NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Stations Digital Interactive Notebook
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If you’re looking for a rich, quality NGSS lab station activity with worksheets and a digital notebook option to introduce and/or reinforce the Science and Engineering Practices SEPs to middle or high school students whether during remote/distance learning or while in person, then this is the perfect resource for you! Students rotate through 8 stations/tabs to become familiarized with the SEPs in which they engage in the practice to start to learn how it is used to build scientific knowledge.
****NEWLY ADDED! A Google Slides digital interactive notebook version of this product is included with this purchase (link to the notebook is located in the PDF)!!!! It's 2 products for the price of one! This product has also been updated to include all 8 practices and can even be downloaded as a PowerPoint presentation! Check out the video previewhere!
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Real world scenarios are included at each station to make them explicit and meaningful. Some stations require short student experiments while others involve asking questions, using data to make observations, analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.
----->Click here for the elementary grades 3-5 version! NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Activity for Grades 3-5
----->Click here for a Crosscutting Concepts Activity with digital interactive notebook: Crosscutting Concepts Stations Activity.
This simple-materials resource (see materials list below for each station, no materials are required for the interactive notebook except for a computer and internet access) is crucial in exposing students to these practices at the beginning of the year so that they may recognize them throughout their learning experiences to develop their ideas, support them with evidence, reflect, and ultimately deepen their understanding of the natural world. If you’re new to the NGSS, this activity will even help YOU understand them better! Options for extension activities and trendy labels to print and display the SEPs on a bulletin board are also included! No prior knowledge of the SEPs or of the topics of the stations is required although it may be helpful! Download the preview and check it out! !
Students should not be assessed on their ability to define the science and engineering practices in isolation. Rather, students should start to recognize which practice they are using to understand the disciplinary core ideas while making see connections to the crosscutting concepts. The more comfortable students get with engaging in these practices, the more they will be able to build scientific knowledge. This is the value of exposing students to the SEPs at the beginning of the school year. The recommended time is about 8 minutes per station (for interactive notebook it is about 2-3 tabs per class period) and then time to review the stations as a class. Students could also use leftover time at a station to go back and finish another! It generally takes two-three class periods to complete the activity and review. The materials for each station are simple, easy-to-gather and listed below.
Stations Overview:
NOTE: The interactive notebook version of this activity includes all needed materials/resources in the slides!
1. Asking Questions and Defining Problems: Students squeeze a plastic water bottle with water and a ketchup packet inside (Cartesian Diver) to ask questions about the phenomenon of the packet rising and sinking. More info here: Cartesian Diver Materials: plastic water bottle filled with water and an unopened, fast food ketchup packet (interactive notebook doe s not require this, it provides a video link to a demo)
2. Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions: Students look at a data table of increased Lyme disease reports over the last 20 years to construct an explanation of why and to develop a solution (idea or tool) using simple materials to attempt to solve the problem. Materials: simple classroom materials such as paperclips, construction paper, toothpicks, etc.
3. Planning and Carrying Out Investigations: Students plan and conduct an experiment to prove that two objects of varying masses fall at the same rate. Materials: balance, two common objects of varying masses (tennis ball/ping pong ball, marble/foil ball, book/pencil)
4. Developing and Using Models: Students read through examples of models and answer questions. Materials: globe or other 3D replica as an example of one kind of model to display, images (provided)
5. Analyzing and Interpreting Data: Students read through an experiment conducted on sizes of Koi and the sizes of their habitats, analyze the data, and construct a graph of the data. Materials: rulers, graph paper (not necessary), sample graph that can be used as differentiation (provided)
6. Engaging in Argument from Evidence: Students read information about the corpse flower and critique two students’ arguments. Materials: Image of Corpse Flower (provided)
7. Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking: Students read through the results of an experiment conducted to see what happens to the rate of melting snow when a coat is put over something cold such as a snowman. They name mathematical tools used and analyze the data to observe patterns and draw conclusions. Materials: laboratory tools such as a calculator, graduated cylinder, beaker, etc.
8. Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information: Students read about the importance of reading, understanding, and critiquing science information and watch a three minute YouTube video on reliable sources to answer questions. Materials: Computer/internet access to view a video:
Included in this resource:
- Student lab sheets
- Link to Interactive Notebook file
- “For the Teacher” Section with tips
- Trendy Labels of SEPs to print and display
- Simple Materials List for each station
- Ideas for Extensions
- Answer Keys
- Philosophy on why introducing the SEPs are necessary
- Links to more info on the SEPs
- Images
If you’re looking for full page copies of all 3 dimensions of the NGSS to use as your objectives, you can find them here: NGSS Objective Board Labels. Making your daily objectives clear without giving away anything is very important! It’s a method that I use in my classroom: Defining Daily Learning Goals
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