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Information on a database of 3D rock and mineral samples

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Information on a database of 3D rock and mineral samples

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This is an NSF Funded Project through Kansas State University and West Virginia University.

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This is a fantastic article on 5E from one of the creators

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This is a fantastic article on 5E from one of the creators

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Guest Editorial: The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Personal Reflections and Contemporary Implications

by: Rodger Bybee

A widely used instructional model, the BSCS 5Es, has helped teachers approach instruction in a meaningful way that enhances student learning. The author, lead developer of the 5Es, provides an overview of the model and answers commonly asked questions on how it's best used and how it has relevance for lessons connected to the Next Generation Science Standards.

NSTA Press produces classroom-ready activities, hands-on approaches to inquiry, relevant professional development, the latest scientific education news and research, assessment and standards-based instruction.
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Guest Editorial: The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Personal Reflections and Contemporary Implications | National Science Teaching Association

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by: Rodger Bybee A widely used instructional model, the BSCS 5Es, has helped teachers approach instruction in a meaningful way that enhances student learning. The author, lead developer of the 5Es, provides an overview of the model and answers commonly asked questions on how it's best used and how it has relevance for lessons connected to the Next Generation Science Standards.

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lbschneider@smcm.edu
laurabethschneider213@gmail.com

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Mineral Properties for Grade 5 Teachers: Everything You Need to Know to Teach Them! 

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Mineral Properties for Grade 5 Teachers: Everything You Need to Know to Teach Them! 

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Exploration of mineral properties using scientific tools. Session covers how to teach minerals in a 5Es (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) investigation. Learn strategies for making your own classroom kits.

Takeaways: Participants will learn: 1. strategies for how to teach 5E hands-on science investigations that are NGSS focused; 2. about mineral properties and how to use them to identify common rock-forming minerals; and 3. how to select materials to create mineral kits to use with students.

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What should be included in a mineral kit?

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What should be included in a mineral kit?

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This list explains why I select certain minerals to include in lessons.

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What samples are needed for a mineral kit

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This is meant to assess prior knowledge on minerals and address the misconception that one mineral cannot come in a variety of colors. The second part of the assessment is meant to bring relevance to students when they see that minerals are part of their everyday experiences.

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Challenge students to sort these mineral cards as many ways as possible. In doing this students are often discovering properties of minerals without knowing it. You will then reveal this in the Explanation section.

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The second link allows you to download a report titled: The BSCS 5e Instructional Model And 21st Century Skills

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These papers were commissioned for the Workshop on Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and the Development of 21st Century Skills. The workshop was convened by the Board on Science Education on February 5-6, 2009 in Washington, DC with support from the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education and the following members of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills: The National Education Association; SAP (no longer a member of the Partnership); the Pearson Company; Intel Corporation, Apple, Inc., and the Ford Motor Company Fund.

Opinions and statements included in the paper are solely those of the individual author, and are not necessarily adopted or endorsed or verified as accurate by the Board on Science Education or the National Academy of Sciences, including the National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, or National Research Council.

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These papers were commissioned for the Workshop on Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and the Development of 21st Century Skills.

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Lesson Plan Handout from The American Museum of Natural History 

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Lesson Plan Handout from The American Museum of Natural History 

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The first couple pages explain using 5E and it also gives a lesson plan which is structured using 5E

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One quick way to assess student knowledge of what is a mineral is a Frayer Model graphic organizer

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One quick way to assess student knowledge of what is a mineral is a Frayer Model graphic organizer

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Suggestions for how to assess planning and carrying out out a mineral investigation

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Suggestions for how to assess planning and carrying out out a mineral investigation

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Guides for students on mineral properties 

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Guides for students on mineral properties 

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If in a virtual setting instead of having students work with hands-on materials they can explore minerals using this game board instead. 

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If in a virtual setting instead of having students work with hands-on materials they can explore minerals using this game board instead. 

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Teacher information on mineral properties and how to define minerals. 

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Teacher information on mineral properties and how to define minerals. 

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Teacher Resources for Mineral Properties

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This would work with a virtual or hands-on investigation

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NSTA Engage Fall20 Minerals Presentation