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A 100% free, up-to-date database containing lessons, activities, and videos for life science courses. Useful for middle school, high school (Regular and AP/IB), and undergraduate classrooms.

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In this activity, students further explore the short film Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn, by working through the mathematical concepts behind George Beadle's claim that teosinte is the wild ancestor of maize.

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Empowering Educators. Inspiring Students. Real science, real stories, and real data to engage students in exploring the living world.

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A video sharing platform that allows you and your students to record responses and make discussion posts all on the website. It is great for students who prefer talking or have trouble writing.

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.

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Teaching with Inquiry | A student focused classroom

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Teaching with Inquiry | A student focused classroom

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A major problem with many classrooms across the country is that the students have very little agency over their learning. Teachers often feed them information that they are expected to remember and regurgitate when prompted. It is our student's best interest to change that old, archaic paradigm. Teaching with inquiry means that students not only learn the content but also how to learn our content. They are constantly active and thinking in class.

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Google Forms | Real time data and formative assessment 

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Google Forms | Real time data and formative assessment 

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Google Forms is a survey interface that is connected with Google Drive. You create questions and can make correct/incorrect responses as well as some small coding features. As the creator, you can also create spreadsheets of all responses ordered by who created them. In the classroom this can be used to quiz students or review material while getting all their responses in real time.

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You can use Google Forms to create online surveys and quizzes and send them to other people.

Step 1: Set up a new form or quiz

1. Go to forms.google.com.

2. Click Blank .

3. A new form will open.

Step 2: Edit and format a form or quiz

You can add, edit, or format text, images, or videos in a form.

Step 3: Send your form for people to fill out

When you are ready, you can send your form to others and collect their responses.

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You can use Google Forms to create online surveys and quizzes and send them to other people. Go to forms.google.com. Click Blank . A new form will open. You can add, edit, or format text, images, or videos in a form. When you are ready, you can send your form to others and collect their responses.

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Here is a link to the Science and Engineering Practices for your convenience. Always connect your lessons/content to these in some way.

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The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems. The NRC uses the term practices instead of a term like "skills" to emphasize that engaging in scientific investigation requires not only skill but also knowledge that is specific to each practice. Part of the NRC's intent is to better explain and extend what is meant by "inquiry" in science and the range of cognitive, social, and physical practices that it requires. Although engineering design is similar to scientific inquiry, there are significant differences. For example, scientific inquiry involves the formulation of a question that can be answered through investigation, while engineering design involves the formulation of a problem that can be solved through design. Strengthening the engineering aspects of the Next Generation Science Standards will clarify for students the relevance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the four STEM fields) to everyday life.

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The practices describe behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems. The NRC uses the term practices instead of a term like "skills" to emphasize that engaging in scientific investigation requires not only skill but also knowledge that is specific to each practice.

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(I am Georgia certified. Sorry for the bias!) Linked is all of the K-12 Science standards for Georgia. It is important to keep your lessons relevant with the standards for consistency's (and your bosses') sake!

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On June 9, 2016, the State Board of Education approved the K-12 Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for Science. The K-12 Science GSE were​ implemented during the 2017-2018 school year following a full year of teacher training.

On July 18, 2019, the State Board of Education approved the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for the following high school science courses: Astronomy, Botany, Ecology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Forensic Science, Geology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Meteorology, Microbiology, Oceanography, and Zoology. These Science GSE courses were implemented during the 2020-2021 school year.

*New: Science Instructional Resources

​​​​​​GaConnects is a new one-stop-shop site for Georgia educators built to provide quick access to GaDOE educational resources, Georgia Standards, data dashboards, professional learning, and GaDOE applications. GaDOE SuitCASE and GaDOE Inspire are two featured applications to support classroom Instruction. Click on "GaConnects Preview" in the SLDS for access, or go to Inspire (gadoe.org)​.

Georgia Standards of Excellence

K-5

6-8

9-12

​Communication

To join a science email list to receive updates and newsletters from the science program, please send a blank email to one or more of the following email addresses below:
Science K-5: join-science-k-5@list.doe.​k12.ga.us Science 6-8: join-science-6-8@list.doe.k12.ga.us Science 9-12:
join-science-9-12@list.doe.k12.ga.us​

Professional Learning

Visit the GaDOE science website for professional learning opportunities, resources, and other information.

GaDOE has launched a new platform to provide the opportunity for science teachers, leaders, and GaDOE staff to share thoughts and resources. Meet the wonderful virtual specialists from around the state that we are working with to lead​ groups. To get started, visit the GaDOE community website, select Create an Account and follow the prompts. Navigate to the Groups section and join the groups you are most interested in. We look forward to connecting!​

​ PLC Science in 3D​

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Science Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

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On June 9, 2016, the State Board of Education approved the K-12 Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) for Science. The K-12 Science GSE were​ implemented during the 2017-2018 school year following a full year of teacher training.

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Grading individual work is very simple. When you add one or more people to an assignment, however, it rapidly amplifies the complexity of grading. There are several strategies and considerations that can/should be accounted for while creating group assignments.

