Imagine being in an airplane flying 30,000 feet above where the cars and trucks look like the size of ants and caterpillars. The land looks like the patchwork of a quilt and the bodies of water meander through the shades of greens and browns. You’re nearing your destination. The pilot comes over the loudspeaker and informs the crew and passengers that you will begin making your descent. Looking out your window, your view of the landscape begins to look a little different with more details and dimension. You are able to see the make and color of the cars and trucks, and you can see if the bodies of water are for motorized boats or preserved for nature. It’s these various views that helps orient you to where you are in the world at that moment in time. And, 30,000 feet above looks quite different than at ground level.
Just as an airplane ride offers multiple views and perspectives of the world, the Phenomenal Science Version 2.0 offers just that! Knowing more about the intentional design of each unit and features will support educators with implementation. The units have been enhanced to include the following resources, airplane ride style: 30,000 foot features: Familiarizing you with the unit
10,000 foot features: Learning Cycles or Assessable Chunks
1,000 foot features: Day-to-day Learning
Ground Level features: Teacher GPS...When to pause, turn, talk, and model
When we think about the flow of a lesson, the component icons are our best clue for thinking about how the students will uncover the ideas they are working with. Remember, 3-dimensional learning happens bit-by-bit and sense-making takes time. Patterns of data lead students to making evidence based claims about a phenomena or offer up solutions to problems. These intentional enhancements in Version 2.0 will aid in the delivery of instruction with students where they have multiple opportunities to observe, process, and dialogue about phenomena all in an effort to ensure that we are creating system thinkers, and problem-solvers for many years to come. Keep this in mind as you use all of the enhancements in version 2.0. Don’t skip the 30,000 features or the ground level features. Each offers a helpful view to guide you and your students to the learning destination. Still using Version 1.0? No worries! Version 2.0 still includes the same great lessons, but with enhancements for teachers to support implementation. We strongly recommend that you switch to Version 2.0 posted on http://phenomscience.weebly.com. In time, the #GoOpen site will reflect the new links, as will Oakland Rubicon Atlas. Still have questions about Version 2.0? Just ask your regional Phenomenal Science Leader!
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February 2022
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