Inside the Box
Unknown Dimension
Building a Unit
Acronyms
5E's
100
A statement that combines practices, core ideas, and crosscutting concepts together to describe how students can show what they have learned
What is a Performance Expectation?
100
Cause and Effect
What is a cross cutting concept?
100
The first step in developing a unit is bundling these
What are the Performance Expectations?
100
PE
What is Performance Expectation?
100
This is how you "hook" the students.
What is "ENGAGE?"
200
The three dimensions of NGSS used to form the performance expectations
What are DCI's , Cross Cutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices?
200
Forces and Motion
What is a Disciplinary Core Idea?
200
Key attributes of designing this second step are: authenticity, relevance to life situations, collaborative work, and the full spectrum of thinking, skill, and rigor
What is Culminating Performance Task?
200
DCI
What is Disciplinary Core Idea?
200
This is where students conduct and design investigations.
What is EXPLORE?
300
The three dimensions of NGSS used to form the performance expectations
What are Disciplinary Core Ideas, Cross Cutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices?
300
Stability and Change
What is a cross cutting concept?
300
Always Student Task 1, it elicits conversations that engage the students and bring the real world application of the content and concepts to life
What is Anchoring Event?
300
SEP
What is Science and Engineering Practice?
300
Students may explore further questions by applying what they learned.
What is ELABORATE?
400
A statement that supplies examples to the performance expectation.
What is a clarifying statement?
400
Analyzing and interpreting Data
What is Science and Engineering Practice?
400
Memorizing vocabulary, "knowing" facts, "cookbook science" vs. Being a scientist or engineer and carrying out investigations.
What is the difference between old and new standards?
400
MS-ESS
What is Middle School Earth and Space Science?
400
Student argue using evidence gathered.
What is EXPLAIN?
500
The place where other standards in the Next Generation Science Standards or in the Common Core State Standards that are related to a particular standard are found
What is a connection box?
500
Earth and Solar System
What is Disciplinary Core Idea
500
A tool to assist teacher in identifying the content, concepts and skills that students will need to meet the demands of the Culminating Performance Task and the bundled standards
What is a concept map?
500
5 LS2
What is the performance expectation for grade 5, life science #2?
500
Students assess their own knowledge and skills and the teacher evaluates student progress to guide their instruction.
What is EVALUATE?
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