HS Physics Teacher Padlet Discussion Board by NGSS Partnership Series https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi Throughout the NGSS Virtual Crash Course, discussion prompts will be posted as column headings in this space. Please respond beneath the appropriate prompt, and feel free to show your colleagues some love by liking or commenting on their posts! en-us 2021-08-25 20:22:47 UTC 2023-03-12 20:28:06 UTC hello@padlet.com I used to think that it was necessary to give explanation of the topic, specially difficult ones, but now I see that it is important guide students to make them reach their own conclusions and become autonomus https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1708394253 2021-09-01 00:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1708394253 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1710430456 I used to think that only one of the dimensions was important and the other were "optional". Now I think that the three dimensions are important to help students make sense of phenomena! ]]> 2021-09-01 17:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1710430456 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1711157160 I used to think that the teacher was supposed to guide inquiry and discussions in the classroom. Now I think that the teacher presents some core concepts and ideas and students are the ones pushing the lesson forward.]]> 2021-09-02 00:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1711157160 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1713829119 2021-09-02 23:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1713829119 Do the HLA genes of a person influence the severity of COVID-19 infection? elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716234751 I would sequence the HLA genes of all the people who tested positive in both cruise ships. Then I would look for the most common HLA alleles in asymptomatic patients and in symptomatic ones. The results could explain immunogenetic vulnerability or protection against viral infection. It would also be interesting to sequence the genes of non-infected individuals in the ships.]]> 2021-09-04 01:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716234751 Nora Mercado https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716328793 Now I know teachers have to give students the opportunity to model their ideas about the phenomena, students will formulate questions about the phenomena so they will be able to research them, instead of us asking questions with 1 answer, developing critical thinking]]> 2021-09-04 03:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716328793 Nora Mercado https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716351289 2021-09-04 04:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716351289 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716841748 2021-09-04 20:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716841748 ngsspartnership https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716955073 Breakdown this Performance Expectation into even smaller learning targets for each dimension:
HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. 

SEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Data
DCI - Newton’s second law accurately predicts changes in the motion of macroscopic objects.
CCC - Cause and Effect]]> 2021-09-05 01:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1716955073 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717749916 I always thought that the teacher was the protagonist of the classes and that the students should only follow him, now I think it is important that the student is autonomous and self-regulated.]]> 2021-09-05 20:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717749916 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717758190 2021-09-05 20:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717758190 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717759277 They differ in that the NGSS obtained all possible approaches to the sciences while other standards such as the Colombian ones do not have such a clear generality.]]> 2021-09-05 20:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1717759277 Adriana Aguilera https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1719945742 I used to think that projects or investigations should be focus on one specific topic. Now I can create questions so students will be relating other different topics in their new investigation!! That was hard on my to set up a question that could make them work on a specific unit.]]> 2021-09-06 19:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1719945742 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1723144454 So far I find NGSS a lot clearer and more structured than other science standards. It is also more focused on getting students to generate their own understanding as opposed to just knowing facts about science that the teacher told them. For instance, if students are performing a lab and they get unusual results, what matters is how they interpret it and make sense of what happened. ]]> 2021-09-07 23:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1723144454 Covid Model Adriana A https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1725858856 Covid Model]]> 2021-09-08 19:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1725858856 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1728002205 I would run a census of the population of both cruise ships -much of this information is probably already available in the cruises' files.
I would then see if there is a correlation between the vaccinated passengers and wether they were symptomatic or not. 
I could also compare the habits in the cruise ships and the amount of exposure between passengers. Find how much time in average passengers could have been expose to people that are not part of their travel group.]]> 2021-09-09 13:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1728002205 Roberto Segura https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732077011 I used to think that us as teachers had the last word with our students...
Now I think that we as teachers must guide the students in order for being them who developed the concepts and ideas.]]> 2021-09-11 01:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732077011 Roberto Segura https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732480454 2021-09-11 11:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732480454 Type of vaccine vrs being symptomatic and asymptomatic robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732599298 I will make an investigation on the types of vaccines and if this influence in being symptomatic or asymptomatic.]]> 2021-09-11 13:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1732599298 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1734031953 SEP- students will receive data about a group of kids riding a bike. They will have to organize it in a table that includes the mass of the kid, the amount of energy needed to ride the bike 10 m/s and the size of the bike (which is the same for all kids). 

