As New York State is slowly implementing new science standards (New York State Science Learning Standards or NYSSLS ) based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), I figured now would be a great time to blog about my experiences with NYSSLS. Last year I began incorporating the new standards into my Regents Chemistry Class. We worked on modeling and argumentation using the Claim Evidence Reasoning framework (CER). This year I am going to continue implementing the new standards within my current Regents course, however, this year I have been blessed with teaching an elective chemistry course for non-regents students. This is a great opportunity for me to dive deeper into the standards and really experiment with how anchoring phenomena can drive chemistry instruction. So I am going to focus on this class as I write lessons that are NYSSLS and NGSS inspired. I have decided to bundle a few of the standards to form a unit that I am calling Structure and Properties of Matter. I am also going to be using interactive notebooks as I am not sure how this is going to go! The phenomenon I choose to start the year is Taco Sauce Penny Cleaner. I'll keep you posted!
Check out Paul Andersen's Wonder of Science site for an amazing journey through the standards. https://thewonderofscience.com Comments are closed.
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Dr. Jessica MintzChemistry Teacher at Bay Shore High School New York. Archives
April 2020
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