Science & Engineering Practices
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Rubrics
A variety of rubric types including checklists, learning scales, or single-point rubrics.Â
This collection includes 4-point scales for each of the practices.Â
Ready-To-Use SEP Graphic Organizers
See them ALL in Google Drawing and PDF format at the Bozeman Science website: thewonderofscience.com/graphicsÂ
Here are a few favorites...Â
SEP All-In-One "Cheat Sheet"
Teacher Question Prompts, Student Actions, and Graphic OrganizersDesigned by Brent Enerva
Modeling:
Models and Their Limitations (sentence starters, question prompts)
"The Modeling Toolkit" a how-to with examples
Models and Modeling: An Introduction by Ambitious Science Teaching
Claim - Evidence - Reasoning:
CER Handout with sentence starters, rubric, sample by Annika Goodin
3 Levels of Scaffolded CER Prompt by Annika Goodin
CER Peer Review Form by Kate Richards
Sample Chem CER’s by Val Vitkauskas
Intro CER Practice PearDeck by B. Enerva
Video
Writing a scientific explanation
Asking Questions:
Driving Question Board how-to, examples, classroom video from OpenSciEd
More Driving Question Board examples from Inquiry Hub
Obtaining, Evaluating, & Communicating Information
Integrating Literacy Strategies into Science Instruction - Classroom videos from the American Museum of Natural History:
Paraphrasing while reading, to check whether you understand the text
Summarizing scientific text, the next step beyond paraphrasing
Interactive read alouds, with turn-and-talk for making meaning of text
Interactive reading guides, an "Evidence Thinking Tool," and leveraging partner talk
Vocabulary instruction with reading, phenomena first, and constructing definitions
Engineering:
Engineering Design Graphic Organizer by Todd Linke