DCI-Students will predict the amount of force needed to ride the bike at a speed of 10 m/s based on the mass of the child riding it.

CCC-What is the relationship between mass and acceleration that you observe in this dataset? How could explore this relationship in a different situation? 
]]> 2021-09-12 18:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1734031953 HS-PS2-1 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1734096018 I chose this video that I got from the Georgia Science Teachers Association. I liked it because it is relatable and simple which gives teachers room for exploring different aspects of Newton's laws. ]]> 2021-09-12 19:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1734096018 Edgar Castaño: MS-PS2-2: Forces, Mass and the Motion of an Object. https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737511740 car crashes I chose vehicle accidents because it allows us to broadly establish the intentionality of the performance expectation in the dimension of the DCI.]]> 2021-09-13 22:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737511740 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737539609 I used to think that a step by step solution of problems was a better way of instructing than regular lectures, but now I see we can do best if we let students come up with their own investigations and start forming their learning from them.]]> 2021-09-13 23:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737539609 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737561885 I will create a matrix with 4 quadrants writing down cruise 1 and cruise 2 on one axis, and possible causes for asymptomatic or symptomatic in the other.
Then write in each quadrant the possible causes to the effect of being symptomatic or not.
So after classifying them the students could research any cause to see if it leads to the possible consequence.]]> 2021-09-13 23:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737561885 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737635436 One investigation that coud be conducted is about the distribution of people around the ship. 
Size of rooms vs the number of people in them. 
Common areas.
Find some correlations and tests for independence of variables.]]> 2021-09-14 00:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1737635436 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1741074029 The tool I used was the Wonder of Science Lesson Screener. I believe that the lesson that I screened (one of mine) needs some work but some NGSS elements are present. 

My reasoning is that it requires students to figure something out, the CCCs are present in the assessment as well as the DCI and SEPs. However, since there is no anchoring phenomenon in the unit, the lesson does not help students understand it more. The problem with this lesson is that it is a “stand-alone” lesson more than a cohesive part of a unit.]]> 2021-09-15 00:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1741074029 Robert Glass https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743726252 I used to think that students needed to understand that science is a library of knowledge, a process of discovery and a way of looking at the world. Now I hope that NGSS gives me a better framework for organizing all of that. (because I usually did it a scattershot kind of way)]]> 2021-09-15 18:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743726252 Robert Glass https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743796322 I would create a model that compare the following of the two ships: The total passenger populations, the total indoor volume and the total outdoor area. Then there would be an analysis of the proximity that passengers had to each other over time (plotted on x-time, y-proximity). ]]> 2021-09-15 19:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743796322 Abby McGee https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743815059 I used to think that content came first and foremost, and science skills were just a nice add-on that helped in the acquisition of knowledge. Now I think that the content provides material with which students can develop and practice invaluable thinking/reasoning skills that will stick with them for their entire lives (even if they forget that a = F/m). ]]> 2021-09-15 19:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743815059 Robert Glass https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743953795 Question:  What were the age distributions of people on the two cruise ships?

We would simply look at the ships records and cross reference that with the agencies ticketing information to get a table of the number of people on each ship organized by age. We would then find mean, median and mode for each. Then we will take the differences in age and compare them to the differences in rate of developing symptoms between these two samples and see if their is a statistically significant correlation.]]> 2021-09-15 20:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1743953795 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1744353183 I have used in a superficial way de CCSS for mathematics.
And the equivalent for Mexico's Education Secretariate
But watching the videos in this section has made me change the way I interpret the standards and how they work in the macroscopic level of the study plan.]]> 2021-09-16 01:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1744353183 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1744523121 SEP - Student are in charge of designing a safe bungee jump attraction. Writing a report in all the aspects needed to make it fun, safe and cost effective.

DCI - Students study the concepts of energy conservation, potential and kinetic energy, and kinematic variables like displacement, velocity and acceleration.

