To the MACS: Mastering the Art of Communication in Science

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To the Macs: Mastering the Art of Communication in Science

Please take a dot by the entrance door and place it on the Continuum

Chart to show your level of comfort.

How comfortable are you with technology in the classroom?

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

To the Macs.... Mastering the Art of Communication in Science

Carla and Terri Jo

Terri Johnsonterri.science@gmail.comwww.slideshare.net/terri.sciencewww.twitter.com/terri_science

Carla Johnsoncarlajohnson78@gmail.com

Bode Middle SchoolSaint Joseph School District

Saint Joseph, MissouriWednesday, October 27, 2010

The Critical Role of Argumentation

Learners are expected in engage in a continuous cycle of negotiating and clarifying meanings and explanations with their peers and teacher.

Online Collaborative Learning Spaces

EdmodoOurs:

Patriot Place, a NingWikispaces

Science Writing Heuristic

1.Beginning Ideas- What are my questions.

2.Tests - What did I do?3.Observations - What did I see?4.Claims - What can I claim?5.Evidence - How do I know?Why

am I making these claims?6.Reading - How do my ideas

compare with other ideas?7.Reflection - How have my ideas

changed?

1. Beginning ideas--What are my questions?

Four Question Strategy

1. What materials are available for conducting an experiment on...?2. How do/does _______ act?3. How can I change the set of materials to affect the action?4. How can I measure the response to the change?

From Science Notebook to Experimentation.Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Wallwisher

Edistorm

Google Moderator

These allow you to vote for favorites!

2. Tests--What did I do?

• How did you set up your independent variable?

• How did you measure your dependent variable?

• How did you keep everything else constant?

• Then...diagram, label and color!

Science Notebook

Use of Digital Images to show steps in an investigation.

Collaborative Documents

• Google Docs

• Type With Me

Carla and Terri TypeWith.me

3. Observations--What did I see?

Science Notebooks

Diagram the observations

Label, label, label...

Observations--Looking at a Distance Time Graph

Podcasting-Vocaroo

4. Claims--What can I claim?

Claims

• Describe a pattern

• Make a generalization

• State a relationship

• Construct an explanation

Science Notebooks

State a relationship

Describe a Pattern

Make a generalization

Big Huge Labs

Tell me the story of... Digital Storytelling

What story is Maggie trying to tell?

Digital Storytelling...

What is Maggie’s Story?

Do Maggie and Max understand fault block mountains?

This is Max’s Take...

Poll Everywhere

Word Clouds

• Wordle

• Tagzedo

• Answer Garden

Answer Garden

5. Evidence--How do I know? Why am I making these claims?

Students may look at data in charts and graphs or reading selected text to look for evidence to support their claims.

Science Notebooks

To help students build conceptual knowledge, start by building common experiences.

Our students use these experiences to construct charts and graphs to help make meaning.

Gallery WalkWednesday, October 27, 2010

Great Graphs Students provide

feedback during a

Carousel of Student

Graphing

Crappy Graphs

Graphing

Create a Graph

6. Reading--How do my ideas compare with other ideas?

Reading Print-Flagging Text

• Sticky Notes Needed.

• Have kids flag “evidence” to support their claims in one color.

• Words that the students don’t understanding

• Larger sticky notes can be used for a variety of purposes: questions, making connections...

Graphic Organizers!

Frayer Model

Annotating Text

diigo.com

Safari Reader

7. Reflection--How have my ideas changed?

•Think•Share•Advise•Revise

TSAR in action--Is air resistance a contact or noncontact force?

MindmappingWednesday, October 27, 2010

Cacoo:Collaborative Online Concept Mapping

Glogster

Online Poster--embed text, images, podcasts, and videos

http://samcr.glogster.com/Bernoullis-Principle/

Blogging/ Responding to Discussion Questions

Works Cited

• BSCS, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs Colorado.

• C o t h r o n , J u l i a , R o n a l d G i e s e , a n d R i c h a r d R e z b a . S t u d e n t s a n d R e s e a r c h : P r a c t i c a l S t r a t e g i e s f o r S c i e n c e C l a s s r o o m s a n d C o m p e t i t i o n s . 3 r d e d . D u b u q u e , I o w a : K e n d a l l / H u n t P u b l i s h i n g C o m p a n y, 2 0 0 0 . P r i n t .

• E r i k s o n , L a r r y, E d i t o r. D e a d l i e s t C a t c h D e s p e r a t e H o u r s : H i g h S e a s R u g g e d M e n R a w Te r r o r . D i s c o v e r y N e t w o r k , 2 0 0 8 . P r i n t .

• H a n d , B r i a n , L o r i N o r t o n - M e i e r, J a y S t a k e r, a n d J o d y B i n t z . N e g o t i a t i n g S c i e n c e : T h e C r i t i c a l R o l e o f A rg u m e n t i n S t u d e n t I n q u i r y . 1 . P o r t s m o u t h , N H : H e i n e m a n n , 2 0 0 9 . P r i n t .

• R i c h a r d s o n , W i l l . B l o g s , W i k i s , P o d c a s t s , a n d O t h e r P o w e r f u l We b To o l s f o r C l a s s r o o m s . 2 n d . T h o u s a n d s O a k s , C A : C o r w i n P r e s s , 2 0 0 9 . P r i n t .

• S i e m e n ’s S T E M A c a d e m y w i t h D i s c o v e r y E d u c a t i o n , h t t p : / / s t e m . d i s c o v e r y e d u c a t i o n . c o m /

• To y o t a Ta p e s t r y, N S TA

Artwork Thanks

• Breakaway by Sean Wallis at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sean_wallis/1467357780/

• busy-hands by lavannya at http://www.flickr.com/photos/63028883@N00/111884416/

• Smaller Bodyflight at http://community.discovery.com

• Composing 67/365 by Andreanna Moya Photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/13897165@N00/4426570168/

• Dream after read by Nadia Blagorodnova at http://www.flickr.com/photos/34164097@N02/3913280536/

• either way sign by Joseyln Wallace at http://www.flickr.com/photos/51720181@N07/4869913259/

• Fault Block Mountains at http://geology.ohio-state.edu

• hook by EssJayNZ at http://www.flickr.com/photos/19387816@N00/2809206955

• Put the sun in my hand by Hamed Masoumi at http://www.flickr.com/photos/13582064@N00/1835907062/

• Two Plates at http://hoobly.com

• Upgrade by gato-gato-gato at http://www.flickr.com/photos/8868875@N03/3149979415/

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