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All of the basic principles of assessment that apply to individual students' work apply to group work as well. Assessing group work has additional aspects to consider, however. First, depending on the objectives of the assignment, both process- and product-related skills must be assessed. Second, group performance must be translated into individual grades, which raises issues of fairness and equity. Complicating both these issues is the fact that neither group processes nor individual contributions are necessarily apparent in the final product. Thus, instructors need to find ways of obtaining this information.

The general principles described in the next few sections can be adapted to the context of specific courses.

Assess process, not just product.

If both product and process are important to you, both should be reflected in students' grades - although the weight you accord each will depend on your learning objectives for the course and for the assignment. Ideally, your grading criteria should be communicated to students in a rubric. This is especially important if you are emphasizing skills that students are not used to being evaluated on, such as the ability to cooperate or meet deadlines.

Ask students to assess their own contribution to the team.

Have students evaluate their own teamwork skills and their contributions to the group's process using a self-assessment of the process skills you are emphasizing. These process skills may include, among others, respectfully listening to and considering opposing views or a minority opinion, effectively managing conflict around differences in ideas or approaches, keeping the group on track both during and between meetings, promptness in meeting deadlines, and appropriate distribution of research, analysis, and writing.

Hold individuals accountable.

To motivate individual students and discourage the free-rider phenomenon, it is important to assess individual contributions and understanding as well as group products and processes. In addition to evaluating the work of the group as a whole, ask individual students to demonstrate their learning. This can be accomplished through independent write-ups, weekly journal entries, content quizzes, or other types of individual assignments.

Ask students to evaluate their group's dynamics and the contributions of their teammates.

Gauge what various group members have contributed to the group (e.g., effort, participation, cooperativeness, accessibility, communication skills) by asking team members to complete an evaluation form for group processes. This is not a foolproof strategy (students may feel social pressure to cover for one another). However, when combined with other factors promoting individual accountability, it can provide you with important information about the dynamics within groups and the contributions of individual members. If you are gathering feedback from external clients - for example, in the context of public reviews of students' performances or creations - this feedback can also be incorporated into your assessment of group work. Feedback from external clients can address product (e.g., "Does it work?", "Is it an effective design?") or process (e.g., the group's ability to communicate effectively, respond appropriately, or meet deadlines) and can be incorporated formally or informally into the group grade.

Grading Methods for Group Work
Instructor and student options for assessing group work.
Example of Group and Self-Assessment Tool

( download .pdf | download .doc)

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Assessing Group Work - Eberly Center - Carnegie Mellon University

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All of the basic principles of assessment that apply to individual students' work apply to group work as well. Assessing group work has additional aspects to consider, however. First, depending on the objectives of the assignment, both process- and product-related skills must be assessed.

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RubiStar is a website that easily creates rubrics for efficient and measurable grading.

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RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

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iRubric | Another Rubric creating website

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iRubric | Another Rubric creating website

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Linked is a slightly different rubric creation tool for your convenience.

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iRubric: The only free rubric builder and assessment tool. Working with rubrics has never been easier. Build, Assess, Share, and Collaborate using our intuitive tools.

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PhET is a database of hundreds of free simulations for students to explore.

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Over 1.1 billion simulations delivered

160interactive simulations

97language translations

3001teacher-submitted lessons

Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 1)

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 1)

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Approaching student learning with a growth mindset opens the possibility of improvement and success for all students. Attached here and below are a few articles on the topic.

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ww2.kqed.org-Beyond Working Hard What Growth Mindset Teaches Us About Our Brains

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 2)

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 2)

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ww2.kqed.org-Growth Mindset Clearing up Some Common Confusions

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 3)

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Growth Mindset | Rational Optimism (Article 3)

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ww2.kqed.org-Why Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help Us Learn

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Escape Rooms | A virtual game that helps students think critically

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Escape Rooms | A virtual game that helps students think critically

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The concept of an escape room is easy: solve the puzzles, collect clues get out. In a virtual setting you can create one using Google Slides. Attached is a guide to do so,

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How to Build a Digital Escape Room Using Google Forms — Bespoke ELA: Essay Writing Tips + Lesson Plans

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Digital escape rooms are super popular in classrooms right now because they are highly engaging for students across content areas and skill levels. Escape rooms can be done physically with lockboxes, but sometimes, it’s much easier to make them digital through Google Forms. Digital escape rooms ca

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The educational world revolves around Zoom currently. Attached is a guide for hosting a Zoom meeting.

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Overview

Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants.

The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording. The host must assign a co-host. There is no limitation on the number of co-hosts you can have in a meeting or webinar.

Co-hosts do not have access to the following controls as they are only available as host controls in a meeting:

Start closed captioning and assign someone or a third-party to provide closed captioning

Start live streaming

End meeting for all participants

Make another participant a co-host

Start breakout rooms or move participants from one breakout room to another

Start waiting room (co-hosts can place participants in waiting room or admit/remove participants from the waiting room)

Co-hosts also cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to be able to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host.