CCC - The concepts of change and relationship are studied as potential energy changes into kinetic and how this is related to the changes in position and velocity.]]> 2021-09-16 02:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1744523121 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1746800397
HS-PS2-3 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

Crash test dummy. Allows to study the content of momentum and collisions while being relevant to highschool students that are normally starting to drive cars and possibly choosing engineering careers in the near future]]> 2021-09-16 18:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1746800397 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1747154026 I chose HS-LS1-1: Genes, Proteins, and Tissues and HS-PS4-4: Absorption of Electromagnetic Radiation.

I think that if I were teaching an anatomy unit about the integumentary system I could relatively easily connect skin, melanin, and genes to waves, electromagnetic radiation, DNA rupture, and disease.]]> 2021-09-16 23:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1747154026 elenapachecomtz https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1747239307 I would like to try this one out. The Through Task Course website has many science units and they include the material with which they teach them. I feel that it is an easy way of trying NGSS out in the classroom and see how it goes. ]]> 2021-09-17 00:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1747239307 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748655909 I chose: HS PS2-1 Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration and HS PS2 - 3 Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.

These PEs I can relate enormously trying to establish the fundamental conditions on the motion of bodies and trying to build generalizations that allow the application of Newton's laws in our lives.

]]> 2021-09-17 13:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748655909 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748677804 i would like to try https://thewonderofscience.com/storyline out.
With this tool I can differentiate the difficulties of my students in the different moments of the instruction, which will allow me to be more effective in the accompaniment process with my students.]]> 2021-09-17 13:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748677804 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748750972 The tool I used for vetting was the: https://www.nextgenstorylines.org/high-school. This allows me to analyze phenomena through a staggered and staged process.
My reasoning is that it requires students to be self-regulated and to know where they are in the entire history of their learning. Being able to place them in a specific stage allows me to carry out feedback processes more effectively]]> 2021-09-17 13:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748750972 Edgar Castaño https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748779554 SEP - Students will analyze a data table that has as a variable the mass of different bodies and the accelerations that each one experiences when the same force is applied to them.

DCI - Students will determine a generalization associated with what is observed in the table, they must understand the relationship of proportionality between the variables: mass and acceleration.

CCC - Students will establish the conceptual relationship between the concepts of mass, acceleration, and force, building the generalization through the principle of cause and effect.]]> 2021-09-17 14:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1748779554 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750585693 I have not used before standards that were so clear about the crosscutting concepts that students will hopefully be addressing, which help a lot with planning transversal learning opportunities. This enhances collaboration between science and other areas, providing learning experiences that can be easily related to real world situations: they become more engaging and worthwhile for students.]]> 2021-09-18 15:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750585693 Monica Florez monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750642267 I used to think that independent exploration and research from students would come after teaching basic content. However, now I see that students conducting investigations, solving problems, and engaging in discussions can happen from the get go with teachers’ guidance ]]> 2021-09-18 16:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750642267 monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750697426 2021-09-18 17:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750697426 Distribution of passengers monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750769704 To answer question related to keeping safe distance and controlling not having crowded areas in the ship.

Investigation to gather data regarding the distribution of passengers for the common areas and activities planned in the cruise during different times of the day, and the distribution in room accommodation.

]]> 2021-09-18 19:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1750769704 I think that NGSS are deifintely similar in the content (DCI'S) and the SEP's since they are basically associated with laboratory time. The CCCS's are what I see is missing, it provides a different way of thinking. https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1751970566 2021-09-19 16:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1751970566 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752299781 I used the NGSS Vetting tool.
It is easy and very fast to fill. Yet it contains all the basics in order to review the lesson or unit is touching the 3 dimensions of the NGSS planning and execution.

]]> 2021-09-19 19:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752299781 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752415651 SEP: I can collect and interpret data from an accelerated motion.
DCI: I can predict the acceleration of a moving object knowing its mass and the net force applied on it.
CCC: I can describe the relationship among the net force on an object and its acceleration.]]> 2021-09-19 21:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752415651 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752524522 HS-PS1-3 I chose gecko feet as an example of intermolecular forces. These are everywhere at our school! It sparks curiosity and it will also help us address the PE.]]> 2021-09-19 23:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752524522 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752569473 The tool I used for vetting was the NGSS Vetting Tool. In evaluating the lesson I found I could do a better job at using phenomena to drive learning. 
We also tried to pay attention to all 3 dimensions and we are still struggling to include CCC in the assessments.
We have done a better job than before at including SEP throughout the unit.

