"Yes! Because…And” is an activity designed to support students' social and emotional learning (SEL) and will focus students on the power of encouragement and an open and inclusive response.
Working in pairs, students may come to recognize that their own intuition, along with the trust they build with a partner, are powerful elements for creating and inventing something “new” together.
This PowerPoint was presented to Education Directors and Golden Gate education staff in November 2014. It includes an overview of the benefits of social and emotional learning (SEL), common language, and tools for working with students.
Students will perform their own insulation investigations in order to better understand how to minimize heat loss while out in the cold. Students will construct small shelters then test their effectiveness at combating the cold over time.
This video corresponds with the lesson plan "Insulation Investigation," especially the version written in the Adaptations tab. The video focuses specifically on seeing what the tour looks like and how to analyze the data.
Take this snowflake guide and morphology graph and some hand lenses out in the falling snow to learn more about the snowflakes at that moment. Learn lots more about snowflakes at snowcrystals.com.