Name: ……………………………………………………………………
IO STEM Professional Learning Series
Session 3: Working documents
Video Case Study: Field Study
Elements of Modelling
Evidence from the video case study
Students are engaged in
measuring and/or
mathematizing as part of
their investigation
Students identify specific
relevant aspects of an
event or phenomena

Discrete elements to
manipulate, constraints of the
activity
Students consider the
strengths and
weaknesses of their
model

Identifies assumptions that are
not accounted for in their
model
Students can apply their
model to other
situations

The model works in a variety
of situations
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Name: ……………………………………………………………………
Case Study: Mouse Trap Cars
Deepening our Understanding through Mathematizing and Modelling
Record your responses to the following prompts as we think about how teachers can
mathematize or use modelling to deepen the understanding of students in relation to the
design challenge.
1. Identify any example of uncertainty as part of the students’ experience.
2. What evidence in the video did you see of mathematizing or what suggestions
for mathematizing would you have for this teacher?
3. What evidence did you see of students creating a scientific model or what
suggestions for creating scientific models could you make for this teacher?
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Name: ……………………………………………………………………
Case Study: Electric Motors
Link to the video for instructions on how to build a motor: https://goo.gl/Skk0XV
Instructional design ideas that you would incorporate to
deepen student understanding through modelling and
mathematizing
Elements of
Modelling
Students are engaged
in measuring and/or
mathematizing as part
of their investigation
Students identify
specific relevant aspects
of an event or
phenomena

Discrete elements to
manipulate, constraints of
the activity
Students consider the
strengths and
weaknesses of their
model

Identifies assumptions that
are not accounted for in their
model
Students can apply
their model to other
situations

The model works in a
variety of situations
Identify any example of uncertainty as part of the students’ experience.
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Case Study: Designing Experiments
How are we deepening student understanding of different phenomena using experimental methods as
ways to create models? How are we giving students opportunities to evaluate the model that they
generate?
Elements of
Modelling
Instructional design ideas that you would incorporate to
deepen student understanding through modelling and
mathematizing
Strength of Triangles
Snow Travel
Students are engaged
in measuring and/or
mathematizing as part
of their investigation
Students identify
specific relevant
aspects of an event or
phenomena

Discrete elements to
manipulate, constraints of
the activity
Students consider the
strengths and
weaknesses of their
model

Identifies assumptions that
are not accounted for in
their model
Students can apply
their model to other
situations

The model works in a
variety of situations
Identify any example
of uncertainty as part
of the students’
experience.
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Individual Reflection
Identify a task or activity that you are using or are going to use that you might deepen
through mathematizing.
Identify the dilemmas and/or sources of uncertainty that might arise within the task.
How would/do you incorporate design, modelling and/or mathematizing into these
activities?
Designing for Mathematizing and Modelling
How are we deepening student understanding of different phenomena using experimental methods as
ways to create models? How are we giving students opportunities to evaluate the model that they
generate?
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Activity:……….……………………………………………………………….………….
Identify any example of uncertainty as part of the students’ experience.
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Elements of
Modelling
Instructional design ideas that you plan to incorporate to
deepen student understanding through modelling and
mathematizing
Students are engaged
in measuring and/or
mathematizing as part
of their investigation
Students identify
specific relevant
aspects of an event or
phenomena

Discrete elements to
manipulate, constraints of
the activity
Students consider the
strengths and
weaknesses of their
model

Identifies assumptions that
are not accounted for in
their model
Students can apply
their model to other
situations

The model works in a
variety of situations
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