Workshop 1 introduced inquiry teaching and constructivist learning pedagogy through hands-on science activities and snow and ice labs.
Objective: Inquiry, constructivism, wait time 1, wait time 2, and open vs. closed questions
ACTIVITY/LAB | PRESENTER | LINK |
Zoom Recording | Link to recording | |
Zoom Recording | Link to Recording | |
Rocket blast off–record with phone–photos, videos, slow motions | Louise | Rocket Keynote Rocket PDF Rocket PowerPoint |
Science Notebooks | Bill | Notebooks keynote Notebooks PDF Notebooks Powerpoint |
Rocket payload challenge-Notes in notebook–record with phone | Louise | See Rocket Blast-Off for link |
Synergistic Notebooks (quotes/symbol) | Bill | See Science Notebooks |
Interactive Eternal Verities–Inquiry/Constructivism /Wait time 1, Wait time 2 | Jim | Eternal Verities Keynote Eternal Verities PPTX Eternal Verities PDF |
ABC Summarizer | Jim | Reflection/Summarizer Activities |
Objective: Investigations; investigable questions. Science process skills, data suggests conclusions. Learning cycle, exploration and ABC.
ACTIVITY/LAB | PRESENTER | LINK |
Zoom Recording | Link to recording | |
Zoom Recording | Link to Recording | |
Warm-Up-thinking and remembering/Bloom’s | Jim | Warm-up Day 2 and Blooms (keynote) Warm-up Day 2 and Blooms (PPTX) Warm-up Day 2 and Blooms (PDF) |
Wheel of Inquiry/Rockets–moving from activity to inquiry–investigable questions | Louise | See Rocket Blast-Off for link |
Reading–during AM class–add questions to Google Doc | Google Doc | |
Learning Cycle Intro added onto wheel of Inquiry, Slider Snow Plows/Wheel of Inquiry | Bill | Slider Snow Plows (keynote) Slider Snow Plows (PPTX) Slider Snow Plows (PDF) |
Practice wheel with snow snow density activity? (month of year, days after snowfall, depth below surface, location (field, drift) temperature of snowfall, size of snowflakes, shape of snowflakes. | Bill | |
Summarizer | Jim | Reflection/Summarizer Activities |
Engineering vs. Science. Criteria and Constraints. Tube drop wu and ice keeper. Backward design lesson planning. Levels of Inquiry (magnets).
ACTIVITY/LAB | PRESENTER | LINK |
Zoom Recordings | Recording AM Recording PM | |
Construct Tube (Egg) Drop Device | ||
OMG Guest Speaker | See AM Recording | |
Egg drop (warm-up)/VIP Visitors | Jim | Egg Drop Key Egg Drop ppt Egg Drop pdf |
Icekeeper-Long haul Story–Engineering Store–set up and begin melt | Long Haul-Keynote Long Haul–PPT Long Haul PDF Long Haul Video | |
Levels of Inquiry–Magnets | Bill | Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (Key) Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (pdf) Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (PPT) |
Snow Plow Contest | Bill | See snow plow sliders (Wednesday) |
Check and quantify Icekeeper | Louise | See Long haul (12:00) |
Summarizer: ISBE | Louise | Summarizer ISBE (key) Summarizer ISBE (pdf) Summarizer ISBE (PPT) |
Planning Day-Develop lesson to teach in their student teaching experience
ACTIVITY/LAB | PRESENTER | LINK |
Zoom Recording | Recording | |
Warm-up: Creature Cards | Jim | Creature Cards Full set of 15 (PDF) Creature Cards Full set of 15 (Keynote) Creature Cards Full set of 15 (PPT) Warm-up Day-3 Creature Cards & Scaffolding (key) Warm-up Day-3 Creature Cards & Scaffolding (pdf) Warm-up Day-3 Creature Cards & Scaffolding (ppt) |
Backward Design lesson planning | Bill | Backward design (keynote) Backward design (pdf) Backward design (PPT) |
BREAK-Measure shadow–trace on paper | Lars/Bill | Curriculum and measurement (key) Curriculum and measurement (pdf) Curriculum and measurement (PPT) Shadows Curriculum Handout |
Assisted Planning | Louise, Lars, Bill, and Jim | |
Assisted Planning | Bill | Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (Key) Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (pdf) Magnets, Levels of Inquiry (PPT) |
Final Summarizer Celebration Video | Bill | Video Link |