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Engaging ELL Students with STEM Research and Vocabulary Projects

Join this presentation to learn about bovine neurofilament interactions and strategies for engaging English language learner (ELL) students in STEM classrooms. Discover writing prompts and creative projects that apply academic vocabulary, as well as two new labs.

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Engaging ELL Students with STEM Research and Vocabulary Projects

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  1. Not watering down the curriculum for ELL students Research Experience for Teachers (RET) at University of California, Santa Barbara Nathan Inouye, OUHSD Science Resource Teacher

  2. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • a pollen tube lab.

  3. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • a pollen tube lab.

  4. Neuron Neurofilament

  5. Experimental Methods

  6. Bovine Spinal Cord Extraction

  7. Neurofilaments in different subunit ratios are treated with different concentrations of salts. • Potassium chloride • Magnesium chloride • Spermidine hydrochloride • Spermine hydrochloride

  8. A B d=2p/q Treated neurofilaments are made into hydrogels and are put into capillaries for analysis. Hydrogel Analysis: • Light Microscopy • Small angle X-ray Scattering • Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

  9. General Conclusions • High neurofilaments have more repulsive forces because they are less ordered based on light microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering data. • Medium neurofilaments have more attractive forces.

  10. Not watering down the curriculum for ELL students Why did I choose this project? Over 50-60% of our ELL students are scoring below to far below basic on the end of year science CST in OUHSD

  11. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • a pollen tube lab.

  12. Vocabulary Warm-Up Activity • Write one or two words that come to mind when you look at the picture. Do not repeat any words that have already been used.

  13. Conversational Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary • Biotic • Abiotic • Ecosystem

  14. Biotic Vs. Abiotic Factors • Living things in our environment are called biotic factors. • Non-living things are called abiotic factors.

  15. Academic Language Resources • Interactive Science Notebook (ISN) • Cornell Notes • Word List Bookmarks • Sentence Frames

  16. Interactive Notebook

  17. Interactive Notebook Example Academic Words Predator Prey Camouflage Food web/chain

  18. Inquiry-Based Vocabulary Warm-Up Activity

  19. Conversational Vocabulary Academic Vocabulary • Polar molecule/polarity • Intermolecular forces • Cohesion • Adhesion

  20. Interactive Science Notebook • Polar molecules have one side of the molecule that is slightly negative and the opposite side is slightly positive.

  21. Interactive Science Notebook Intermolecular forces are when molecules are attracted to each other. Examples: Hydrogen bonding & Van der Waals Forces

  22. Academic Language Resources • Interactive Science Notebook (ISN) • Cornell Notes • Word List Bookmarks • Sentence Frames

  23. Cornell Notes Example • Biotic • Abiotic

  24. Vocabulary Word Bookmark

  25. Academic Language Resources • Interactive Science Notebook (ISN) • Cornell Notes • Word List Bookmarks • Sentence Frames

  26. Using Sentence Frames for ISNs, writing & labs. • This lab demonstrates…… • My hypothesis is …….. • I observed…… • My data shows…… • As a result of …… • In conclusion, …….

  27. Lab Write-Up = Academic Vocabulary Opportunity for ELL Students • Introduction • Purpose • Materials • Procedures • Observation & Data • Conclusion

  28. Introduction, Purpose, & Procedures Examples • Introduction: Use sentence frames. • Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to understand ______. • Procedures: • I will obtain…. • Measure…

  29. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • a pollen tube lab.

  30. 2. Sports Drink Providing Motivation to Read & Write: Writing Prompts Water Intoxication • Dehydration

  31. ELL Reading Strategy: Reciprocal Teaching Model • Predict • Read (Silently, partner, group, or in unison) • Clarification • Questioning • Summarizing

  32. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • two new labs.

  33. Multiple Intelligence (Gardner): Creative Project Resources • Science in the Media Activity • Creative Project

  34. Science in the Media 2 Essential Questions: • Explain how the media uses science to get its point across or to be funny. • What biological concept is being used and provide more detail at a higher level.

  35. Lysol Commercials: Diffusion & Pathogens

  36. Student Work • The Lysol commercial is not completely accurate because the odor that is portrayed as if it is moving straight towards the women in the commercial…. • ….Molecules move go from high concentration to low concentration….

  37. Explain how the media uses science to get its point across or to be funny. • What biological concept is being used and provide more detail at a higher level.

  38. Creative Project Suggestions: • Song & Music Video • Video: Commercial • Drama Script • Poster • Poem • Comic Strip • Painting/Art Work • Informational Brochure • Creative story/Children’s Book

  39. Presentation Objectives To learn more about… • bovine neurofilament interactions. • English language learner (ELL) strategies that can be applied in your classroom. • writing prompts that engage students to use academic language. • two creative projects that apply academic vocabulary. • a pollen tube lab.

  40. Two New Labs • Pollen Tube Lab • Lysozyme Lab in Development.

  41. Thank You • RET Staff: Dr. Martina Michenfelder, Dr. Frank Kinnamen, & RET Staff. • Mentor PhD Candidate: Joanna Deek • Undergraduate Assistant: Bernice McLaurin • Faculty Supervisor & Group: Professor Cyrus Safinya & Safinya Group • RET II Curriculum Advisor: Marilyn Garza • Partners in Crime/RET Teachers: Bret Klopfenstein & Sarah Martinak

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