Another article about the new K-12 Framework.
In this article, another installment that the NSTA Journals are including monthly (starting back in December 2011), "scientific practice #2—developing, evaluating, and revising scientific mo... See More
In this article, another installment that the NSTA Journals are including monthly (starting back in December 2011), "scientific practice #2—developing, evaluating, and revising scientific models to explain and predict phenomena—and what it means for classroom teaching", is discussed. It states that perhaps the biggest change that the modeling practice brings to classroom teaching is "the expectation for students to construct and revise models based on new evidence to predict and explain
phenomena and to test solutions to various design
problems in the context of learning and using core ideas." To illustrate what the Framework is stating, the article provides a discussion, then a pictorial example of each revision and how it progresses and changes with the introduction and integration of new evidence. This is a very helpful, visual way to understand the greater depth of understanding that the Framework is asking from the student. This succession of articles each month in the NSTA Journals is providing a nice bridge for the teachers in the classroom. I fully recommend reading each article as presented, each month, to help clarify the implications of using the K-12 Framework in future teaching practices.