]]> 2021-09-20 00:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752569473 Robert Glass https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752730566 The NGSS standards are similar is what is being covered. However, there is much more emphasis on integrating the ideas through best practices and the cross cutting concepts. The idea seems to be that our students can see how everything they learn is connected. Maybe they can also learn how to see those connections better as well.]]> 2021-09-20 02:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752730566 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752792897 HS-LS1-6 Formation of Carbon-Based Molecules + HS-PS1-2 Simple Chemical Reactions

A good example of how atoms bond are organic molecules: these are made of only a few elements, with the same type of bonds and are part of living organisms and biological processes. When bundling these domains, there are many possibilities to chose engaging phenomena that can be related to students lives.]]> 2021-09-20 03:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1752792897 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755584030 One way tu bundle a couple of PE is using the following standards to address the topic of greenhouse effect in the atmosphere.

Creating a model that calculates the power intake from the sun and then changing parameters like albedo (depending on the part of the planet) or the absorption by the atmosphere.

HS-PS3-1


Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known. (Systems and System Models)


HS-ESS2-4


Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of earth’s systems result in changes in climate. (Cause and Effect)
]]> 2021-09-20 23:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755584030 Juan J. Salas https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755601001 I would love to try this investiation for the topic of waves in IB Diploma Physics. It sounds fun and also contains information in the unit regarding waves.
To read it complete a suscription is needed, so I need to sort that out first. Yet it sounds like a fun way of engaging the students, it uses a phenomena that captures attention (rainbows) and makes a perfect excuse to learn to use difraction gratings.]]> 2021-09-20 23:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755601001 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755661015 I used to think that using Socratic Practice in Physics was unique, now I see that we all must do something like this in or Science classrooms. I use to think in Physics as the Philosophy of Nature as Newton wrote in Principia...]]> 2021-09-21 00:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755661015 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755664891 Alike: learning objectives
Different: NGSS has Crosscutting Concepts, Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas]]> 2021-09-21 00:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1755664891 NGSS robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757215730 NGSS are different with the standards I use, they provide a better guidance and are student centered. I like the way they guide the lesson and specially that they provide cross curriculum ideas.]]> 2021-09-21 13:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757215730 Roller Coaster robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757361060 SEP: Students will design a roller coaster, they must establish  the highest point, a point in the middle and lowest point. And determine at which points they have the maximum and minimum velocity and acceleration. 
DCI- Students will apply law of conservation of energy, potential and kinetic energy, acceleration, and velocity.
CCC- Students will study cause and effect of height vrs velocity and height vrs acceleration, also explore the relationship between mass vrs velocity and mass vrs acceleration. ]]> 2021-09-21 14:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757361060 HS-PS2-2: Conservation of Momentum robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757681839 I choose this phenomena because it is directly related with conservation of Momentum and it look challenging for students.]]> 2021-09-21 15:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1757681839 The tool I used robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758084591 was the NGSS Vetting Tool, I found it easier to apply and more practical to analyze the lessons.
It showed me that my lesson needed some adjustments in order to become a 3D model, I was missing relevant context for students.]]> 2021-09-21 18:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758084591 PE's robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758487095 I choose HS-PS2-2: Conservation of Momentum and 

                HS-PS2-3: Reducing Force in Collisions Device

Because this way students can apply Conservation of Momentum in designing objects with materials that can reduce the force during collisions.
]]> 2021-09-21 22:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758487095 robertoseguraponce https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758517226 I will like to try out  Why Do Some Things Get Colder (or Hotter) When They React? because I will like my students to use this kinds of reactions and find beneficial uses of them in some products.

 

]]> 2021-09-21 22:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758517226 Orlando Cigarroa ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758523309 I just to think that to conduct the class was better than to leave students to discover knowledge. Now I think that it is better that students discover knowledge and when fall outside tracks I am the safety net. ]]> 2021-09-21 22:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758523309 ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758561382 2021-09-21 23:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758561382 ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758561679 2021-09-21 23:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758561679 ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758628473 I think that the main difference is that Students can develop abilities along with the core concepts which is very important for me. On other standards the content is not taken into account which makes learning to be partially disconnected from the grade.

