CASEL SEL | Social Awareness & Relationships

4A Social Awareness & Relationships resources

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4A | Social Awareness & Relationships

Grades K-12

Use communication and social skills to positively interact with others.

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Hybrid Zones: Evolution's Testing Grounds

Grades

8-12

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Students will learn that hybrids are not flukes—they’re commonly found in the wild and our grocery stores! By playing and reflecting on Foraging Frenzy (a research-inspired memory game) students will appreciate how climate change affects species ranges and the direction of evolution.

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Lesson 2

Students interact positively during simulations and discussions, enhancing their understanding of hybridization and evolution.

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3 lessons and 4 supporting media items.

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SciJourneys: Building Resilience in Science

Grades

6–10

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Help students sharpen their skills of inquiry and critical thinking and see that science is all around them! This student-centered, active learning unit helps students build resilience and growth mindsets as they approach scientific methods. Features 3 early career women in STEM!

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Lesson 1

Students practice forming and sharing questions within a group setting.

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Balancing Act: Tradeoffs in frogs, humans, and other animals

Grades

9-12

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Students will follow in the soggy footsteps of scientists wading through ponds at night to record frogs as they learn about biological tradeoffs that connect humans to horses to frogs. Along the way, they'll decide which male a female frog should choose as a mate, based on analysis of call performance.

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Lesson 2

In Lesson 2, students practice communication and social skills by discussing their spectrogram interpretations and sharing their findings with classmates. This supports Standard 4A by encouraging positive interactions and teamwork.

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2 lessons and 4 supporting media items.

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I Like That!: How perception, emotion, and cognition shape our preferences

Grades

5-9

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Students will conduct experiments and analyze real scientific data as they learn about themselves. They'll learn how our eyes and brains interact to determine what we like and dislike, and apply this knowledge to fish research and the art of character design.

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Mā te rauhiringa tātou e ora: Powerful Solutions: How do we provide sustainable energy to communities?

Grades

9-13

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Learn about the energy all around us through a hands-on power generating lab, a web app exploring resilient energy mixes, and stories about Māui’s innovation. In Te Reo Māori, the unit title translates to "It is through positive energy that we thrive." This unit connects to Māori leadership in self-sufficiency and sustainability as inspiration for the future of energy engineering!

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Lesson 2

In Lesson 2, students work collaboratively to follow written instructions and perform an experiment.

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3 lessons and 6 supporting media items.

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