Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Practice Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fpBZnhzJKlFDFu0Tzy71kYQnftNq56aXGZn711XBRFE/template/preview
The Wonder of Science: thewonderofscience.com/mlsep2
Student Worksheet: drive.google.com/file/d/175VYamvE2ZNhAIC5R8XXWSlDvW3fSnEg/view
Developing and Using Models - Level 1 - Models
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to develop and use models in a mini-lesson on Models. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS
Components - a part of a larger whole
Description - a given account in words
Develop - to build or create
Model - a simplified representation of a system
Phenomenon - observable events in the natural world (require explanations)
Relationship - interconnection between parts of a system
Use - to take, hold or deploy something
This progression is based on the Science and Engineering Practices elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Develop and/or use a model to represent relationships in the natural world.”
Source: nextgenscience.org
Practice Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fpBZnhzJKlFDFu0Tzy71kYQnftNq56aXGZn711XBRFE/template/preview
The Wonder of Science: thewonderofscience.com/mlsep2
Student Worksheet: drive.google.com/file/d/175VYamvE2ZNhAIC5R8XXWSlDvW3fSnEg/view
Developing and Using Models - Level 1 - Models
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to develop and use models in a mini-lesson on Models. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
TERMS
Components - a part of a larger whole
Description - a given account in words
Develop - to build or create
Model - a simplified representation of a system
Phenomenon - observable events in the natural world (require explanations)
Relationship - interconnection between parts of a system
Use - to take, hold or deploy something
This progression is based on the Science and Engineering Practices elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. “Develop and/or use a model to represent relationships in the natural world.”
Source: nextgenscience.org
