1. Going WILD about DATA & GRAPHS! Middle Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Conference Feb. 1-2, 2013

2. Want to get in touch with us? Jennifer Meadows jrmeadows@tntech.edu Instructor in Curriculum and Instruction Specializing in Integrative STEM Education Leann Taylor fltaylor@tntech.edu Instructor in Curriculum and Instruction Specializing in Literacy

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5. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) 100 activities 50 for K-2 50 for 3-6 Designed around the new Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas

6. Why do I care about Science? or Language Arts? Real World Concepts into the Math Classroom More Retention through More Exposure Cross-Curricular Connections

7. 5E Instructional Model Students are allowed to experience a scientific concept before any direct instruction or vocabulary practice. Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Evaluate

8. Engage Spark interest and access prior knowledge

9. Explore Give students an experience with the concept

10. Explain Provide an opportunity for students to offer explanations of what they experienced in the explore phase & for the teacher to introduce vocabulary & refine student explanations

11. Elaborate Challenge students to apply new learning to new situations

12. Evaluate Assess student understanding of the concept

13. Let’s get WILD Giraffe Graphs By Melissa Stewart Grades K-2

14. Engage – Read the book asking questions along the way Explore – Homework finding graphs in print sources Explain – Students discussed their findings and the teacher gave direct instruction Elaborate – Class Tally Chart and Bar Graph with discussion Evaluation – Using the graphs created, students answered questions

15. Tiger Math By Ann Whitehead Nagda & Cindy Bickel Grades 3-6

16. Engage – Read the right hand pages of the book to the class Explore – Homework: Graphs in print and answer questions about them & then share Explain –Read the left hand pages of the book pointing out the features of the graphs Elaborate – Create graphs on real life data in groups Evaluation – Students create graphs and answer questions individually

18. The Great Graph Contest by Loreen Leedy Grades K-2

19. Collecting Data in Animal Investigations By Diana Noonan Grades 3-6