Session 1 Focus Question: How can we engage students in making sense of phenomena?

Prework

Please complete the following tasks prior to the first session of the institute on June 26, 2023. 

• Watch the Introductory Video

• Complete the PlantingScience Website Scavenger Hunt appropriate to your role:

  • Scavenger Hunt for Teachers

  • Scavenger Hunt for Scientists
     

• Fill the following Perceptions Survey appropriate to your role:

  • Perception Survey for Teachers

  • Perception Survey for Scientists

Session 1 Agenda and Resources 

Opening

• Team Formation

  • Cardinal Flower Session 1 Jamboard

• Introduction to the Phenomenon

• What is a Scientist Like?

• Identifying Student Preconceptions (Handout)

• Power of Sunlight (PoS) Module Introduction

  • Leaf Disk Infiltration Video

• STeLLA Strategies 1, 2, and 3

  • Strategy 1:Ask questions to elicit student ideas

  • Strategy 2:Ask questions to probe student ideas

  • Strategy 3:Ask questions to challenge student ideas

  • STeLLA Strategy Z-fold Chart

• Closing

  • Park Bench (last frame of the session 1 Jamboard)

  • Daily Survey

  • Asynchronous Session Team Planning

Asynchronous tasks:

TEAM TASKS:

Prior to the next session, complete the  following activities:

• Team Investigation (65 min)

Conduct the experiment for the Hands on with the Power of Sunlight activity: Spinach Leaf Disk Investigation

• Read through the entire procedure (Steps 4-19) before beginning. (SG p 13 - 17)

• Conduct your experiment and collect your data. 

• For the purpose of this workshop, we recommend 

  • that you work in groups of 2-3 (2 setups per team)

  • that everyone tries to do the leaf disk infiltration to become more comfortable with it. 

• Once you complete the investigation, work with your team members to complete the questions in Step 20.

• You will decide whether to do this investigation individually or simultaneously with your teammates in the asynchronous zoom room.

• We have allotted 65 minutes for you to complete this investigation including the time to answer and discuss the questions in step 20 with your teammates. 

INDIVIDUAL TASKS

• STeLLA Strategies (20 min)
  Read the descriptions for STeLLA Strategies1, 2, and 3 and complete the purpose and key features sections of the strategies chart. (see links above in the resources section)

  • Open and Read Student Thinking Lens Strategy 1

  • Open and Read  Student Thinking Lens Strategy 2

  • Open and Read  Student Thinking Lens Strategy 3

  • Complete the STeLLA Strategy Chart 
    (Make your own copy by clicking on File--> Make a Copy.)

• Complete the Session 1 Meta Moment (5 min)
  Reflect on today’s learning experiences in your journal:

  • What did you learn?

  • How did you learn it?

  • What do you want to be sure to remember as you implement the module?

  • Revisit your initial response to the focus question: How do we engage students in making sense of phenomena?

• Add questions to the Park Bench as needed