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Cul$va$ngyourEnglishVocabularythroughSTEMAc$vi$es
KevinJ.Spence
WebinarGoals• DefineSTEMEnglishandexaminehowitrelatestoother
keyEnglishlanguageteachingconcepts
• DemonstratehowtouseInquiry-basedInstruc$ontoteachSTEMcontent–especiallyvocabulary
• Explorehowtoapplyvocabularylearningstrategiesintheclassroom
ScienceTechnologyEngineeringMath
STEMEnglish
WhatisSTEMEnglish?
STEMEnglishisalsoreferredtoas STEMM(Science,Technology,
Engineering,Math,andMEDICINE)
STEAM(Science,Technology,Engineering,theARTS,andMath)
WhatisGeneralEnglish?
WhatisEnglishforSpecificPurposes?
EnglishforSpecificPurposesisalsocalledESP
Let’stakeapoll!
STEMandESP-SimilariJes
• STEMScience,Technology,Engineering,andMath
• ESPEnglishforSpecificPurposes
Let’stakeapoll!
STEMEnglishisdifferentfromGeneralEnglish
Greekwords LaJnwords
OtherexamplesofGreekorLaJnwordsinEnglish
Bio–life
Autobiography–abookaboutaperson’slifewriNenbythatpersonBiology–thestudyoflifePhotobiology–thestudyoflight(photo)andlife
Rept–tocrawl
Reptile–cold-bloodedanimalwithscalesthatoOencrawlsCrept–tocrawl(pasttense)Surrepti1ously–todosomethinginasneakyway,likeacrawlinganimal
Geo–oftheearth
Geology–thestudyofthehistoryoftheearthGeography–thestudyofphysicalfeaturesoftheearthGeopoli1cal–interna$onalrela$ons(oftheearth)
Source:AmericanHeritageDic$onary,FreeDic$onary
STEMLesson-HydroponicsandVocabulary
VocabularyAcJvityHowtomakeafoldablevocabularybook
VocabularyAcJvityHowtomakeafoldablevocabularybook
Helpstudentswriteintheirnewvocabularyfoldable!
Greekprefix Greek
root
Prefixmeaning
Rootmeaning
Helpstudentswriteintheirnewfoldable!
Drawapictureoftheword
Alistofrelatedwords(hydro-)
Alistofrelatedwords
(-ponics)
AeroponicsGeoponicsAquaponics
Yournewfoldablevocabularypageiscomplete!
Aeroponics
Geop
onics
Aqua
ponics
WhatisContent-basedInstrucJon?
• Meaningful
• Relevantcontent
• Contextual
• AuthenJcmaterials
MoreaboutContent-basedInstrucJon
DosomethingwithEnglish
WITHTASKS
MoreaboutContent-basedInstrucJon
5StepsforCreaJngInquiry-basedInstrucJon(The5E’s)
1.ENGAGE
2.EXPLORE
3.EXPLAIN
4.ELABORATE
Adaptedfrom:Na$onalAcademyofScienceNa$onalScienceEduca$onStandards(1996)
5.EVALUATE
1.ENGAGE
• Curiousstudents
• Backgroundknowledge
• PersonalconnecJons
• Visualaids
1.ENGAGE-ACTIVITY
K-KNOW W-WANTTOKNOW
L-LEARNED
Localvegetables
Whatareusefulwordstodescribehydroponics?
Kindsofagriculturaltechniquesinmycountry
1.ENGAGE-ACTIVITY
2.EXPLORECooperaJveLearning• InvesJgate• Observe
Funwaystogroupstudents
1.Passoutadifferentcoloredpieceofpapertoeachstudent
2.Directstudentstodifferentcornersoftheroom
Funwaystogroupstudents
Pink–stalksGreen–stemsBlue–leavesYellow–roots
Makeawordwall Helpstudentsgroupwords
Brainstormalistofwords
verbs
PRESENTCONTINUOUS
growingSIMPLEPAST
found
ACADEMICWORDS
submerge
administered
suspended
2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY
Helpstudentsgroupwords–makeawordwall
nouns
nouns
?????
?
2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY
HydroponicsHydro-water
ponics–towork,tolaborHydrate
RehydrateDehydrateHydraJon
2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITYMakeaGraphicOrganizer
• Readthetextwithstudents• Helpstudentsselectwordstheydon’tknow
Newvocabulary
misJngsubmergeaeroponicsreservoireliminate
hNp://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hydroponics
2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY
3.EXPLAIN
• Teacher-directed
• IntroducescienJficandtechnicalinformaJon
• Clarifystudents’misconcepJons
Direct(explicit)instrucJon
3.EXPLAIN
3.EXPLAINUseauthenJcmaterials,suchasthisarJclefromOpenSourceEcology
QUICKTIP!
