It is only when we develop others that we permanently succeed.
-Harvey S. Firestone
Instructional Design Tools
5E and Explore-Before Explain Instructional Sequence Research Support
- The BSCS 5E Instructional Model: Origins and Effectiveness
Link: https://bscs.org/resources/reports/the-bscs-5e-instructional-model-origins-and-effectiveness/ - Research Recap
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qCOjHondfLyBhR1M2HJ2-TaU9HzhmZqM/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs
Cognitive and Neuroscience Research Support
How People Learn Science in the Classroom:
Download the PDF free or Read Online at https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11102/how-students-learn-science-in-the-classroom
The Mysterious Workings of the Adolescent Brain
Scientific Literacy, Misconceptions, and Student Achievement
Article: America’s big mistake about science literacy came back to haunt us in 2021
Link: https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/americas-big-mistake-science-literacy/
ACT STEM and Science Benchmark
Link: https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/National-CCCR-2019.pdf
ACT National Curriculum Study
Link: https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/NCS-PolicySummary2012.pdf
More to Explore
Instructional Sequence Matters Book Series
The Power of Exploration in Science
Understanding by Design and Explore-Before-Explain Teaching
Model Lessons
Daily Dos
- Why are the temperatures changing?
Link: https://www.nsta.org/lesson-plan/why-are-temperatures-changing - Why do some objects stick to the refrigerator?
Link: https://www.nsta.org/lesson-plan/why-do-some-objects-stick-refrigerator
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or doing it better.
-John Updike