{"id":5192,"date":"2023-10-30T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/?page_id=5192"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T21:48:34","slug":"high-school-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/?page_id=5192","title":{"rendered":"Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HS_ScienceStairStep.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5821\" title=\"Physics Chemistry Biology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HS_ScienceStairStep.png 316w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HS_ScienceStairStep-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Patterns High School Science for All<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:35px\">New Resources for 2025-2026 School Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-152020-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Patterns HS Science Video Labs\" class=\"wp-image-8775 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-152020-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-152020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-152020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-152020.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Patterns Videos for specific labs in the curriculum (Physics, Chemistry, AND Biology).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused on student data collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@portlandmetrostempartnersh6653\" title=\"\">PMSP<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GreaterOregonSTEM\" title=\"\">GO STEM<\/a> YouTube playlists for the videos!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Base-level Canvas Shells for Patterns Teachers!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Search for Patterns + the course you are looking for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Available on Canvas Commons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-153254.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8779 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-153254.jpg 533w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-10-153254-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patterns High School Science Sequence is a three year course pathway and curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The sequence consists of freshman physics, sophomore chemistry, and junior biology courses. Each course utilizes common instructional strategies and real world phenomena and design challenges that engage students and support their learning. &nbsp;The curriculum is a combination of teacher-generated and curated open-content materials. &nbsp;The teacher-generated materials are shared freely under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike Creative Commons License<\/a>. Teacher workshops for each course are offered in-person in the summer in the Portland-Metro area. During the school year we offer a series of Unit Webinars, Workshops, and PLCs. For more information, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxstem.org\/professional-development-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professional Development<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE PATTERNS APPROACH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patterns Approach to science instruction emphasizes the use of mathematical and phenomenological patterns to predict the future and understand the past. &nbsp;Students construct science knowledge by making an initial \u201cwild-guess\u201d, asking questions, planning and conducting experiments, collecting data, finding a mathematical model that fits their data, explaining the phenomenon based on that model, then finally making a data-informed prediction. Harnessing their own experiences, students compare and contrast low-evidence predictions (wild guesses) to their data-informed prediction to live the experience and learn the value of evidence-based reasoning. &nbsp;Additionally, students engage in several engineering projects in each course, where they must use the Patterns they discover in their designs to optimize their solutions. &nbsp;The Patterns Approach utilizes technology, student-constructed knowledge, frequent opportunities for student talk, and language supports to ensure the engagement and success of every student. &nbsp;By emphasizing, rather than removing, the mathematical connections to science, the Patterns Approach supports student conceptual understanding by connecting real-world inquiry experiences, graphical representations, and mathematical representations of science phenomena. For more on the Patterns Approach, read lead physics course developer Bradford Hill\u2019s article in The Science Teacher: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdxstem.org\/s\/The-Pattners-Approach-Bradford-Hill-NSTA-Press.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe Patterns Approach \u2013 engaging Freshman in the practices of science.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the design principles that the three courses are founded upon, please read the<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1pqr_Z3CaYxwZuwWtk1vp4HN9bFRqbEJO\/edit#heading=h.lnxbz9\"> Design Principles<\/a> document we have created.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE FOR ALL CURRICULUM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This curriculum is licensed under a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font\" style=\"font-family:Roboto;font-size:22px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-background has-roboto-font-family has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hsscience4all.org\/physics\">Patterns Physics<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font\" style=\"font-family:Roboto;font-size:22px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-background has-roboto-font-family has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hsscience4all.org\/chemistry\">Patterns Chemistry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-fill has-custom-font\" style=\"font-family:Roboto;font-size:22px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-roboto-font-family has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hsscience4all.org\/biology\">Patterns Biology<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"312\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QUESTIONS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QUESTIONS.png 312w, https:\/\/go-stem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/QUESTIONS-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">Kristen Harrison, MTE (<a href=\"mailto:kristen.harrison@pdxstem.org\">kristen.harrison@pdxstem.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patterns High School Science for All New Resources for 2025-2026 School Year! OVERVIEW The Patterns High School Science Sequence is a three year course pathway and curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The sequence consists of freshman physics, sophomore chemistry, and junior biology courses. Each course utilizes common instructional strategies and real world phenomena and design challenges&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/?page_id=5192\">Continue Reading<span> Patterns<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width-container.php","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"Roboto,Roboto","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5192"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8782,"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5192\/revisions\/8782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-stem.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}