Science and 21 st Century Skills

1. Science and 21st Century Skills Curriculum Where “X” Meets the Spot Note: This presentation is narrated, so please view in slide show view. If you click on a link or document, the narration will stop.

2. How are Science and 21st Century Skills Related? • Science is not only a body of accepted knowledge, but also the processes that lead to this knowledge. • Engaging students in scientific processes—including talk and argument, modeling and representation, and learning from investigations—builds science proficiency (National Research Council, 2007). • At the same time, this engagement may develop 21st century skills. • For example, developing and presenting an argument based on empirical evidence, as well as posing appropriate questions about others’ arguments, may develop complex communication skills and non-routine problem-solving skills.

3. Science Process Skills There are two ways to familiarize yourself with these skills: 1. Click on the Quizlet icon and try Scatter or the Space Race for some real fun. 2. Open the pdf document and review the terms in more detail.

4. 21st Century Skills You have two choices to familiarize yourself with these skills: Click on the image to go to an interactive model of these skills provided by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Open the pdf document and review the terms. Edutopia Video Clip of Science and Creative Problem Solving Edutopia Video Clip of Science and Cross-Cultural Skills Edutopia’s videos provide great examples of how these skills are addressed in classroom lessons. Please view both videos. NOTE: Examples from other content areas may be found at Snapshots.

5. This matrix is not finalized. What relationships do you see? What relationships are missing?

6. Curriculum Where “X” Marks the Spot Middle School Physical Science/High School Chemistry • Science Process Skills: Observing, Measuring, Communicating, Experimenting • 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communicating and Collaborating, Information Literacy, Social and Cross-Cultural Skills http://educate.intel.com/en/ProjectDesign/UnitPlanIndex/GotGas/

7. Curriculum Where “X” Marks the Spot Middle/High School Earth Science • Science Process Skills: Classifying, Interpreting Data, Using Space/Time Relations • 21st Century Skills: Communication and Collaboration, Media Literacy, Initiative and Self-Direction http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/ShowingEvidence/ProjectExamples/UnitPlans/Space/

8. Curriculum Where “X” Marks the Spot Middle School Life Science/High School Biology • Science Process Skills: Classifying, Inferring, Making Models • 21st Century Skills: Communication and Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, Information Literacy, Productivity and Accountability http://educate.intel.com/en/ThinkingTools/VisualRanking/ProjectExamples/ProjectIdeas/VR_ProjectIdeas4.htm

9. Curriculum Where “X” Marks the Spot Middle School Life Science • Science Process Skills: Using Number Relations, Interpreting Data, Formulating Hypotheses • 21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, ICT Literacy, Leadership and Responsibility http://educate.intel.com/en/ProjectDesign/UnitPlanIndex/WhatHappenedToRobin/

10. Assignment • Choose one of the four units presented in the earlier slides (or any other unit found on the Intel Education Websites). • Conduct a critical review of the unit plan and resources. • Prepare and post your unit plan review summary in the Blackboard Discussion Forum: Slice 1: Unit Plan Summary.  • Be sure to include the following information.  • Identify the name, grade level, and URL of the unit • State the essential question and briefly describe two student activities. • Summarize whether the unit meets few, some, or most Project Characteristics (see embedded document “Project Characteristics Checklist). • Explain how the unit helps develop at least one science process skill and one 21st century skill. (NOTE: If you are NOT a science teacher, you do not have to identify a science process skill.) Use the documents “Science Process Skills” and “21st Century Skills” embedded in earlier slides. • Rate the unit for use in your future classroom:  1 (I likely won't use it), 2 (I might use it), 3 (I will definitely use it).  Justify your rating. • When finished, please read and respond to at least one other review summary. When possible, choose posts that have not yet received feedback.

11. References A Framework for 21st Century Learning (2004). Partnership for 21st Century Skills. www.21stcenturyskills.org/ Free Teaching Tools and Resources for Teachers. Intel Education. www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm Kottler, E. and Costa, V. (2009). Secrets to Success for Science Teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Rapporteur, M. (2010). Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: National Research Council. National Research Council. (2007). Taking science to school: Learning and teaching science in grades K-8. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.