June 14, 2018
New science standards adopted by the Colorado State Board of Education calls on students to learn by puzzling through problems in the natural world rather than by listening to facts from a teacher. The new standards, largely based on Next Generation Science Standards already in use in whole or in part in 38 states, represent the most significant change to what Colorado students will be expected to know in this round of revisions to state standards. The article highlights schools already using many of these science and engineering practices, including schools using the Smithsonian's STC curriculum.
Students at Chamberlin Academy, an elementary school in the Harrison district, use STC's "Land and Water" unit to learn about erosion and deposition of soil.
Read more at https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/14/colorado-school-scienc...