NGSS Science & Engineering Practices

ARG-M3 Science & Engineering Practices resources

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ARG-M3 | Science & Engineering Practices

Construct, use, and/or present an oral and written argument supported by empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support or refute an explanation or a model for a phenomenon or a solution to a problem.

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

Grades

6, 7, 8

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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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Lessons: 1, 2, 3

Throughout all 3 parts of the lesson, students are given multiple opportunities to think-pair-share, have structured classroom discussions, and work with groups to gain understanding.

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Bioinspired Design: Looking to Biology for Better Solutions

Grades

6, 7, 8

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Students will identify a problem with an existing product and investigate biological functions to inspire a product redesign. Through independent research using AI bots and scholarly sources, students will gain a new perspective on STEM, biology, and the human interface between.

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Lesson 5

Through the Bioinspired Design Canvas and/or a the final presentations, students will communicate their process from beginning to end.

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Females singing to be heard: Challenging long-held assumptions about birdsong through data visualization

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6, 7, 8

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Students will learn how data visuals tell a story. They will analyze real bird song data to try to understand why female singing behavior has been overlooked in one of the most common birds in the world. They will also gain a deeper insight into the scientific peer review process.

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- Students create and compare results of a scatter plot and histogram using real scientific data

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