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NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS

TEACHING

Teaching: A. Use Inquiry-based, Long-term Study

Together with students, after-school program leader/educators will...

Long- and short-term goals

Meet interests, knowledge, abilities of students

Work with colleagues across disciplines

Discuss scientific questions posed in project materials *

List questions about birds * *

Learn bird morphs and behaviors using art, games * *

Practice and conduct scientific projects *

Use Internet data entry and answer questions about birds * * *

Transfer knowledge to new projects * *

Conduct new bird projects * * *

Promote working in groups *

Read about history of birds and humans *

Design and test own scientific questions about birds * *

Present a "Cool Bird Fact" to class * *

Explore recommended web sites * *

Teaching: B. Guide and Facilitate Learning
Together with students, after-school program leader/educators will...	Support Inquiry	Encourage discourse	Challenge students to share responsibility	Respond to diversity
Discuss scientific questions posed in project materials	*	*	*
List questions about birds	*	*	*
Learn bird morphs and behaviors using art, games		*		*
Practice and conduct scientific projects	*		*
Use Internet data entry and answer questions about birds	*			*
Transfer knowledge to new projects	*	*	*	*
Conduct new bird projects	*	*	*	*
Promote working in groups		*	*
Read about history of birds and humans		*		*
Design and test own scientific questions about birds	*	*	*	*
resent a "Cool Bird Fact to class		*	*
Explore recommended web sites	*		*	*
Use bilingual materials				*

Teaching: D. Design and Manage Learning Environments
Together with students, after-school program leader/educators will...	Flexible setting supporting inquiry	Identify, use resources outside school	Promote respect for diversity
Discuss scientific questions posed in project materials	*
List questions about birds	*
Learn bird morphs and behaviors using art, games			*
Practice and conduct scientific projects	*	*
Use Internet data entry and answer questions about birds	*	*
Transfer knowledge to new projects	*	*
Conduct new bird projects	*	*
Read about history of birds and humans		*
Design and test own scientific questions about birds	*		*
Explore recommended web sites		*	*
Use bilingual materials	*		*

Teaching: E. Develop Communities of Learners
Together with students, after-school program leader/educators will...	Enable students to have voice in decisions	Nurture collaboration	Facilitate ongoing discussion	Model skills of inquiry
Discuss scientific questions posed in project materials			*	*
List questions about birds	*		*	*
Learn bird morphs and behaviors using art, games		*
Practice and conduct scientific projects		*		*
Use Internet data entry and answer questions about birds	*		*	*
Transfer knowledge to new projects	*		*	*
Conduct new bird projects	*		*	*
Promote working in groups		*
Design and test own scientific questions about birds	*	*	*	*
Explore recommended web sites				*
Use bilingual materials		*