Tech in the Wild: STEELS with BBC micro:bit
PETE&C | February 11, 2025
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Stacie Isenberg
Curriculum Specialist | STEM PoC | Career Readiness
sisenberg@iu28.org
Kelsey Derringer
Amanda Jeane Strode
kelsey@codejoy.org
amandajeane@codejoy.org
The STEELS came with some big shifts.
Shifts in the anatomy of the standards…
What are students DOING?
What should students KNOW?
How are students THINKING?
What are students DOING?
What should students KNOW?
How are students THINKING?
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
3.1 Life Science
Structure and Function
Growth and Development of Organisms
Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Information Processing
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Cycles of Matter and Energy
Transfer in Ecosystems
Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
Social Interactions and Group Behavior
Inheritance of Traits
Variation of Traits
Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Biodiversity and Humans
3.2 Physical Science
Structure and Properties of Matter
Chemical Reactions
Nuclear Processes
Forces and Motion
Types of Interactions
Definitions of Energy
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Relationship Between Energy and Forces
Energy in Chemical Processes and Everyday Life
Wave Properties
Electromagnetic Radiation
Information Technologies and Instrumentation
3.3 Earth and Space Science
The Universe and Its Stars
Earth and the Solar System
The History of Planet Earth
Earth Materials and Systems
Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale Interactions
The Role of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes
Weather and Climate
Biogeology
Natural Resources
Natural Hazards
Human Impact on Earth System
3.4 Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Agricultural and Environmental Systems and Resources
Agricultural Systems
Environment and Society
Watersheds and Wetlands
Environmental Literacy Skills
Investigating Environmental Issues
Environmental Experiences
Evaluating Solutions
Sustainability and Stewardship
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Justice
3.5 Technology and Engineering
Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems
Impacts of Technology
Influence of Society on Technological Development
Design in Technology and Engineering Education
Integration of Knowledge, Technologies, and Practices
Nature and Characteristics of Technology and Engineering
Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering
History of Technology
KNOW
Asking questions and defining problems.
Developing and using models.
Planning and carrying out investigations.
Analyzing and interpreting data.
Using mathematics and computational thinking.
Constructing explanations and designing solutions.
Engaging in argument from evidence.
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information.
Science & Engineering Practices (SEP)
DO
Patterns
Cause and Effect
Structure and Function
Systems and System Models
Stability and Change
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Energy and Matter
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)
Systems Thinking
Creativity and Innovation
Making and Doing
Critical Thinking
Optimism
Collaboration
Communication
Ethics
Technology & Engineering Practices (T&EP)
*T&E standards have Technology & Engineering Practices (TEP) instead of CCCs.
THINK
THINK
Multidimensional Learning
3.4.3-5.C Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Students who demonstrate understanding can examine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
Shifts in the way we approach instruction…
Practices not practice
A focus on practices (in the plural) avoids the mistaken impression that there is one distinctive approach common to all science—a single “scientific method.”
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
So what does that have to do with the micro:bit?
What is a micro:bit?
A perfect tool for the practices
Demo - Sensor Circus
Use the micro:bit to compare light, temp, and sound readings around the room.
Light: 0-255
Temp: °C
Sound: 0-255
MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPECTATION:
3.4.3-5.C Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Students who demonstrate understanding can examine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
What are students DOING?
Science & Engineering Practices
How are students THINKING?
Crosscutting Concepts - CCC
Systems Thinking
Creativity and Innovation
Making and Doing
Critical Thinking
Optimism
Collaboration
Communication
Ethics
How are students THINKING?
Technology & Engineering Practices
Performance Expectation
Do
Know
Think
3.4.3-5.C Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Students who demonstrate understanding can examine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
10 min
Trash Counter Activity
directions
WRAP UP
Performance Expectation
Do
Know
Think
STEELS isn’t just for science class
3.4.3-5.C Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Students who demonstrate understanding can examine ways you influence your local environment and community by collecting and displaying data.
Local Connection
Explore local flora and fauna, invasive species, runoff sources.
Math Perspective
How big IS the Pacific Garbage Patch?
(Map it out)
Community Interview
What was it like here when you were a kid? How has it changed?
Going Further -
micro:bit ecosystem
Q&A
Resources
Micro:bit in the Wild Station Cards w/ Code & Directions
CodeJoy Courses - PD for your school
CodeJoy Events - Free Webinars & Student Shows
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