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Science Friday NASA Global Climate Ptable

https://www.sciencefriday.c https://climate.nasa.gov/ https://ptable.com/
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Grade Grades 3-12 Grades 6-12 Grades 6-8

Level

Analysis ● This website is ● NASA, for the ● Ptable is a tool

great for developing most part, that centers
and cultivating ensures quality around
curiosity in control in the understanding
students. The site content the periodic
uses podcasts, presented on table and
videos, and articles their site. With components that
to address specific this in mind this are required to
tools in scientific tool is great read this table
fields. because of the effectivilly. Users
● Many of the topics imagery, topics, can explore
are questions that and tools various topics,
invite students to students could including
wonder, making it use. It is also electrons, shells,
an effective tool to easy to navigate groups, periods,
expand on the for students. etc.
“weird” side of ● Some of the ● This tool is
science. content is harder simple, but there
● Due to the wide to find when is power in its
range of topics and focusing on simplicity.
vocabulary specific topics, Students could
complexity, the but overarching easily access
educator will need discussions are information as
 to guide students search enabled. reference.
using this resource ● Global Climate
to utilize the site to Change is a great
its fullest. site for PBL
learning.

How ● I would use this ● I am going to use ● In science we

would I resource to answer this tool as a explore and
use this interesting resource for 6th reference the
tool? questions in grades periodic table,
science that align conservation so students
with our content projects. The could use this
standards. I would information interactive tool.
use this no more presented on this Ptable allows for
than once a week. site is great for specific
● As for the sample student research discussions.
lessons, I can because it shows ● I will use this
definitely see what many tool for a
myself pulling from experts are periodic table
these. Every unit discussing in scavenger hunt,
we cover in my regards to our where students
classroom also has climate and must apply
content lessons I alternative knowledge to
can utilize. energy. find elements.
● Students could use ● This site is also
this site for easy to use for
independent overarching
research, but I topics.
believe it wouldn’t
be as effective for
students in 6th and
7th grade.

Challenge ● Focuses primarily ● There is a ● This tool may be

on NGSS copious amount useful for a few
standards in of information on explorations, but
science (Our school this site. Because over time
uses Ohio of this it is students may
Standards). This sometimes hard lose value in this
means I will have to to find the tool.This is
adjust some specific topics. because it is
lessons to better ● There are some focused on one
align with standards articles I found topic, which
used in the taking stabs at doesn’t transfer
classroom. climate change over to other
● Many of the articles deniers. This may standards in
and resources lack create some science.
 scaffolding for unwanted ● Since vast
struggling learners. discussions in amounts of
This site doesn’t class. information is
have expanded or covered in this
simplified text that tool, some info
struggling readers can be irrelevant
could use. to students.

Victories ● Many students in ● This website has ● Simplicity is this

7th grade come into a lot to offer for tool’s power.
my class with a lack middle school Students can
of excitement for students. The better
science. This site “one stop shop” understand the
creates engagement idea, where data information by
and cultivates is found all in one breaking it down
excitement in place, is great for into simpler
science education. It research studies. parts.
can be used to With guidance, ● Students can be
develop an extra students could hands on with
layer in the find value in this the table,
classroom to tool. making learning
generate science authentic.
based discussions.

Type of Small group or whole group This tool could work in I would use this in small
grouping would work effectively for any type of grouping, but group. The tool would
this site. I would advise a heavy be most effective as a
hand in guidance to group assignment
support students. where discussion can
guide learning.