A next generation science class is all about students learning how to work with ideas, both their own ideas and the ideas of others.
Continue reading
There are 5 steps educators can adopt in their own classrooms to use phenomena most effectively in the classroom.
Step 1: Find a real-world anchor phenomenon.
If you're a KnowAtom user, you don't need to find anything because phenomena are the basis for all of our lessons. If you don't use KnowAtom, that's fine. These are all things you can do in your class.
Continue readingTopics: Phenomena-Based Learning, Next Generation Science Classroom Instruction, NGSS-Designed Curriculum
The Next Generation Science Standards are all about students being scientists and engineers every day in the classroom. And if a student is going to be a scientist or engineer in the classroom, if that's going to be the mode of learning, there needs to be a purpose.
That’s where phenomena come in.
Phenomena provide the real-world context for learning. For scientists, a phenomenon is an observable event, a complex, real-world context. For engineers, phenomena have to do with a problem that may be solved by extending their knowledge of science.
Continue readingTopics: Phenomena-Based Learning, Next Generation Science Classroom Instruction
