Volume One

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  • 2 years, 7 months ago

     Bernard Nebel

  • Orientation for Using BFSU
    • Orientation 1. The Essence of Science (1, 1),
    • Orientation 2. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (5, 3),
    • Orientation 3. Teaching According to How Students Learn (0, 0),
    • Orientation 4. Guiding Students to Think (2, 1),
    • Orientation 5. Baloney Detection Kit (0, 0),
    • Orientation 6. Overview of BFSU Learning Expectations (0, 0),
    • Orientation 7. Using BFSU Lessons to Full Advantage (1, 3),
    • Orientation 8. Following the Flowchart (6, 9)
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  • 10 months ago

     Bernard Nebel

  • Flowchart of Learning Progressions
    • Learning Progressions A “Nature of Matter” and B “Life Science” (0, 0),
    • Learning Progressions C “Physical Science, Engineering and Technology and D “Earth and Space Science” (0, 0)
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  • Learning Progression “A”: Nature of Matter
    • Lesson A-1/B-1. Organizing Things into Catergories (8, 3),
    • Lesson A-2. Solids, Liquids, and Gases and Change with Temperature (9, 4),
    • Lesson A-3. Air is a Substance and the Concept of the Atmosphere (6, 2),
    • Lesson A-4. Matter I: Its Particulate Nature (3, 2),
    • Lesson A-5. Distinguishing Materials (4, 0),
    • Lesson A-5A. Magnets and Magnetic Fields (4, 6),
    • Lesson A-6. Matter II: Air Pressure, Vacuums, and the Earth’s Atmosphere (8, 2),
    • Lesson A-7. Air: A Mixture of Gases (Mixtures and Chemical Reactions) (9, 5),
    • Lesson A-8. Matter III: Evaporation and Condensation: The Basis of Water Cycle (3, 0),
    • Lesson A-9. Matter IV: Dissolving, Solutions, and Crystallization (5, 0),
    • Lesson A-10. Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Dirt, and Soil (4, 0)
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  • 2 weeks, 6 days ago

     aepstein83

  • Learning Progression “B”: Life Science
    • Lesson B-2. Distinguishing Living or Biological, Natural Earth, and Human-Made Things (6, 13),
    • Lesson B-3. The Plan and Animal Kingdoms: Distinguishing Between Plants and Animals (7, 3),
    • Lesson B-4. Life Cycles (4, 0),
    • Lesson B-4A. Identification of Living Things and Why Plants and Animals Live Where They Do (5, 0),
    • Lesson B-4B. What is a Species? (8, 1),
    • Lesson B-5. Concepts of Adaptations, Food Chains, and Energy Flow (6, 1),
    • Lesson B-5A. Adaptations and Survival (6, 2),
    • Lesson B-6. How Animals Move I: The Skeleton and Muscle System (5, 0),
    • Lesson B-7. How Animals Move II: Different Body Designs; Major Animal Phyla (6, 3),
    • Lesson B-8. How Animals Move III: Coordinating Body Movements; The Nervous System (2, 0),
    • Lesson B-9. How Animals Move IV: Energy to Run the Body (Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology) (4, 0),
    • Lesson B-10. Plant Science I: Basic Plant Structure and Reproduction (7, 1),
    • Lesson B-11. Plant Science II: Germination, Seedling Growth, and Responses (4, 0),
    • Lesson B-12. Plants, Soil, Water, and Erosion (3, 0)
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  • 2 months, 1 week ago

     Bernard Nebel

  • Learning Progression “C”: Physical Science, Engineering and Technogy
    • Lesson C-1. Concepts of Energy I: Making Things Go (6, 5),
    • Lesson C-2. Sound, Vibrations, and Energy (8, 1),
    • Lesson C-3. Concepts of Energy II: Kinetic and Potential Energy and the Flow of Energy (5, 3),
    • Lesson C-3A. Energy and Force (3, 0),
    • Lesson C-4. Concepts of Energy III: Distinguishing Between Matter and Energy (3, 1),
    • Lesson C-5. Inertia (4, 0),
    • Lesson C-6. Friction (4, 0),
    • Lesson C-7. Push Pushes Back (4, 1)
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  • 3 weeks, 2 days ago

     paula.t.wong@gmail.com

  • Learning Progression “D”: Earth and Space Science
    • Lesson D-1. Gravity I: The Earth’s Gravity; Horizontal and Vertical (4, 0),
    • Lesson D-2. Day and Night and the Earth’s Rotation (5, 0),
    • Lesson D-3. Reading and Drawing Maps (5, 0),
    • Lesson D-3A. North, East, South, and West (4, 0),
    • Lesson D-4. Land Forms and Major Biomes of the Earth (4, 0),
    • Lesson D-5. Time and the Earth’s Turning (3, 3),
    • Lesson D-6. Seasonal Changes and the Earth’s Orbit (7, 4),
    • Lesson D-7. Gravity II: Rate of Fall; Weightlessness in Space and Distinction Between Mass and Weight (7, 4),
    • Lesson D-8. Rocks and Fossils (10, 4),
    • Lesson E-1. Resources: Developing an Overview (2, 0)
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  • 1 week, 2 days ago

     Bernard Nebel

  • Appendix
    • Appendix 1. Combining Reading and Writing with Science (0, 0),
    • Appendix 2. Organizing and Conducting Small Group Discussion (0, 0),
    • Appendix 3. Suggested Letter to Parents/Caregivers Asking for Their Help (0, 0),
    • Appendix 4. Observing Nature: The Starting Point for All Science (Dos and Don’ts Regarding Outings and Collecting) (0, 0),
    • Appendix 5. Correspondence Between BFSU, Framework, and NGSS (0, 0)
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  • Matrix
    • Matrix I. NGS Standards and BFSU Lessons That Apply to Each (0, 0),
    • Matrix II. BFSU Lessons and the NGS Standard(s) Supported by Each (0, 0)
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     Bernard Nebel

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  • 3 years, 7 months ago

     littlebear0121

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