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EarthComm Inquiry: Fostering Critical Thinkers & Science Literate Citizens Grades 9-12

AGI's High School Curriculum EarthComm promotes inquiry-based instruction that is equitable, developmentally appropriate, and engaging to students. Learners engage in scientifically oriented questions, prioritize evidence, formulate explanations, connect them to scientific knowledge, and communicate and justify their findings. The curriculum explores topics such as the impact of volcanoes on the biosphere, lava flow control factors, and natural disaster preparedness.

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EarthComm Inquiry: Fostering Critical Thinkers & Science Literate Citizens Grades 9-12

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  1. EarthComm Inquiry: Preparing Students to be Critical Thinkers and Science Literate Citizens

  2. AGI’s High School Curriculum EarthComm: Earth System Science in the Community grades 9-12

  3. Meeting New Standards • Promote inquiry-based instruction • Inquiry is an instructional outcome • Equitable • Developmentally appropriate • Interesting and relevant to students • Inquiry in professional development

  4. Our View of Inquiry • Learners ENGAGE in scientifically oriented questions. • Learners give priority to EVIDENCE in responding to questions. • Learners formulate EXPLANATIONS from evidence. • Learners connect explanations to scientific KNOWLEDGE. • Learners COMMUNICATE and JUSTIFY explanations.

  5. ENGAGE in Scientifically Oriented Questions How do volcanoes affect the biosphere?

  6. EVIDENCE in Responding to Questions • Students investigate the following: • What is the relationship between the volume of an eruption and the size of the area it covers?

  7. EXPLANATIONS from Evidence • Which river valley has a steeper gradient? • Explain the evidence that suggest the gradients are not constant? • Would a community 50 km away have enough time for evacuation?

  8. Connect Explanations to Scientific KNOWLEDGE • Students consider the following: • Why might a lahar (mudflow of volcanic debris and water) affect a community more severely than a lava flow?

  9. COMMUNICATE and JUSTIFY Explanations • Students use the map to answer the following: • The factors that control the flow of lava

  10. Student Outcomes • Know and understand scientific ideas • Understand how scientists study the natural world • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

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