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- Overview
- Lesson Preview
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- Background
- Learning Standards
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- Acknowledgments
- Version Notes
SciJourneys
How to Build Resilience in Science
Sponsored by:
This project is funded by IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
The Gist:
Help students sharpen their skills of inquiry and critical thinking and see that science is all around them! This student-centered, active learning unit helps students build resilience and growth mindsets as they approach scientific methods. Features 3 early career scientists!
Target Subject:
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Estimated Time:
Target Subject:
ScienceGrades:
6-8Estimated Time:
3 x 45min classes
Subject breakdown by standard alignments
Driving Question(s):
- Understand that how science works is diverse, dynamic, and requires resilience.
- Practices and approaches that scientists take are not distinct from, and often draw upon, skills cultivated through arts and humanities
Hook(s):
Students will build question webs, draw comics, create hypotheses, and plan studies, all based on their own interests. Supported by videos that feature exciting new research, crafted specifically to interact with this learning experience.
Keywords:
identityselfinterdisciplinaryempowerconnectionscientific method“Teach it in 15” Quick Prep
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How to Ask Better Science Questions
Indigenous ethnobotanist Rose Bear Don’t Walk demonstrates how scientists generate complex webs of higher-level questions.
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Materials for Grades 6-8
Handout (Lesson 1)
Teacher Worksheet (Lesson 1)
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Student Worksheet (Lesson 1)
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Steps & Flow
Materials for Grades 6-8
Handout (Lesson 2)
Worksheet (Lesson 2)
Steps & Flow
Connection to Research
In Lesson 1, students hear a little about Rose Bear Don't Walk's ethnobotany research. She is currently a PhD student at Montana State investigating the cultural connections between Salish communities and their food crops through time.
Research Background
Resources relate to Rose Bear Don't Walk's work (ethnobotany/ethnobiology): Scientific Papers
This Galactic Polymath Learning Chart illustrates the areas of knowledge covered. This lesson targets Science, but it helps teach national learning standards in 4 subjects:
- Common Core Math; Common Core ELA; Next Generation Science (NGSS); and College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Social Studies Standards. In total, there are 7 standards across US grade band(s): 5-6, 7-8.
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Dimension: Science & Engineering Practices
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Major Release Beta
0.2.0 Lesson 1 alpha posted
May 2, 2024
0.1.0 Unit initialized
October 05, 2023