Staff and volunteers will facilitate opportunities for youth to apply science practices including investigating questions, using data, and developing explanations.
As a result of ongoing, consistent professional development efforts, staff and volunteers will be able to:
Looking for, identifying, and using patterns is a vital concept in science and engineering
Learn MoreThe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Crosscutting Concepts provide us with a great way to help youth bridge science learning across various contexts.
Learn MoreParticipants will expand an upcoming lesson to learn to engage youth in conceptual STEM learning.
View GuideParticipants will learn how to support youth to engage in science practices through an Exploring Soil Ecology activity.
View GuideParticipants will watch the Preparing to Present Findings Professionally Video-Based Learning Module and create SMART Goals to support youth in science practices.
View GuideParticipants will reflect on two styles of instruction in order to emphasize conceptual development.
View GuideParticipants will reflect on the Encouraging Youth to Communicate Ideas Video-Based Learning Module to learn to engage youth with explanations of local science.
View GuideParticipants will conduct the Wonderwise Nutty Investigation to learn how to support youth to engage in science practices.
View GuideParticipants will identify prompting questions to learn how to support youth in explaining scientific thinking.
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