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The Difference Between Science and Engineering and Why It Matters for Your Teaching
There are three dimensions to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): The science and engineering practices (referred to as “practices” or SEP) The disciplinary core ideas (DCIs) The crosscutting concepts (CCCs). When it comes to the science and engineering practices, there are slight differences between the two that make a big impact on the way you teach them in the
Our Complete Series On How To Use The 5Es In Your Classroom
Now that we’ve shared each phase of the 5Es with you, we wanted to do a final post that compiles all of our blogs for easy reference. In our series, we explored each of the phases of the 5Es and also shared some teaching strategies to help you implement them in your classroom. Overview i5Es Overview – How To
How To Use The 5Es Effectively – Teaching Strategies And Instructional Moves
The 5E instructional model helps teachers incorporate organic learning into their lessons. Because this is an instructional design model, the 5Es themselves are not taught to students (we have something else we use for students, which we will share with you in our next few posts). Here, we wrap up our series on the 5Es and share how you can
Elaborate – How To Use Elaborate In Your Classroom
The elaborate phase of the 5E instructional model is where your students compare their information with their peer’s information and then apply what they have learned toward other contexts and lessons. Think of elaborate as the opportunity for students to say more about what they’ve found and learned. What is the purpose of Elaborate? Because the concepts we teach in
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