Developing & Using Models by April https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr SEP Note Catcher--Dept. Chairs en-us 2023-04-04 19:01:14 UTC 2023-05-01 19:10:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Students create the models, not step-by-step directions. Revise the model throughout the unit. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550691939 2023-04-11 20:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550691939 Student -lead learning sslloyd08 https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550692692 Having students to practice developing models helps them to see the importance of how science is always changing and can be modified. Models help students to practice high-inquiry learning skills and it is beneficial for all students with a wide range of learning levels. The practice of models is not about a right or wrong final answer but rather seeing how students connect the concepts we teach them with a physical product that they took the initiative to create rather than the teacher spoon feed them the steps. ]]> 2023-04-11 20:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550692692 Develop a model that shows what happens with uncertain and less predictable factors. jkdavis4 https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550693484 2023-04-11 20:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550693484 36 students in each class https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550693772 The challenge is the large class sizes and little/no prep time between classes. I love inquiry-based learning with models, but supplies are limited because the number of students. ]]> 2023-04-11 20:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550693772 A-ha https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694200 I was struggling to see how this would actually work in practice until I clicked on the related link http://www.mtscienceducation.org/toolkit-home/scientific-engineering-practices/developing-and-using-models/activity-1-syringe-and-plunger/ and saw that a teacher provided physical object can then lead to the students creating a "model" to propose an explanation of the phenomenon observed. ]]> 2023-04-11 20:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694200 Conceptual Model kgasper https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694305 Are - clear, shared, external, analogy
Types - structural (model of DNA), behavioral (how air interacts with an airplane wing), functional (like lines of magnetism)
Examples - diagram, replica, analogy, mathematical, simulation


]]> 2023-04-11 20:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694305 It seems like a lot of the resources given to us on the county planner are digital resources and not as many are built for in classroom use. We need more good resources with these kind of SEP practices made for our specific standards. Most of the material we get is either extremely vague or not super useful. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694439 2023-04-11 20:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694439 Use and construct models as a way of representing ideas and to explain. jkdavis4 https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694959 2023-04-11 20:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550694959 There are different types of models that can be used for different situations, but they are all concrete: diagrams, replicas, analogy, simulations, and mathematical that can be used- so a variety. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695283 2023-04-11 20:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695283 I loved that the video gave real examples of tools to use that will allow students to create models using simulations. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695362 2023-04-11 20:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695362 Models should be dynamic or subject to change and should not only happen at the end of a unit. They should be a progression throughout a unit for students to modify as they gain understanding. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695531 2023-04-11 20:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695531 Another challenge is that tools such as, Discoveryed are added for the school year and a lot of lessons are planned around that, then this year, it was removed without prior warning. https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695594 2023-04-11 20:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695594 Models https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695967 Have students create the models based on their own thinking and not based on what the teacher provides. 
Have students build on/edit their models throughout a topic ]]> 2023-04-11 20:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550695967 Model guidelines https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550697404 Modeling should be dynamic, changing as learning is acquired. Before beginning, there could be some must-haves as a basic list for all to include, which doesn't include vocabulary.]]> 2023-04-11 20:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2550697404 Models-analogy https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2566190998 Students should be able to create their own models of concepts. For example, in our cell organelle unit, we have the students create models with analogies for each organelle. The students get super creative with this model and remember their own analogies the most, which helps them with their long-term memory. ]]> 2023-04-24 19:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2566190998 Models and Student Created hbenoit9 https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2570781193 Reading through the materials it was nice to see all the different approaches on models and student work. What stood out to me was this quote "models are internal, personal, idiosyncratic, incomplete, unstable, and essentially functional. They serve the purpose of being a tool for thinking with, making predictions, and making sense of experience." 

]]> 2023-04-27 18:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2570781193 A model can be figurative or literal https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2574122281 We had a university group facilitate a STEM activity to design a time-released medication (Ss had to apply knowledge of homeostasis in digestion and circulatory system) using a wiffle ball and other materials. This was a figurative model that allowed students to explore and problem solve. Models can also be a literal interpretation of a concept, allowing Ss to practice diagrams and vocabulary.]]> 2023-05-01 19:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2574122281 https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2574125599 - Models don't always have to be a physical entity. 
- The "Use" elemnet is just as important as "Construct" ]]> 2023-05-01 19:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alcumbo/eqaord0878nmiezr/wish/2574125599