530 Thinking Scientifically in a Changing World
Critique and evaluation are central to the scientific enterprise. A Framework for K–12 Science Education identifies critiquing, arguing, and analyzing as evaluative processes that are foundational to both science and science learning. However, it can be challenging for students to think critically and scientifically about many socio-science topics found in earth, environmental, and space science. The MEL Project team has developed instructional scaffolds that help students to purposefully evaluate connections between lines of evidence and alternative explanations of phenomena. In doing so, students construct deep understanding of earth-science topics, as well as strengthen their scientific thinking skills. In this workshop, instructors will learn about these scaffolds, which cover complex earth, environmental, and space science issues including climate change, freshwater resources, fracking, universe origins, and fossil dating. The MEL2 team has created these scaffolds through support from the National Science Foundation, with all materials freely available to instructors. (https://serc.carleton.edu/mel/index.html).If you are a K-12 teacher, you can choose to receive a $40 stipend for participating in the short course OR a K-12 teacher membership in GSA. GSA membership includes a subscription to GSA TODAY, published 11 times a year. Membership benefits for K-12 teachers are outlined here https://www.geosociety.org/gsa/membership/teacher.aspx.
Saturday, 21 September 2019
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 102C, West Building
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