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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

ED Surge

Unfortunately, as long as there are rigid requirements for graduation, teachers’ most precious resources — time and energy — will be devoted largely towards those requirements instead of preparing our students as best we can for life after graduation.

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Paper Bobsled: STE(A)M Olympics-Related Lesson

User Generated Education

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system [Grades 6-8] Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the motion energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

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PHENOMENAL Food Webs: Teaching the 5th grade NGSS food webs standard with a focus on keystone species

The Science Penguin

In 5th grade, students need to use models to show that energy in animals’ food was once energy from the Sun. NGSS 5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun. You might hint that it is an animal. .

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How Did We Get Here? The Tangled History of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

By 1807 the term “energy” had been introduced, but the question remained of whether it could in any sense globally be thought of as conserved. It had seemed for a long time that heat was something a bit like mechanical energy, but the relation wasn’t clear—and the caloric theory of heat implied that caloric (i.e.

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Assessing My First Semester of ‘Ungrading’

ED Surge

They were eager to get back to normal (whatever that means) and I credit that desire with bringing much of the extra energy into our class. They learn about the subtleties of mathematical argument by presenting to each other in class. I just had to help them on their way. So, what did I notice about learning?

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Shifting to Student-Centered Instruction

STEM Discovery Education

At this point, constructive arguments are based on evidence, which enriches students’ understanding of the concepts. Shifting to a student-centered classroom increases student achievement and introduces fresh, newfound energy to classroom interactions. Gathering and analyzing data and information. Refining models and explanations.

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The Best Books and STEM Challenges to Teach Kindergarten Earth Science

Carly and Adam

Animal Architects Read Aloud STEM Challenge by Carly and Adam Challenge: In this Kindergarten STEM Challenge , students use what they learn about the environment to create an argument. Students will conduct a plant and animal investigation and make a picture of what animals need using evidence to support their argument.