Prerequisites

Host permission in the meeting, or co-host permission (set by the host)

Zoom desktop client for macOS, PC, Chrome OS or Linux

Zoom mobile app for iOS or Android

The host controls will appear at the bottom of your screen if you are not currently screen sharing.

Security: Access in-meeting security options.

Manage Participants: Opens the window to manage participants and invite others to join the meeting.

Polling: Allows you to create, edit, and launch your polls. The options to create or launch polls will open up the Zoom web portal in your default browser.

Share Screen: Start sharing your screen. You will be able to select the desktop or application you want to share. When you are screen sharing, the controls will appear at the top of your screen, but you can drag it to another location.
Screen Share controls (click ^ next to Share Screen): Select who can share in your meeting and if you want only the host or any participant to be able to start a new share when someone is sharing.

Chat: Access the chat window to chat with the participants.

Record: Start or stop a cloud or local recording.

Closed Caption (only available to the host): If you have enabled closed captioning for your account, click here to access the closed caption options.

Breakout Rooms (only available to the host): Start breakout rooms.

More: Clicking on More will give you access to additional options.

End (only available to the host): Display the following two options.

End Meeting for All: End the meeting for yourself and all participants.

Leave Meeting: Leave the meeting. You will be prompted to assign a host so that the meeting can continue.

The host controls will appear at the bottom of your screen if you are not currently screen sharing.

Security: Access in-meeting security options.

Manage Participants: Opens the window to manage participants and invite others to join the meeting.

Polling: Allows you to create, edit, and launch your polls. The options to create or launch polls will open up the Zoom web portal in your default browser.

Share Screen: Start sharing your screen. You will be able to select the desktop or application you want to share.
Screen Share controls (click ^ next to Share Screen): Select who can share in your meeting and if you want only the host or any participant to be able to start a new share when someone is sharing.

Chat: Access the chat window to chat with the participants.

Record: Start or stop a cloud or local recording.

Closed Caption (only available to the host): If you have enabled closed captioning for your account, click here to access the closed caption options.

Breakout Rooms (only available to the host): Start breakout rooms.

More: Clicking on More will give you access to additional options.

End (only available to the host): Display the following two options.

End Meeting for All: End the meeting for yourself and all participants.

Leave Meeting: Leave the meeting. You will be prompted to assign a host so that the meeting can continue.

The host controls will appear at the bottom of your screen.

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Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of a Zoom meeting, such as managing the participants. The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording.

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Using breakout rooms in Zoom is an excellent way to create small group activities and discussions.

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Powtoon allows you to create workable animations relatively easily and effectively. Useful to give students as a video guide for difficult concepts!

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Powtoon | Create Awesome Videos Yourself

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Powtoon gives you everything you need to easily make professional videos and presentations that your clients, colleagues, and friends will love! No design or tech skills are necessary - it's free, easy, and awesome!

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Using Objects in the Classroom | Modeling and visualizing 

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Using Objects in the Classroom | Modeling and visualizing 

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Objects are an excellent tool to aids students in applying content knowledge. Additionally using physical models can better explain concepts to students.

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3D Printing | An aid for concept modeling and more

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3D Printing | An aid for concept modeling and more

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3D Printers are are an excellent tool for student inquiry and making models for student learning. Attached is a link to a guide for 3D printing.

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Welcome to 3DPI"s Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing. Whether you are new to 3D printing technology or just looking to close a few knowledge gaps, we're glad you stopped by. By now, most of us have heard, at some level, about the potential of 3D printing. But with this guide we are offering insights into the history and the reality of 3D printing - the processes, materials and applications - as well as measured thoughts on where it might be heading. We hope you'll find this to be one of the most comprehensive 3D printing resources available, and that no matter what your skill level is, there will be plenty in here to meet your needs.

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The Free Beginner's Guide - 3D Printing Industry

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Welcome to 3DPI"s Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing. Whether you are new to 3D printing technology or just looking to close a few knowledge gaps, we're glad you stopped by. By now, most of us have heard, at some level, about the potential of 3D printing.

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Logger Pro is a lab software used to graph and calculate data in real time. A demo of the software is attached.

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The demo version of Logger Pro is fully functioning. The demo is version 3.16.2 and good for 30 days.

About Logger Pro

Logger Pro is our flagship data-collection and analysis application for Windows and Mac computers. Learn more about Logger Pro software.

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Documentation Documentation Documentation Documentation The demo version of Logger Pro is fully functioning. The demo is version 3.16.2 and good for 30 days. About Logger Pro Logger...

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Vernier, the developers of Logger Pro, have several instruments/products to improve your labs and classrooms. A product list is attached here.

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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

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TI-Nspire | Using Calculators in Science

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TI-Nspire | Using Calculators in Science

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Using a graphing calculator is an excellent way to connect to other disciplines in your classroom. A guide to Texas Intrument calculators is attached.

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Many classrooms are equipped with a Smart Board. Attached is a guide to aid in your use of one.