Using the “Window” in Teaching Science Gary Carlin, CFN 603 917-714-7448 gcarlin@schools.nyc.gov

System of 4: The “Window” 1. Start Entry (Basic) Task Collect Information Open Opposite A 2. Opposite B 3. Closed Process/Thought Conclusion 4. Finish Most Challenging Task Next

Size: Estimate or Other Object Connection Observations Color: Major Shape: Outline Size: Estimate or Other Object Connection

Pictures Tell Stories 1. Always Start with Observations (see) 2. Explain the “Action” 3. Make a Connection 4. Ask a Question

1-Picture Story: Fluorescent Light Hg UV Absorptive Coating UV Radiation Noble Gas e- Red Y2O3 Green CeMgAl9O19 Blue BaMgAl10O17 White Light

O-A-C-Q Observations (O) Action (A) Connections (C) Questions (Q)

Object/Process … includes … … provides … … is important because … A Mature Forest Community … … includes … … provides … … is important because … … will most likely …

Object/Process … is … … contains … … often … … is involved in … Oceanic crust … … is … … contains … … often … … is involved in …

DDC: Define, Describe, Connect LE: Avian (Bird) Flu ES: Is the Earth Gaining Weight? Virus ------------------------- Earth Vaccine Dust Strain Asteroids Respiratory Tract Comets

Guided +Notes Power plan calls for windmills off beach Energy Fear

Connect Asbestos to … Mineral Fiber Exposure Risk/Threat

Conduct An Experiment Variable: Hypothesis: Procedure (• steps) Conclusion(s) Test Next:

An investigation was carried out to determine the effect of temperature on the rate of cellular respiration in yeast. Five experimental groups, each containing five fermentation tubes, were set up. The fermentation tubes all contained the same amounts of water, glucose, and yeast. Each group of five tubes was placed in a water bath at a different temperature. After 30 minutes, the amount of gas produced (D) in each fermentation tube was measured in milliliters. The average for each group was calculated. A sample setup and the data collected are shown below.

10 The diagram below shows a laboratory setup 10 The diagram below shows a laboratory setup. The rubber band holds filter paper across the base of the open tube to hold the soil sample. The tube was placed in the water as shown. The upward movement of water is represented by arrows. The height of the water that moved upward within the soil was measured. Students repeated this procedure using soils with different particle sizes. Results of the experiment are shown in the data table.

Humans Cause Change Human Activity Location Species Change(s)

13 In an area of Indonesia where the ocean floor is littered with empty coconut shells, a species of octopus has been filmed “walking” on two of its eight tentacles. The remaining six tentacles are wrapped around its body. Scientists suspect that, with its tentacles arranged this way, the octopus resembles a rolling coconut. Local predators, including sharks, seem not to notice the octopus as often when it behaves in this manner. This unique method of locomotion has lasted over many generations due to (1) competition between octopuses and their predators (2) ecological succession in marine habitats (3) the process of natural selection (4) selective breeding of this octopus species

Tell Me About the … Material(s) Object(s) People Process(es) Location(s) Time Problem Question

Old Man’s Loss Felt in New Hampshire FRANCONIA, N.H. — Crowds of visitors were drawn to Franconia Notch on Sunday to mourn the loss of New Hampshire’s well-known symbol — the Old Man of the Mountain granite profile. The 700-ton natural formation was just a pile of rocks after breaking loose from its 1,200-foot-high mountainside perch. It was unclear when the outcropping fell because clouds had obscured the area Thursday and Friday; a state park trail crew discovered the collapse Saturday morning. The famous mountain’s history dates millions of years. Over time, nature carved out a 40-foot-tall profile resembling an old man’s face, and it eventually became New Hampshire’s most recognizable symbol.

MC: Living Environment Organism Structure Material Location Process Event Definition Example Description Reason Result Comparison

MC: Earth Science Location Movement Process Action ESRT