1. STEM Leadership Team November 5, 2013

2. Welcome! As you arrive, please form groups of 4-6 people. Help yourself to snacks and drinks. Make a name tent for yourself by folding a piece of paper in half, writing your name on both outside pieces, and writing your grade level and school on the inside.

3. Announcements Welcome! 2014 South Sound Science and Engineering Fair at PLU is on Saturday, March 22. Registration opens January 6, 2014. http://www.plu.edu/scifair Dates for STEM Leadership: 12/10, 1/7/14, 2/4/14, 3/4/14, 4/8/14, 5/6/14 & 6/3/14 all in the duet or the quad NGSS Leadership Team—Meets on November 14 I-Check training sessions: 11/13 & 12/11 register on the PD calendar Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/from-systems-inquiry-application- to-the-ngss/?sl=BkoSdFo=https://www.udemy.com/from-systems-inquiry-application- to-the-ngss/?sl=BkoSdFo Preparing for the MSP November 21 st Review/revise STEM Leadership roster Thank you to Amy Maarsingh, Maria Borgert, Rebecca Spikes, Joanna Croon

4. Learning Targets I can explain and describe how claims and evidence build conceptual understanding. I can describe and explain characteristics of strong scientific explanations. I can describe ways that scientific explanations help students learn about the natural world and engage in scientific inquiry practices. I can describe how my actions contribute to my effectiveness and success with those whom I work with as a STEM Leader.

5. Norms / Promoting a Spirit of inquiry / Pausing / Paraphrasing—revoiceing / Probing / Putting ideas on the table / Paying Attention to self and others / Presuming positive intentions / Promoting a Spirit of inquiry / Pausing / Paraphrasing—revoiceing / Probing / Putting ideas on the table / Paying Attention to self and others / Presuming positive intentions

6. Is it Matter? Uncovering Student Ideas in Primary Science – Complete individually – Talk to your group Construct a definition of matter Which ideas will students struggle with? Why?

7. Investigate! Question: How strong is a bag of air? You will construct a model of an air bag – see Directions for Building an Air Bag. Choose items that you will test and make predictions. Record your observations on Handout 1 – Air Bag Investigation. Conclusion-- Challenges???

8. STOP! Can you lift a person?

9. Constructing Scientific Explanation How strong is a bag of air? – Surprises? – Conclusion match your predictions? – What did you notice? – What evidence did you collect that about the strength of air bags? What properties of air are connected to this investigation? Compare ideas with group Gallery Walk – Constructing new ideas

10. Constructing Scientific Explanation Individually construct a scientific explanation that answers the question—How strong is a bag of air? Compare your explanations in a group of 4. Create a group explanation and representation that answers the question-- question—How strong is a bag of air? Post Charts--

11. Gallery Walk Find a partner to take a Gallery Walk to review the scientific explanations. Both partners complete the question template as you walk. Find another partner to share your ideas. Switch again

12. Constructing Scientific Explanation What challenges do you think students have with this type of writing? Discuss at your table, then if You have time discuss the Other questions as well--

13. Now what do you think? How has your thinking changed since you wrote your scientific explanation and representation? Explain. Have your ideas about air as matter changed? Why or why not?

14. Importance of Scientific Explanations “Put in Your 5 Cents” What are the importance and benefits to students in using scientific explanations? Discuss: “Importance of Scientific Explanations”

15. Take a Break!!

16. Why Should I care? Engineering Design Task Think about what you now know about air as matter. Work in your groups to design an engineering task – Sketch – Share Connections to FOSS

17. What Do Effective Leaders Do? 1.Read individually. 2.Discuss various leadership roles that STEM leaders could take within a school site. 3.In your notebook, write 1-2 leadership roles you are willing to commit to for the 2013-14 school year around Science and STEM.

18. Learning Targets I can explain and describe how claims and evidence build conceptual understanding I can describe and explain characteristics of strong scientific explanations I can describe ways that scientific explanations help students learn about the natural world and engage in scientific inquiry practices I can describe how my actions contribute to my effectiveness and success with those whom I work with as a STEM Leader

19. 5 Dimensions Think about the work that we did tonight... Think about---  connections to 5D  ideas you will try in your classroom  ideas you will share with a colleague

20. Homework Read Chapter 2 Exit Card