EPISODE · Mar 3, 2021 · 38 MIN
Episode 27: Definitely Not Luke Skywalker
from Science In-Between · host Scott McDonald and Ollie Dreon
As part of our on-going discussion of the Cross Cutting Concepts in the NGSS, we examine Scale, Proportion and Quantity in this week's episode. We discuss the challenges with teaching these concepts and provide some solutions as well. Here are some of the resources we share in this episode: Next Generation Science Standards Cross Cutting Concepts (pdf download) Powers of Ten Zoom Book by Istvan Banyai We also discuss some research on students' challenge with scale including: Tretter, T.R., Jones, M.G., Andre, T., Negishi, A., & Minogue, J. (2006). Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students’ and experts’ concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43 (3), 282–319. Which can be downloaded at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tea.20123?casa_token=TJTH1B_5jXAAAAAA:fW0AYI2ESZkLFLsXBKlG8XkHPott2cP_yByYTPQCj5VmuhWBAYRbOAfG_YBerLp1U9Y-1NirfqaUqPFbOg In our discussion, we compare how the students' development sense of scale can be compared to science knowledge outlined in A Private Universe Need some prompts for talking scale, proportion and quantity with your students? Check out: http://stemteachingtools.org/assets/landscapes/STEM-Teaching-Tool-41-Cross-Cutting-Concepts-Prompts.pdf Things that bring us joy this week: Premier League Soccer The Flight Attendant on HBOMax Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind Production assistance by Enzo Dreon
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As part of our on-going discussion of the Cross Cutting Concepts in the NGSS, we examine Scale, Proportion and Quantity in this week's episode. We discuss the challenges with teaching these concepts and provide some solutions as well. Here are some of the resources we share in this episode: Next Generation Science Standards Cross Cutting Concepts (pdf download) Powers of Ten Zoom Book by Istvan Banyai We also discuss some research on students' challenge with scale including: Tretter, T.R., Jones, M.G., Andre, T., Negishi, A., & Minogue, J. (2006). Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students’ and experts’ concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 43 (3), 282–319. Which can be downloaded at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tea.20123?casa_token=TJTH1B_5jXAAAAAA:fW0AYI2ESZkLFLsXBKlG8XkHPott2cP_yByYTPQCj5VmuhWBAYRbOAfG_YBerLp1U9Y-1NirfqaUqPFbOg In our discussion, we compare how the students' development sense of scale can be compared to science knowledge outlined in A Private Universe Need some prompts for talking scale, proportion and quantity with your students? Check out: http://stemteachingtools.org/assets/landscapes/STEM-Teaching-Tool-41-Cross-Cutting-Concepts-Prompts.pdf Things that bring us joy this week: Premier League Soccer The Flight Attendant on HBOMax Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind Production assistance by Enzo DreonLinks:Conceptual boundaries and distances: Students' and experts' concepts of the scale of scientific phenomena - Tretter - 2006 - Journal of Research in Science Teaching - Wiley Online Library
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