APPLICATION IS ENGINEERING ON THE SCIENCE MSP

Wendy WhitmerREGIONAL SCIENCE COORDINATORNEWESD 101

Workshop One: Application and Engineering Design

Supporting student success on the MSP and beyond

Why are we here?

Overview of the Series

Application and Engineering Design

Adjusting Instruction Based on Student Data

Implications for Instruction

Learning Intentions:

Understand the technological design process as described in the WA Standards and the NGSS

Understand the student expectations for the technological design process in Washington State Standards

Understand application item types as assessed on the Measurement of Student Progress

Learning Intentions:

Use student data to adjust instruction

Apply understanding of the applications/engineering in the classroom in individual own context

Identify Academic Vocabulary unique to the Science MSP and the strategies to support ELL students

What does Engineering Design look like for students?

Engineering in the NGSS

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Building an Understanding of the Architecture of the NGSS: Foundation Boxes

Building an Understanding of the Architecture of the NGSS: Performance Expectations

Building an Understanding of the Architecture of the NGSS: Performance Expectations

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Grade Level Coded Performance Expectations

Code in parentheses designate which of the performance expectations incorporate this Disciplinary Core Idea

Code in parentheses designate which of the performance expectations incorporate this Crosscutting Concept

Code in parentheses designate which of the performance expectations use this Practice

What NGSS Says About What Students Should Know and Be Able

to Do…

Examine the description of Engineering Design at your grade level in the following documents:

Appendix I from the NGSS

Engineering, Technology and Application of Science (ETS) standards from the NGSS

What NGSS Says About What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do…

Define

Develop SolutionsOptimize

Share ideas from your readings and

add student expectations onto the Engineering Design poster

Define

Develop Solutions

Optimize

How do the Washington expectations compare?

Examine the application (APP) test and item specifications from the 2009 standards. Match these expectations with the NGSS Engineering Design Process steps.

Debrief

What similarities do you recognize between the

current assessed expectations and the

NGSS engineering design process?

BREAK

Pre-Assessment

Give it a try…

Engineering Design Challenge!

Engineering Design Challenge!

Zip Line CarrierDesign and build a ping pong ball carrier that will

travel down a zip line

Criteria Constraints

ping pong ball must stay in carrier

carrier must move continuously

carrier must take 4-8 seconds to reach the bottom

zip line angle materials carrier must be

removable from zip line

Criteria versus Constraints????

Zip Line CarrierDesign and build a ping pong ball carrier that will

travel down a zip line

Criteria Constraints

ping pong ball must stay in carrier

carrier must move continuously

carrier must take 4-8 seconds to reach the bottom

zip line angle materials carrier must be

removable from zip line

Engineering Design Challenge!

Zip Line CarrierDesign and build a ping pong ball carrier that will

travel down a zip line

Criteria Constraints

ping pong ball must stay in carrier

carrier must move continuously

carrier must take 4-8 seconds to reach the bottom

zip line angle materials carrier must be

removable from zip line

Lunch

Post-Assessment

Give it a try…

Improve on your answer Did you answer

both parts? Were your

responses clear?

Debrief

Define

Develop SolutionsOptimize

Where in this challenge did you

have the opportunity to

practice the different elements of the engineering

design process?

Tying back

Where did the redesign item fit into our Engineering Design placemat?

Implementation

How will this look in MY classroom?

The Zipline Challenge

Where do you see places for Engineering Design in your context?

Science and Engineering

Practices:Another

Layer

How do the Washington expectations compare?

• Examine the application (APP) test and item specifications from the 2009 standards.

• Match these expectations Science and Engineering Practices

How will students be expected to show their understanding on the MSP?

Define

Develop SolutionsOptimize

How do these example

assessment items provide evidence of

student understanding?

Reflect

What is your initial reaction to the information about assessment?

What potential areas of growth do you see for you and your students?

First Step

Narrow focus to Redesign in order to examine student work and to plan for instructional shifts.

Your Tasks

Administer the MSP style assessment item to your students PRIOR to any additional instruction on engineering design.

Collect and sort those student responses into High, Medium, Low categories based on your own thinking.

Bring those assessments to the next session for scoring

Bring a student roster for recording student scores

Engage students through the “Zip-Line” design challenge activity.

Note successes and challenges and be prepared to debrief the experience at Session 2.

Wrap-Up

1. Question from today

2. Things you would like to see at our next session on March 17th

3. Key ideas you got out of today