Table 5 Summary of STeLLA Science Content Storyline Lens strategies

Purpose

Develop the science content storyline during planning

To identify the complete science concept you want students to learn

To provide a focus for the lesson that keeps students’ attention on the main learning goal

To select activities that help students understand the main learning goal

To select representations that help students deepen their understanding of the main learning goal

To develop a storyline that will make sense to students

To plan how the storyline will be tied together

Strategy

When

Purpose

Develop the science content storyline during teaching

NOTE:

Planning is a critical step in being prepared to revisit, highlight, and link.

B. Set the purpose with a focus question or goal statement

At the beginning and highlight throughout

To focus students’ attention on the purpose of the lesson

F. Make explicit links between science ideas and activities

□ Before each activity

□ During each activity

□ After each activity

To make the science content storyline visible to students

To engage students in thinking about the science ideas related to the activities

G. Link science ideas to other science ideas

□ Beginning: Link to ideas from previous lessons

□ During lesson: As appropriate

□ End: Link ideas developed during the lesson and previous lessons foreshadow next lesson

To make the storyline visible to students

To engage students in thinking about the connections among science ideas

H. Highlight key science ideas and focus question throughout

Multiple times during the lesson

To make the main learning goal and supporting ideas more visible to students

I. Summarize key science ideas

End of lesson

To tie the storyline together