Instructional Materials

These are materials for our current and past projects, the pre-constructed-MEL (pcMEL) and the Build-A-MEL (baMEL).
Please be aware that the baMEL materials are in the pilot phase and are being tested. They may change without notice.

Updated 05/22/2021

Manuals
MEL/baMEL/virtual MEL Teacher Guide 1.2
Research Participation Teacher Handbook

Activity Materials
Plausibility Ranking Task
baMEL Worksheet
Explanation Task

Build-a-MEL (baMEL) Materials

Transfer Task Materials
Transfer Task – Teacher Guide
Transfer Task – Student Worksheet
Transfer Task – Suggested Article List

Extreme Weather baMEL
Extreme Weather Model Plausibility Ratings
Extreme Weather Evidence Texts
Extreme Weather Lines of Evidence
Extreme Weather Models

Fossils baMEL
Fossils Model Plausibility Ratings
Fossils Evidence Texts
Fossils Lines of Evidence
Fossils Models

Freshwater Resources baMEL
Freshwater Resources Model Plausibility Ratings
Freshwater Resources Evidence Texts
Freshwater Resources Lines of Evidence
Freshwater Resources Models

Origins of the Universe baMEL
Origins of the Universe Model Plausibility Ratings
Origins of the Universe Evidence Texts
Origins of the Universe Lines of Evidence
Origins of the Universe Models

Pre-Constructed MEL (pcMEL) Materials

Climate Change pcMEL
Climate Change Model Plausibility Ratings
Climate Change Evidence Texts
Climate Change MEL diagram

Extreme Weather pcMEL
Extreme Weather Model Plausibility Ratings
Extreme Weather Evidence Texts
Extreme Weather MEL diagram

Fracking pcMEL
Fracking Model Plausibility Ratings
Fracking Evidence Texts
Fracking MEL diagram

Freshwater pcMEL
Freshwater Model Plausibility Ratings
Freshwater Evidence Texts
Freshwater MEL diagam

Fossils pcMEL
Fossils Model Plausibility Ratings
Fossils Evidence Texts
Fossils MEL diagram

Moon Formation pcMEL
Moon Formation Model Plausibility Ratings
Moon Formation Evidence Texts
Moon Formation MEL diagram

Origins of the Universe pcMEL
Origins Model Plausibility Ratings
Origins Evidence Texts
Origins MEL diagram

Wetlands pcMEL
Wetlands Model Plausibility Ratings
Wetlands Evidence Texts
Wetlands MEL diagram

 

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