OpenSciEd Unit 7.6 · Lesson 04 · 4.A
Look for: generally be similar to the claims made by th…
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Facilitation guidance from the lesson plan — what to notice in student thinking and how to respond while teaching.
Building towards
4.A Integrate scientific information with media and graphical displays of data to clarify how a small change in temperature affects components of Earth’s water system.
What to look / listen for
Conclusions should:
generally be similar to the claims made by the scientists but in students’ own words,
describe how the component is changing (e.g., increasing, decreasing, etc.),
describe how temperature is related to the change in the component (e.g., melting ice, changing precipitation from rain to snow, causing a process to happen earlier, etc.), and
be supported by the data included with the text.
What to do
Encourage students to use the lens of stability and change as they read their text and examine the data, looking for what was considered normal and what has changed. If students struggle with interpreting the data in their reading with the information in the text, prompt them to brainstorm strategies they have used in the past to help them analyze data. If they don’t offer the I2 strategy, encourage them to use the I2 strategy on the data display in their reading and then to compare their WIS and WIM statements with the text provided by scientists.