Course Content
This is what NGSS stands for.
What is Next Generation Science Standards?
This individual proposed and studied growth and fixed mindset in children
Who is Dr. Carol Dweck?
A material or object that produces a magnetic field.
What is a magnet?
The state of matter of clouds
What is liquid?
One of the parts on a bird, insect, or bat that move up and down and allow it to fly
What is a wing?
Refers to an individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.
What is self-efficacy?
These are the 5E's of the teaching model that is widely used in science teaching and learning.
What are engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate?
The two types of forces (as seen in class) that can change the motion of objects
Commonly known as air, is the layer of gases retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet.
What is the atmosphere?
Refers to the disappearance of the last individual of a kind of organism. It generally occurs as a result of changed conditions where the basic needs are not met.
What is extinction?
Frequent active homework, problem-based learning, concept maps, and cultural diversity teaching, are all known to impact ______ ________ (Hint: 2 words)
What is Synaptic plasticity?
Component of the Lesson Plan that is characterized as being observable behaviors and measurable
What are objectives?
Known as anything that has mass and takes up space. All solids, liquids and gases are made of ________.
What is matter?
The state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm.
What is weather?
Encompasses the surroundings or conditions of all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.
What is the (natural) environment/habitat? Maybe also accept nature??
As a young kid he was offered a job at a museum; as an adult he proposed the stages of development for learners.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
What is an Axon?
This is needed to change the movement of an object by speeding up, slowing down, stopping or changing direction.
What is Force?
Mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life. Most of it is found in the uppermost layer of the Earth's crust.
What is soil?
Part of the plant which main function is to make food (through photosynthesis)
What is a leaf?
Understand, appreciate, and enjoy, are verb examples which can be used when writing this section of the lesson plan.
What are goals?
These are the 3 content areas in the Ohio Science Learning Standards addressed in this course
What are Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth and Space Science?
Is defined as a measure of how much matter is in an object.
What is mass?
Finite resource, such as natural gas, coal or oil, which cannot be replenished in a short amount of time.
What is Non-renewable energy?
Preserved physical traces of past living things (e.g., shells, bones, leaves, tracks, imprints, eggs)
What are fossils?