]]> 2021-09-22 00:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758628473 Mónica Flórez monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758660185 The NGSS are very different from other standards I have worked before because they do not focus on content but on skills the students gain. Some learning objectives have similar points, but the Crosscutting concepts, practices and core ideas are different.]]> 2021-09-22 00:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758660185 Using tracker software monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758707376 SEP: Students will use tracker software to get the velocity-time and acceleration graphs from videos of different masses moving down different ramps of different materials (for friction purposes) to determine how the net forces varies.

DCI: Students will apply graph analysis, to gather data and study the concept of net force, friction as well as kinematic variables like displacement, velocity and acceleration.

CCC: How does friction affect acceleration of the object? Compare what happens with the same object rolling down different ramps. What causes the objects to slow down even when rolling down a ramp?]]> 2021-09-22 01:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758707376 Do you weigh less in a descending elevator? monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758772134 I chose this phenomena because it directly relates to Newton's laws of motion and I believe will engage students from the start]]> 2021-09-22 01:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758772134 NGSS vetting tool monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758787990 I used the NGSS Vetting tool.
I find that it is very straight forward and fast to fill, and I believe it has all the basics in order to review if the lesson or unit is approaching the 3 dimensions of the NGSS.]]> 2021-09-22 02:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758787990 giant slingshot competition. ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758794818 SEP: students will be given materials to designa giant slingshot to shoot at a target acrossthe school aptio. This is a competition in teams. They will determine the dimention and specs of their device. time: 1 hour.

DCI: Students are allowed to use a protractor  (cellphone) to calculate inclination and initial speed through calculations of maximum distance. After 1 hour the objective will be placed and teams need to hit it. First team to complete 2 hits wins.

CCC: How you can use UALM formulas and correlations to calculate desires landing distances? How does friction affect your calculations? 

]]> 2021-09-22 02:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758794818 monica_florez_p https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758804035 HS-PS2-1: Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force of a macroscopic object, its mass and its acceleration
HS-PS2-3: Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate and refine a device that minimizes the force on a  macroscopic object during a collision

I chose these two because I believe that by studying collisions (CCC: cause and effect) students can link the concepts from Newton's laws of motion and the relationship between net force and it's acceleration. By designing a device that minimizes the force on an object during a collision, students MUST use their knowledge on net force and acceleration.


]]> 2021-09-22 02:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758804035 Physics vs Hollywood ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758827883 Every time I watch a scene like this it make me think that there should be a job in every production where a scientist is next to the director. Every time the director says -What if we make him/her/them jump and then- the scientist says: NO until I make the calculations. 

I found this short opener the best when talking about parabolic motion. Then this scene becomes very interesting during the whole unit. After seeing the unit students become always very proud of telling that they can apply for that job now.]]> 2021-09-22 02:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758827883 The modeling variables that describe the distribution ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758876520 I chose the differential equations that describe a viral infection in asymptomatic and symptomatic, in terms of the half life expectancy of Virus, infectous cells and Clearance. With this tool we can see that maybe viruses are behaving differently due to different mutations correlated to these parameters. ]]> 2021-09-22 02:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758876520 Vetting Tool ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758922202 I assessed my unit planner on Thermodynamics and found that I still need to work on my coherence and the relations between the 3d assesments ]]> 2021-09-22 03:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758922202 ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758939025 MS-PS3-2: Potential Energy of the System
and 

MS-PS3-2: Potential Energy of the System


When we go for : Construct and interpret graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass of an object and to the speed of an object.
We can actually related with the Potential energy equation by relating the position and speed graphs. In this way we can hit a CCC of relationships of systems and patterns 
]]> 2021-09-22 03:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758939025 ocigarroa https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758953384 I would like to try the following: https://www.openscied.org/instructional-materials/8-1-contact-forces/

because seems very fun and interesting to smash a used cellphone so everybody can see the result and analyze the sifferent effects on a very popular device like this one.]]> 2021-09-22 03:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1758953384 1.1 Reflection - "I used to think... Now I think..." https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759028639 Each performance expectation (PE) within NGSS incorporates the three dimensions presented in the Framework – most often they consist of one Scientific and Engineering Practice (SEP), one Crosscutting Concept (CCC), and one Disciplinary Core Idea (DCI). ]]> 2021-09-22 04:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759028639 Signficant numbers vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759039339 Having numbers to make a projection on the cruise data can help to understand better the cause/effect factors. ]]> 2021-09-22 04:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759039339 Key factor vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759041788 Question: How did the ages on both cruise ships affect people?

