This week we answer another listener question. Kristen asks "How do you teach a student to create a model who has not had any experience with creating them?" Nicole and Erin discuss the Science and Engineering Practice of Developing and Using Models and provide tips for helping your students make models.

To view the whole episode recap, click here.

Other Resources:

• NSTA Matrix for the Science and Engineering Practices
• NSTA Matrix for the Crosscutting Concepts
• NGSS Modeling is Not an Art Project - iExplore Science
• Four Ways to Help Your Students Make Better Models - Sadler Science

Related Episodes:

• How to Make Sense of the Science and Engineering Practices
• Making the NGSS Accessible for All Learners
• How to Teach for Student Discovery

Get More Help with the NGSS

• Teaching Science in 3D on Instagram & Facebook
• Submit a Question
• Looking for a comprehensive professional development program that will give you a step-by-step guide to "NGSSing" your science class? Check out the Explore To Aha! Academy.
• Get more information about the NGSS with Sadler Science.