Meeting the NGSS: Shaping the Earth
COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures provide evidence of the past plate motions. In this module, we will explore inquiry as a strategy for students to analyze and interpret data on the effects of plate tectonics on Earth’s features.
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CONTENT
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KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS-MINDSET to be gained by participating:
Knowledge:
Skills:
Mindset: Teachers believe students achieve knowledge and critical thinking skills through inquiry-based learning and that effective student assessment during this type of learning takes many forms.
Knowledge:
- Tectonic processes continually generate new ocean sea floor at ridges and destroy old sea floor at trenches (DCI ESS1.C)
- Maps of ancient land and water patterns, based on investigations of rocks and fossils, make clear how Earth’s plates have moved great distances, collided, and spread apart. (DCI ESS2.B)
- Strategies for using inquiry to investigate the history of planet earth, including plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions.
Skills:
- Teachers will be able to identify the disciplinary core ideas (DCI), crosscutting concepts, and engineering practices that make up NGSS performance standard MS-ESS2-3
- Teachers will be able to explore inquiry as an instructional method for student analysis and interpretation of data.
- Teachers will be able to effectively assess students’ knowledge and understanding during an inquiry investigation.
Mindset: Teachers believe students achieve knowledge and critical thinking skills through inquiry-based learning and that effective student assessment during this type of learning takes many forms.