We would only check at the ship records and cross references, to generate a table of the number of individuals sorted by age with the agency ticketing the information. Then we'd discover mean, medium and fashion for each one. We next take age differences to determine if they are statistically significant in their association with the differences in the rate of acquiring symptoms between the two populations.]]> 2021-09-22 04:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759041788 How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759044987 The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are distinct from prior science standards in three essential ways. 

1) Performance. Prior standards documents listed what students should “know” or “understand.” These ideas needed to be translated into performances that could be assessed to determine whether or not students met the standard. Different interpretations sometimes resulted in assessments that were not aligned with curriculum and instruction. The NGSS has avoided this difficulty by developing performance expectations that state what students should be able to do in order to demonstrate that they have met the standard, thus providing the same clear and specific targets for curriculum, instruction, and assessment. 

2) Foundations. Each performance expectation incorporates all three dimensions from the Framework— a science or engineering practice, a core disciplinary idea, and a crosscutting concept. 

3) Coherence. Each set of performance expectations lists connections to other ideas within the disciplines of science and engineering, and with Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and English Language Arts. ]]> 2021-09-22 04:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759044987 Using tracker software vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759046531 SEP- pupils receive information on a group of children cycling. They have to put everything in a table which contains the boy's mass, the energy needed for cycling 10 m/s and the bike's size (which is the same for all kids).

DCI-Students will estimate how much force is needed to cycle at a velocity of 10 m/s depending on the child's mass.

CCC-What relationship do you see in this dataset between mass and acceleration? How might this relationship be explored in a new context?]]> 2021-09-22 04:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759046531 HS-ESS2-2 and HS-ESS2-7 vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759052348 I have been doing some independent research on Climate science and energy technology because they are some of the most rapidly changing science and engineering fields. It is a challenge to have the time and knowledge to find credible and up-to-date climate science and energy educational resources. The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) is a comprehensive source of high-quality, NGSS-aligned resources for grades K-16.


  1. Analyze data and graphs showing changes over time of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and temperature (HS-ESS2-7)
  2. Identify correlations between geologic, biologic, and impacts with the conditions of the oceans and atmosphere. (HS-ESS2-7)
  3. Model possible feedbacks between Earth's systems that create changes in the atmosphere and oceans. (HS-ESS2-2)
  4. Develop and present their findings regarding the mechanisms of change and the feedbacks. (HS-ESS2-2)
]]> 2021-09-22 04:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759052348 Most commonly used tool of evaluation. vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759056189 Various types of written tests are conducted throughout the academic session. Written tests are tests administered on paper or on a computer. Here students appearing for the written test have to provide answers by writing or typing in the space given or on a separate sheet.

In my classes, it is important to implement:

  1. Assessment of learning
  2. Assessment for learning
  3. Assessment as learning

The 6 types of assessments are:

]]> 2021-09-22 04:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759056189 vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759066108 Thematic units involve creating a series of integrated lessons for all content areas, reading, writing, math, science, etc. Creating review lessons, centers or activities is an excellent way to incorporate an engaging theme. Teachers should also consider students' interests when teaching a thematic unit.

In a coherent science education system, performance expectations help guide each element so it supports students as they broaden their understanding of crosscutting concepts and core ideas and expand their facility with the practices of science and engineering.

3-LS4-4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.*


3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.



]]> 2021-09-22 05:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759066108 vrhernandez291275 https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759069127 https://www.physicsclassroom.com/NGSS-Corner

This website claims to have a new section, the NGSS Corner assists teachers of Physics and Physical Science in aligning their curricula with the Next Generation Science Standards. Numerous resources are identified and their alignment with the NGSS is described.]]> 2021-09-22 05:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1759069127 Ivi Romero https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1760471218 I'm very excited to try some resources I found in "InquiryHub Chemistry". This one for example has a clear story for me on a topic that I'm not usually excited to teach, electricity. The sequence makes sense and complies with the NGSS requirements!]]> 2021-09-22 15:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ngsspartnership/fop39bcxp2vzi7oi/wish/1760471218