OpenSciEd Unit 7.1 · Lesson 13
Look for: What do the patterns in molecular models on M…
From Teacher Edition
Facilitation guidance from the lesson plan — what to notice in student thinking and how to respond while teaching.
What to look / listen for
If students don’t develop this chain of cause and effect, provide structured prompts to ask students to respond to:
What do the patterns in molecular models on Molecular Models of Different Substances help you explain about odors?
What has to happen to particles of the matter that makes up a substance in order for it to reach your nose?
What happens to those particles when they reach your nose that cause some (but not all of them) to be detected and recognized by you?
How could some scents be the result of more than one type of particle being detected by more than one sensory receptor?
What to do
See Sample Student Response for Written Explanation for additional scoring guidance.