Hurricanes and the Atmosphere Workshop - 2011

Download the Hurricanes Pre-Workshop Common Read questions

 

Workshop Preparation

Read: Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather by Mike Smith

Answer: Hurricanes PreWorkshop Common Read questions.

Course Objectives

Workshop Description

Help your students explore weather, atmospheric science and climate by predicting hurricane tracks using statistics.

Science Content

  • Acquire a deep understanding of science content being taught
  • Know and understand the science standards for their grade band
  • Understand what content is appropriate for students at grade levels
  • Understand central concepts rather than isolated facts
  • Identify individual learning targets embedded in the big ideas
  • Recognize the appropriate sequence of targets (learning progression) and order of concepts that students must experience for a big idea.

Designing Instruction for Understanding

  • Understand common student misconceptions about a science concept
  • Know and understand the science standards for a teacher’s grade band
  • Identify individual learning targets embedded in the big ideas
  • Know assessment strategies for eliciting evidence
  • Know how to engage students in inquiry to develop understanding of science concepts and the nature of science
  • Know how to access and manipulate authentic data from national databases

Sense-Making

  • Know the learning targets for a science activity
  • Know the sequence of targets (learning progression) that students will experience (for a given science activity)
  • Know how to get students to make sense of what they are learning
  • Know how and when to provide time for students to make sense of what they are learning
  • Know strategies for students to engage in thinking about their learning and how it has changed over time

Classroom Culture and Environment

  • Know what evidence exists which supports full access to science for all students
  • Understand students’ interests, background, strengths, and challenges
  • Know how scientists work and that science is a social enterprise
  • Know how to foster a collaborative learning environment
  • Understand both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
  • Understand strategies for engaging students

Resources

Hurricane Forecasting Data
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni - are you the fish or frog?