Wednesday, May 09, 2018

STEM Units of Instruction Created by Buffalo State Undergraduate Science Teachers

4th Grade Unit Created by Katlin S.
During the spring 2018 semester, preservice science teachers in a science methods course developed 4 NGSS aligned science lessons that focused on the following Next Generation Science Standards practices:
(1.) Practice 1 Ask Questions
(2.) Practice 8 Communicate Information
(3.) Practice 3 Carry Out Investigations
(4.) Practice 2 Develop and Use Models

A few of the students have chosen to share their work.  In order to view their lessons, look at the comment section of this blog post; you will find links to folders of their STEM units.

Related Links
Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices (A Summary)

6 comments:

  1. This STEM unit was designed for 1st-grade students to help them understand the functions of a leaf.

    Link to a folder of lessons

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  2. Katlin Smith11:02

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11VX-dvI4iV8CXGpg_FzlT7yJjYkMNjSO?usp=sharing

    This is a lesson sequence designed for fourth grade students to discover how Beavers affect the living environment around them.

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  3. Tyler Boehm11:02


    This STEM unit was designed for 1st-grade students to help them understand the patterns of the sun in the sky.

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12UQeWAjhMFThqEQ0vxTFG9djx8WONc5g?usp=sharing

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  5. This STEM unit was designed for first grade students to help them understand why a baby monkey and its mother resemble each other. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/15TPzspH2XnonzlTFMmHxNmaUY8qONjmJ

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  6. Casey Garlick11:25

    This STEM unit was designed for second-grade students to help them understand how animals, such as squirrels, aid in the process of seed dispersal.

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWxcb4b0fq9y6QDHdTYwstPTqQmEGUR4?usp=sharing

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