It’s happening! These new 6️⃣th graders launched their first @openscied on 💡. Ss asked some thoughtful ❓and we made our #dqb, sharing how our ❓ related/connected to others! Thanks to Kelly Biala for the 📸!

Honoring students' ideas for investigations is so critical in the figuring out process. See their progress with questioning ➡️brainstorm of possible investigation ideas ➡️do the most logical investigation➡️what's next based on all that blood inside the bone? OpenSciEd

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Our 6th grade OpenSciEd 6.1 Light and Matter unit is done! I posted this running model progression next to our #DQB and related phenomena list. As we uncovered new evidence & updated our models, we added to the progression. Look at our growth! 💡

In OpenSciEd's 6.6 Healing Unit, 7th graders used vertical whiteboards to summarize BIG IDEAS. Then, table groups revisited the initial healing timeline, id'ing their confidence rating for each event. Convos were so thoughtful about what they've figured out!

Ended OpenSciEd’s 6.6 Cells & Systems unit with a poster project alongside answering questions from our #DQB! Ss did so much figuring out about how their bodies heal at the cellular level! ❤️🦴🩸💪🏼❤️

The practice of asking ❓ is so important as we engage kids in science. Proud moment here with these 7th graders—their ❓are coherent in our storyline, use their developing vocabulary, & consider CCC. 🟠🟢🔵 OpenSciEd

Planning an investigation can be part of a navigation routine—informal and in teams even! After seeing ⬇️ complex carb levels linked with ⬆️glucose levels & reading that amylase is in saliva, here’s what 7th graders came up with for our next steps! OpenSciEd

Sometimes, you and your colleague have to be well, regular or fancy. 😂 OpenSciEd

🎉 Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the release of three NEW high school units! 🚀 #LearnwithOpenSciEd #OpenSciEdHS Like all of our units, these were field-tested by hundreds of teachers and thousands of students to ensure the phenomena was engaging for learners from

Modeling what’s going on with the “best” and “worst” cups from 6.2 Thermal Energy—thinking about radiation and conduction! 🏆OpenSciEd

Initial models for 7.4 (Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis). Connections to units Ss had previously is 👀: 6.6 (Cells), 7.1 (Chemical Reactions) & 7.3 (Metabolic Reactions). Ss see these connections yet recognize there is still so much more to figure out with 🌱🪴🫛 OpenSciEd

7️⃣th analyzed 🌱 data in 💡 & dark. I👂, “Do plants have like 2 moods? A photosynthesis mood & a cellular respiration mood? Are 🌱 like M’Kenna, using stuff that’s stored when they don’t get what they need?” The⛓️ btwn 7.3 + 7.4 are incredible to see unfold! OpenSciEd

My Goal: Get Ss to ask better ❓. A mini-lesson over an animated slide shows the progression of this task. Zoom-in & read❓7th created as part of the launch to OpenSciEd’s 8.5 Genetics Unit. 💙💚🧡

After 2 yrs w/some of these 7th graders, we launched our final unit of the year! ❓came in 💪🏼 & Ss whiteboarded investigation ideas to make things feel fresh at this time of year! 🐧 🧬OpenSciEd

🎉Exciting news!🎉 This Thursday, August 8th, the first #OpenSciEd Elementary units will be available for download! We're thrilled to bring high quality phenomena-based learning to young learners. #OpenSciEdES To learn more about OpenSciEd Elementary, check out the "Getting to

YAY! This is SO awesome for science education. Kudos to EVERYONE who has worked tirelessly on this project and to create high-quality resources for elementary schools! 💚📷 🧡

And we’re off—building consensus and working hard to make sense of light-related phenomena around us! OpenSciEd Kelly Biala