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New Grade 5 High-Quality Science Unit Posted This mySci 5th grade unit supports students to investigate an anchoring problem: we need farms to grow food, but the process of producing food for all of us can harm Earth’s systems. Throughout the learning sequence, students investigate and design solutions related to the natural resources used on farms and the impact on Earth's systems. The unit was awarded the NGSS Design Badge by the NextGenScience cadre of expert reviewers. See the unit and the corresponding EQuIP Rubric for Science evaluation report here.
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Two Data Science Resources
Blog: Boosting Data Science Teaching and Learning in STEM
In today’s technologically complex and connected world, students’ needs to develop competencies and confidence with data have never been greater. A new On the Same Wavelength blog post shares work from a National Science Foundation project, Boosting Data Science Teaching and Learning in STEM. The authors describe effective practices for engaging all students with data in the classroom. See the NextGenScience blog post here.