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Jefferson Township Public Schools Science Department
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NGSS SEP: Developing and Using Models
Mr. Chris Hiben, Supervisor of Science K-12
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Goals
As a result of this session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the SEP “Developing and Using Models”
• Create a basic lesson or revise a lesson using the aforementioned practice
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Modeling can begin in the earliest grades, with students’ models progressing from concrete “pictures” and/or physical scale models (e.g., a toy car) to more abstract representations of relevant relationships in later grades, such as a diagram representing forces on a particular object in a system. (NRC Framework, 2012, p. 58)
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• Look at Appendix F-Developing and Using Models • What should students be able to do as part
of this practice? • How can you tell which bullets relate to
science and which relate to engineering?
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What is a model?
• Models are external representations of mental (internal) concepts
• A scientific model can be used to see patterns, identify relationships or mechanisms, construct or communicate explanations or make predictions
• All models contain approximations and assumptions
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• a scientific model is an abstract, simplified representation of a system that makes its most important features explicit and visible
• include visual representations, 3-D physics structures, schematic or relationship diagrams
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• include mathematical representations, analogies, and computer simulations.
• used to represent a system (or parts of a system) under study, to aid in the development of questions and explanations, to generate data that can be used to make predictions, and to communicate ideas to others
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• In engineering, models may be used to analyze a system to see where or under what conditions flaws might develop, or to test possible solutions to a problem
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Why is modeling important? • Builds scientific understanding • Builds understanding of how science works • Builds practices and skills:
• Systems thinking • Sharing and evaluating • Thinking about evidence
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Volcano Models
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Volcano Models
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Volcano Models
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Volcano Models
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Volcano Models
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NGSS website: www.nextgenscience.org
There is also a FREE NGSS App
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Works Cited Authors: NGSS Lead States Title: Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States (insert specific section title(s) being used if not referring to entirety of the NGSS) Publisher: Achieve, Inc. on behalf of the twenty-six states and partners that collaborated on the NGSS Copyright Date: 2013
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