While traditional classrooms put teachers as tellers front and center, transitioning to the Next Generation Science Standards and a more student-driven approach to science instruction understandably moves the work of students to the main stage. Incorporating science stations is one way to create a classroom that values and emphasizes active learning, shifts ownership and responsibility for student work where it belongs (to your students!), and creates an environment where teachers can more easily meet the needs of individual students and small groups.

In this episode, Nicole VanTassel of iExploreScience shares how she sets up science stations to shift ownership of learning to her students and create more ease and flow for herself in the classroom. Beyond the logistics of implementing stations, she shares some thoughts on the types of activities - from phenomenon-focused questioning and exploration to explain-style tasks and formative assessment - that work great as science stations.

Other Resources 

• Why I Use Classroom Stations For Science Instruction [iExploreScience Blog]
• How To Set Up Science Stations In Your Classroom [iExploreScience Blog]
• 3 Things to Consider When Setting Up Your Science Classroom [Sadler Science Blog]
• Using a Notice and Wonder Activity [Sadler Science Blog]
• Episode 8: How to Really Use The 5E Model [Teaching Science In 3D Blog]
• [Free Workshop] Bring Wonder Back: Intro To The NGSS
• Designing 5E Instructional Sequences [Find This Course Within The Spark Subscription]

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