Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.
In this unit, students observe a video of the Scablands. Students test the effects of different rates of water flows in stream tables and use it as evidence to argue that the Scablands were formed by flooding. They then engineer and test flood mitigation in stream tables and also build a model of rock layers. Lastly, students observe maps of Oregon and argue where one could avoid earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Geology
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lesson
- Author:
- Jamie Rumage
- Jennifer Mayo
- Jennifer Scherzinger
- Kate Yocum
- Rita Januszky
- Susan Holveck
- Geoff Stonecipher
- Date Added:
- 09/06/2022