for student autonomy, relevance, collaboration with peers, and learning-by-doing."

so that they can be productively investigated; systematically analyzing and integrating data to serve as evidence to evaluate claims; and communicating and critiquing ideas in a scientific community are vital parts of inquiry. However, they tend to be missed when students are taught a scripted procedure designed to

obtain a particular result in a decontextualized investigation. Furthermore, these higher-level reasoning and problem-solving practices require a reasonable depth of familiarity with the content of a given scientific topic if students are to engage in them in a meaningful way. Debates over content versus process are not in step with the current views of the nature of science…. Science is seen as a fundamentally social enterprise that is aimed at advancing knowledge through the development of theories and models that have explanatory and

predictive power and that are grounded in evidence. In practice this means that content and process are deeply intertwined."(NRC, 2012b, p. 127)

1 per person: paper plate, penny, binder clip, paper clip, wood popsicle stick, pipe cleaner, scotch tape, small piece cardboard if possible (plate size), white card stock, rubber band, and straw

Shared material for card design: glue, scissors, exacto knife, tape, colored pencils, markers, pencils, crayons, recycled/scrape magazines/artwork

Specialty items enough for 20 people: Copper Foil Tape, LEDs, and 3V battery (see below for links)

1/4 inch x 55 yds Copper Foil Tape - (6mm x 50m) - EMI Shielding Conductive Adhesive

DiCUNO 450pcs(5 Colors x 90pcs) 5mm LED Light Emitting Diode Round Assorted Color White/Red/Yellow/Green/Blue Kit Box

Sony CR2032 Lithium Coin Cell 3V 20 Pcs

 

Links to a few of the general items include: 

 

Popsicle sticks

 

Pipe cleaners

 

Straws

 

I’m also placing them on the padlet, found at https://padlet.com/jjaz2co/hvws17scgnvt

Please don’t forget to check out our Facebook page at MULTI STEM if you’re interested. We mostly post relevant current events articles that can serve as the basis for PBLs.