G3 M2: Strategies 6 and D Purpose and Key Features by https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc Content Representations en-us 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC 2020-06-08 21:46:37 UTC hello@padlet.com STRATEGY 6: Engage students in using content representations and models. abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746982 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746982 Purposes abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746983 To provide students the opportunity to imagine things that are difficult to observe firsthand in a classroom setting.]]> 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746983 Key Features abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746984 Students can: 
  • manipulate the model to identify how changes in one part of the system impact other parts of the system
  • generate or manipulate data using a model (such as a computer simulation)
  • use a model to test a prediction or explain phenomena
  • compare their model to reality and identify how it is like or unlike the thing they are studying to determine the usefulness and limitations of the model
  • create a representation to communicate their “mental model” to others
  • revise their models to better reflect actual data and observations.

Must deepen their understanding of relationships among components and how and why something works the way it does. 

May include analogies, concept maps, gif too!

]]> 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746984 STRATEGY D: Select Content Representations Matched to the learning goal. abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746985 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746985 Purposes abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746986 Content representations and models can help students make links between ideas to develop rich, interconnected, conceptual understanding of the science they are learning.]]> 2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746986 Key Features abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746987
  • Closely connected to the learning goal
  • Model/Representation:
    • is scientifically accurate
    • makes sense to students
    • does not introduce or reinforce misconceptions
    • does not distract students from the main learning goal with too many details or new terms
    • can be modified to improve its match to the main learning goal
    • engages students in scientific ideas
  • Helps students make sense of a science concept or phenomenon by making new connections, visualizing processes, or identifying cause-and-effect relationships. 

    • ]]>     2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746987     Noticings, Wonderings, Questions abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746989 - Models help students make connections and may help to clear up misconceptions
    - If students can manipulate something they may be better able to explain their thinking.
    -Students can internalize learning by creating their own models and and my manipulating/interacting with existing models.
    -Students need to wrestle, manipulate, modify models to make meaning
    -Model needs to be the "right fit" developmentally
    -Importance of being INTENTIONAL when we make decisions about the models we select

    -When you are selecting the model, do you always have to explain the limitations of the model or do we have the students explore the limitations? When is it better to explain to students and when do we want them to discover them?  (Analogy map)  If students can explain limitations, the more they likely understand the real thing.

    -The only thing that I am slightly struggling with is differentiating them.  When we were selecting the content representations, I kept coming up with activities that were engaging the students – not a tool used to explain a concept.  So I guess my question might be, how much involvement should the students have in the content representation?

    -How often is it appropriate to use content representations and models in the classroom? How can model usage be used in lower grades, like kindergarten?

    -Is there a reliable place to find accurate content representations and models? Ted Ed .gifs are good for showing processes, the wonder of science is a website that has resources that connect to standards/relevant phenomena, PhET has different models, simulations students can play around with


    ]]>     2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746989     Relationship between these two strategies abelcastro https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746991 Teachers select content representations/models and use them intentionally with students (D!).

    ]]>     2020-06-03 20:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/609746991     STUDENT THINKING LENS mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/615669031 2020-06-07 20:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/615669031 SCIENCE CONTENT STORYLINE LENS mollymleifeld https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/615678302 2020-06-07 20:30:10 UTC https://padlet.com/abelcastro/hmb73jwsv6sfyyrc/wish/615678302