Energy is an elusive and complex concept that can be hard to explain, even for those with advanced degrees. However, a topic so complex is critical to life on Earth.
This comprehensive set of materials supports the professional learning in our 5-day Energy course.
The complete Energy Facilitator Guide bundle contains the Teacher Book, a Facilitator Guide, and a CD with printable PDF course handouts and a course materials guide. The Teacher Book is designed to support learning during the course and provides background content notes and teaching cases to support science learning and building connections to the classroom. The Facilitator Guide includes extensive support materials and detailed procedures that allow science educators and staff developers to successfully lead a Making Sense of SCIENCE course for teacher learning.
Sold separately is the Energy Teacher Guide bundle which contains the Teacher Book and CD with selected resources.
Also available is a set of Energy course charts that serve as a focal point for teacher learning during the course.
An optional Next Generation Science Toolkit is available. The toolkit supports building a deeper understanding of energy in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) context.
You may not feel outstandingly robust, but if you are an average-sized adult you will contain within your modest frame no less than 7 X 10^18 joules of potential energy—enough to explode with the force of thirty very large hydrogen bombs, assuming you knew how to liberate it and really wished to make a point.
Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Type: PDF
- Audience: For PL providers
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Energy Formative Assessment Task Bank
These formative assessments involve gathering and analyzing evidence of students’ thinking, then using what is learned to inform instruction.
Surveys & Assessments for Teachers and Leaders
Use our surveys to collect professional learning feedback and determine teacher self-efficacy and confidence. Our assessments gauge student and adult science content knowledge assessment, teacher NGSS knowledge assessment, and teacher pedagogical science knowledge.
Next Generation Science Toolkit
For teachers who want to bring a more complete MSS learning experience to their classrooms, our supplemental student units are designed from the ground up for next generation science classrooms.