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Using Climate Change to Address the NGSS in Classroom Teaching: How TERC can Help
Tamara Shapiro LedleyTERC and CLEAN
Presentation for the Council of State Science Supervisors April 8, 2013
Why use climate change to help your students reach the bar set by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?
How can TERC help
How did climate change get incorporated into the Framework?
Initial drafts drew heavily on the 4 literacy documents – climate appears in all of them Ocean, Climate, Atmospheric Science, Earth Science In Earth Science – Climate is used as the ultimate example
of Earth systems During construction – emphasis on what was most
important Climate change and anthropogenic forcings on climate at
top of list Additional justification from large number of NRC
documents expounding on importance of climate change
How did climate change get incorporated into the NGSS?
In writing the standards large emphasis placed on Human-related content Incorporating aspects of engineering
Climate is a great vehicle for both of these Once clear that there would be an emphasis on
Earth system science at the high school level– Climate change perfect capstone topic as it integrates
everything– In emphasizing an Earth system science approach – no
better choice than climate change
Framework and NGSS3 Integrated Dimensions
Science and Engineering Practices Crosscutting Concepts Core Disciplinary Ideas– Physical Sciences– Life Sciences– Earth & Space Sciences– Engineering, Technology, and Applications of
Science
Science & EngineeringPractices - S&EP
Asking questions & defining problems Developing and using models Planning and carrying out investigations Analyzing and interpreting data Using mathematics and computational thinking Constructing explanations and designing solutions Engaging in argument from evidence Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating
information
Crosscutting Concepts - CC
Patterns Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation Scale, proportion, and quantity Systems and system models Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and
conservation Structure and function Stability and Change
Interdisciplinarity & Transferability
Learning progressions described in Framework – climate is imbedded from K-12 in all domains of science – not just specific domains
S&EP and CC not only cut across all of the Core Disciplinary Ideas they are also relevant in many other disciplines – outside the sciences
The skills students gain by having their curriculum address the S&EP and CC are transferable to many other careers
American College & University Presidents Climate Commitmenthttp://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/
665 signatories – find out which colleges and universities in your state have joined - http://rs.acupcc.org/
Preparation of your students to be successful in college – other students and faculty will be addressing this issue
Relevant to students regardless of their interests and eventual college and professional careers.
How Can TERC Help?
• Earth Exploration Toolbook• EarthLabs• Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness
Network (CLEAN)
http://serc.carleton.edu/eet
• 43 online activities that provide step-by-step instructions for– Accessing an online scientific dataset(s)– Accessing and installing an analysis tool– Conducting an analysis on some scientific concepts or issue
with that dataset
• Addresses NGSS Science & Engineering Practices and Crosscutting Concepts
• Won Science Magazine’s Science Prize for Online Resource in Education (SPORE Award) – Sept 2011
Teachers Guide: http://serc.carleton.edu/earthlabs Students Portal: http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs
• Laboratory Modules in Earth science – Each module has 5-9 labs, ~3 weeks long– Comprises the laboratory component of a High School capstone course in
Earth and Space science– Developing a teacher training other teachers modle for professional
development on integrating in the classroom
• Module Topics– Cryosphere and Climate - Hurricanes– Climate and the Carbon Cycle - Drought– Weather, Climate and the Biosphere - Corals– Earth System Science -
Fisheries• Addresses NGSS Science and Engineering Practices and
Crosscutting Concepts
National Science Digital Library’sClimate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
http://cleanet.org
CLEAN Portal
CLEAN Collection - Identifying and vetting a collection of >510 excellent teaching resources on climate and energy science – Grades 6-16 Learning Activities Visualizations Videos Short Demonstrations/Experiments
Teaching Climate and Energy Science Pages CLEAN Community
CLEAN Network (formerly Climate Literacy Network) Educators & Resource Developers Partner Networkshttp://cleanet.org/
CLEAN Collection
Resources selected to address Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for
Energy Education
Resources reviewed Scientific Accuracy Pedagogical Effectiveness Technical Quality/Ease of Use
Resources aligned with AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy National Science Education Standards to be replaced with NGSS NAAEE Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines for Learning
http://cleanet.org/clean/educational _resources
CLEAN Teaching Climate & Energy Science Pages
Pages are built off of the original climate literacy and energy literacy frameworks.
Provide summaries of each principle, possible challenges for educators, suggested pedagogic approaches for each grade level
Points to relevant teaching materials from the CLEAN collection.
http://cleanet.org/clean/literacy
CLEAN Community
• CLEAN Network (formerly Climate Literacy Network) – Includes individuals that represent a wide range of professionals and citizens who
are stakeholders in improving climate and energy literacy – Active listserv – [email protected]– Weekly Teleconferences – Tuesday 1pm ET
• Educators – – CLEAN Announcements listserv– Access to CLEAN Network
• Resource Developers– Information about CLEAN Review Process– Collection Gap Analysis– Access to CLEAN Network
• Partners – – Connection to CLEAN resources through CLEAN Widget, Syndication, and direct links.– Access to CLEAN Network
• CLEAN Facebook Page http://www.facebook.org/CLEANET
http://cleanet.org/clean/community
CLEAN Portal – http://cleanet.org Earth Exploration Toolbook – http://serc.carleton.edu/eet EarthLabs –
Teachers Guide:http://serc.carleton.edu/earthalabs Student Portal:http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs
Contact: Tamara Ledley Center for Science Teaching and Learning TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02492 [email protected] 617-873-9658