The 4 C’s in a STEM Classroom with the help of CANVAS

Presented by David Perrel and John SkipperAnderson High School - Science Dept.

https://goo.gl/NPejDN

Who’s this guy? David Perrel

23 years in Secondary Ed.

● Physics, Physical Science, Math● Project Lead the Way

10 years LMS experience

● Lon-CAPA● Moodle (Rose-Prism & PLTW)● CANVAS

dperrel@acsc.net

Who’s the other Guy?John Skipper

Anderson High School

34 years in Biological Science (Biology/Zoology)

2.5 years in the digital teaching world

What’s this about?

Two secondary science teachers will share their experiences at using small groups, discussions, collaborations, and data sharing to promote the “Four C’s.”

Participants will take away specific examples of how to structure collaboration, promote student communication, design experiments creatively, and inspire critical thinking.

I know the 3 R’s, but what are the 4 C’s ?

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) developed what became known as a “Framework for 21st Century Learning,” highlighting 18 different skills.

Over the years it became clear that the framework was too long and complicated. To resolve this issue, four specific skills were identified as the most important. They became known as the “Four Cs”.

I know the 3 R’s, but what are the 4 C’s ?

An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs”Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society

http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdf

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration Creativity & Innovation

How can the 4 Cs be integrated in a Science class?

How can they NOT be integrated?

● Science is about “doing.”● Most labs or experiments are done in small groups in

which collaboration and communication are essential. ● As students gain lab skills, it is natural that they extend into

critical thinking and problem solving and even into innovation and creativity.

Time to Share

Part 1: The Chronicles of Skipper

Part 2: Tales from the Physics Lab

Lessons Learned from a First Attempt to include CANVAS discussion boards in a Lab

John Skipper

Lab: Environment vs. GeneticsOverview:

Students grow two sets of 10 corn seedlings. One set in the dark one in the light. The

Corn 3:1 for albinism. Student predict using punnett squares the expected outcomes

for the corn before the corn germinates.

At germination:

Students count albino vs. green for both populations and record their data then both

populations are placed in the light for several more days and data is record again.

Lab overview continued:Student Observations:

Initially corn grown in dark is all albino while that grown in the light is about a 3:1 green/albino as predicted. However, after being exposed to the light the plants having the gene or ability to create chlorophyll start doing so and the same 3:1 ratio is observed in those plants as well.

Conclusions:

Environment can have an effect on the expression of genes or gene products.

HTML, CSS,JS

As an extension for my honors class I added the following question in the discussion boards.Discussion Topic for Second Hour

JOHN SKIPPER

Students in the lab we have explored the case of how much of a plants pigmentation is heredity and how much is environmental. In humans there are some similar characteristics, such as how dark or light skin or hair color is due to exposure to the sun. Other characteristic often considered to have some environmental and genetic components such as height. One often hotly debated characteristic is IQ in which for years biologists, and sociologists have debated how much is genetic and how much is environmental. So I am opening this up to you for debate or to express your thoughts. All are expected to comment at least once for the points on the lab. You may however continue the discussion/debate beyond that however if you are going to throw out something as fact be prepared to support it with data or an article that supports your viewpoint. REMEMBER THIS IS TO BE A POLITE DISCOURSE! NAME CALLING AND PUT DOWNS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AND POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR SUCH BEHAVIOR. THIS DISCUSSION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY MAY 19TH

The following is a sample of the ”discussion” I got which was in many respects much more than I had ever gotten from them before. Doc

As you can see it more than I can get out of a group of ninth graders anytime I open up the room for discussion so …

what’s next….

Include and opening padlet or survey on

how important a role the environment plays

on gene expression.

Maybe include a reading on wild rabbit coat

color and temperature and its ties to gene

expression and online discussion to some

prompts about the reading as pre- lab.

Do the lab!

Wrap it all up with an open online discussion in

canvas on human height or IQ and how and what

environment.al factors might affect each of these

Same lab essentially,

but with a few modifications…

Tales from the Physics Lab

An Introductory Investigation into Periodic Motion - The Pendulum

Overview● Students were given pre- and post- assessments on the

key factors that determine the time period of a simple pendulum.

● In small groups, students collected data using an inquire lab method.

● Each small group shared their results to aid in answering a final classwide pendulum prediction (bowling ball from ceiling).

● A final conclusion paper was written by each student.

Overview

● Pre-Survey on Pendulums - CANVAS Quiz● Discussion: Pendulum Lab - CANVAS Discussion using

Groups● Bowling Ball Class Prediction - CANVAS Assignment with

Google Sheet integration● Individual Pendulum Conclusion - CANVAS Assignment

with GoogleDoc integration● Post-Survey on Pendulum - CANVAS Quiz

Pre-Survey (and Post-Survey)

Discussion Groups for Data Collection

Bowling Ball Pendulum Prediction

Pendulum Student Conclusion

Post-Survey

Pre- and Post-Survey Comparison

Where are the 4 Cs ?

❏ Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

❏ Communication❏ Collaboration❏ Creativity &

Innovation

❏ Pre-Survey on Pendulums ❏ Discussion: Pendulum Lab ❏ Bowling Ball Class

Prediction ❏ Individual Pendulum

Conclusion ❏ Post-Survey on Pendulum

Where are the 4 Cs in YOUR Classroom?❏ Critical Thinking &

Problem Solving❏ Communication❏ Collaboration❏ Creativity &

Innovation

❏ Can CANVAS Help?

❏ Time to Discuss/Share

Thank You for your time.

John Skipper and David Perrel

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