Lesson 02 · Check-in 5

The individual Progress Tracker is a tool to help students reflect on their own learning in response to the question being investigated. Encourage students to use this space to share all the new information and new connections they have but also to note where they are still confused. Have students leave their science notebooks in the classroom and quickly scan their Progress Trackers to give you a sense of what students recorded as the key takeaways from the lesson and to see if they remark on areas of confusion, uncertainty, or lingering questions.

This is an opportunity for students to express their understanding and reasoning in their own way. Encourage students to express what they’ve learned using a mode that makes sense for them. The individual Progress Tracker is a space for students to be creative and to synthesize learning in their own words and drawings. It is not supposed to follow a prescriptive plan or structure and should be a low-stakes opportunity for students to make sense of what they are learning without the worry and anxiety that comes with knowing their work will be graded.