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Global socio-scientific issues such as pandemics, climate change, and diminishing biodiversity are reshaping basic aspects of students’ present and future lives. We refer to these complex and multifaceted issues as Grand Challenges (GCs).
Global socio-scientific issues such as pandemics, climate change, and diminishing biodiversity are reshaping basic aspects of students’ present and future lives. We refer to these complex and multifaceted issues as Grand Challenges (GCs).
How do GC-oriented learning experiences impact middle school students’ interest in and motivation to engage with science?
How do GC-oriented learning experiences impact middle school students’ science knowledge?
What role do national assessment contexts play in enactment of and results from GC-oriented learning experiences in middle school science?
How does teacher experience enacting GC-oriented learning experiences impact the enactment of and results from GC-oriented learning experiences in middle school science?
Each of the three Grand Challenge units is accompanied by digital teacher and student versions of the curriculum materials, supplies and equipment. Paper versions can be provided if needed. The teacher materials are…
We work closely with our partner teachers, school, and district administrators to adapt the curriculum material we develop to meet their needs and to make them locally relevant. All adaptations that have classroom implications are closely coordinated with our partners. We draw upon our partner-teachers’ expertise to make sure that we provide the best possible learning experience for students.
Educators and researchers from the Weizmann Institute and the University of North Carolina are coordinating the Grand Challenge project. The project is collaboratively led by Troy Sadler and David Fortus.
This website is the result of work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DRL-2201192. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the website are those of the PIs and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Designed and developed by EduCore, The Department of Science Teaching, Weizmann Institute of Science.