CommonPrefixesandSuffixes–GroupWords
SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
-ion acJon,condiJon hydraJon
-ic quality,relatedtoscience
hydroponic
SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
-ate tocausetobe hydrate
PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
re- againandagain rehydrate
de- remove,separate dehydrate
NOUNS
VERBS
3.EXPLAIN–Reviewwordbeginnings/endingswithstudents
Notdis-un-mis-im-in-
“Indoor growing in a greenhouse greatly reduces losses to pests.”
Graves,M.August,D.&Mancilla-Mar$nez.(2013).TeachingvocabularytoEnglishlanguagelearners.NewYork:TeachersCollegePress
3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext
3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext DEFINITIONCLUES
autotroph
SOURCE:Biologyonline.org
Manyorganismscannotproducetheirownfood,unlikeautotrophs.(CONTRAST)
Autotrophsareorganismscapableofnourishingthemselves.(DEFINE)
auto-self
troph-tonourish
SYNONYMCLUES
tegmentum
teg-cover
ment-referstomindorbrain
SOURCE:Biologyonline.org
Thetegmentum,withmanylayersof$ssuetwis$ngunderthecranium,provideduswithan
excellentmedicalexampleforclass.
3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext
PROBLEMS
• Impor$ngseafood• Notenoughfoodforfish• Soybeanshortage
SOLUTIONS
• Savingnaturalresources• Aquacultureresearch
3.EXPLAIN–UsingCriJcalThinking
4.ELABORATE
4.ELABORATE-ACTIVITY
Designatourismbrochure CreateaninstrucJonmanual
4.ELABORATE-ACTIVITY
Interviewalocalfarmer
Createarecipeusinglocalproduce
5.EVALUATE
INFORMALEVALUATION FORMALEVALUATION
brochure
observaJon
vocabularyacJviJes
report
test
quiz
Theexperimentincludedtheideaofphototropismbecauseasthesunemerged,theplantdirecteditselftowardthelight.
Phototropism
Let’stakeapoll!
Phototropism:AnewSTEM-relatedvocabularylesson
Content-basedinstrucJon
Gathercri$calvocabularyrelatedtoTropism(content-specific)Studentsdosomethingwiththenewvocabulary
Inquiry-basedInstrucJon(5Es)
Engage,Explore,Explain,Elaborate,Evaluate
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AuthenJcMaterials
-Sciencetextbook-Videos-Newsar$cles
VocabularyNotebook–asecondway
VocabularyNotebook–asecondway
Foldthecorner
Writeasentenceincontext
Providemanywaysforstudentstoencounterwords(rich,deep
contexts)
Definewordparts
List
synonyms
Phototropism
Designandconductanexperiment
Materials• 1smallcontainer• 2rubberbands• 1smallwildplant• 1napkin• Water• Classroomshelf• 2piecesofplas$c
AdaptedfromLoeschnig,L.V.(1996).Simpleearthscienceexperimentswith
everydaymaterials
Phototropism
CreatealabreportwithyournewSTEM-relatedvocabulary
LABREPORT
• Title• IntroducJon• Hypothesis• Materials• Procedures• Results• Conclusion
Title:EffectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegetaJon
IntroducJon:
Hypothesis:
Materials:
Procedures(Experiment):
Results:
Conclusion:
Academicwords-excessive-vegeta$on
GeneralEnglish-toomuch-plants
Objec$ves,purpose,Why?
Explana$on,theory
If…thenstatements
Title:Effectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegeta$on
IntroducJon:
Hypothesis:
Materials:
Procedures:
Results:
Conclusion:
Listofitems(soil,nutrients,container)
UseadverbsofJmetoday,later,aOer,
frequently
UseadjecJvesFirst,second,third,
etc.
Unitsofmeasurement
Kilogram
Describethesteps
Title:Effectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegeta$on
IntroducJon:
Hypothesis:
Materials:
Procedures:
Results:
Conclusion:
-Accordingto…-Myresultsindicate…-conclude-idenJfied
Asummary;veryshort
Sharesthefindingsoftheexperiment
Giveyourselfahand!
You’vesuccessfullyhelpedstudentslearnnewSTEM-related
vocabularythrough:
Content-basedInstrucJon,Inquiry-basedInstrucJonandvocabularyacJviJes!
Let’stakeafinalpoll!
Thankyou!
Cul$va$ngyourEnglishVocabularythroughSTEMAc$vi$es
Sources• AmericanHeritageDic$onary:hNps://ahdic$onary.com/
• BiologyOnline:biologyonline.com
• Graves,M.,August,D.,&Mancilla-Mar$nez,J.(2013).TeachingvocabularytoEnglishlanguagelearners.NewYork,NY:TeachersCollegePress.
• Loesching,L.V.(1996).Simpleearthscienceexperimentswitheverydaymaterials.NewYork,NY:SterlingPublishers.
• Na$onalAcademyofScience.Na$onalScienceEduca$onStandards.(1996).hNp://www.nasonline.org/?referrer=hNps://www.google.com/)
• OpenSourceEcology-Hydroponics:hNp://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hydroponics
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