts. – Emphasis on geology-related environmental problems concerning Arizona. – Case histories and field studies.

Developing a community of learners from day 1

Scaffolding for doing research? Community building in context of content Asking them to support claims with evidence: - Exposed to peer review and feedback Generate models that allow them to support scientific claims in teams Generate research questions, create models, support claims, get peer review feedback Get peer & instructor feedback

Serendipitous event… 100% retention 2 student co-authors on abstract for GSA Annual Meeting (2013) 1 STEM major