Understanding by Design in the Secondary Science Classroom

This session was packed with science teachers who taught all different high school subjects. There were

• biology teachers
• earth science teachers
• physics teachers
• geology teachers
• and many others

With all of these folks from different subject areas in science, how could this session possibly excite and benefit everyone?

Well, the presenter, Elvia Solis, a high school biology teacher from Indianapolis, pulled it off! She facilitated table groups as the educators developed enduring understandings and essential questions.

And how did they do? If you know UbD, you be the judge. The following are examples of what they came up with:

• All organisms change over time
• Patterns exist in the world around us
• Measures are essential to the continuation of scientific advancement
• Mass and energy is not created or destroyed

Tell Us What You Think--Join the DI and UbD Community
If you've developed some enduring understandings and essential questions that pertain to the secondary science classroom, share them with other educators by posting a comment.

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