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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Student Tasks  Give and get feedback  Make revisions

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

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.

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.

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?

Resources MA DESE STEM Revised Standards: StandardsDraft.pdf NGSS Investigation Expectations: =3

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