Cul$va$ngyourEnglishVocabularythroughSTEMAc$vi$es

KevinJ.Spence

WebinarGoals•  DefineSTEMEnglishandexaminehowitrelatestoother

keyEnglishlanguageteachingconcepts

•  DemonstratehowtouseInquiry-basedInstruc$ontoteachSTEMcontent–especiallyvocabulary

•  Explorehowtoapplyvocabularylearningstrategiesintheclassroom

ScienceTechnologyEngineeringMath

STEMEnglish

WhatisSTEMEnglish?

STEMEnglishisalsoreferredtoas STEMM(Science,Technology,

Engineering,Math,andMEDICINE)

STEAM(Science,Technology,Engineering,theARTS,andMath)

WhatisGeneralEnglish?

WhatisEnglishforSpecificPurposes?

EnglishforSpecificPurposesisalsocalledESP

Let’stakeapoll!

STEMandESP-SimilariJes

•  STEMScience,Technology,Engineering,andMath

•  ESPEnglishforSpecificPurposes

Let’stakeapoll!

STEMEnglishisdifferentfromGeneralEnglish

Greekwords LaJnwords

OtherexamplesofGreekorLaJnwordsinEnglish

Bio–life

Autobiography–abookaboutaperson’slifewriNenbythatpersonBiology–thestudyoflifePhotobiology–thestudyoflight(photo)andlife

Rept–tocrawl

Reptile–cold-bloodedanimalwithscalesthatoOencrawlsCrept–tocrawl(pasttense)Surrepti1ously–todosomethinginasneakyway,likeacrawlinganimal

Geo–oftheearth

Geology–thestudyofthehistoryoftheearthGeography–thestudyofphysicalfeaturesoftheearthGeopoli1cal–interna$onalrela$ons(oftheearth)

Source:AmericanHeritageDic$onary,FreeDic$onary

STEMLesson-HydroponicsandVocabulary

VocabularyAcJvityHowtomakeafoldablevocabularybook

VocabularyAcJvityHowtomakeafoldablevocabularybook

Helpstudentswriteintheirnewvocabularyfoldable!

Greekprefix Greek

root

Prefixmeaning

Rootmeaning

Helpstudentswriteintheirnewfoldable!

Drawapictureoftheword

Alistofrelatedwords(hydro-)

Alistofrelatedwords

(-ponics)

AeroponicsGeoponicsAquaponics

Yournewfoldablevocabularypageiscomplete!

Aeroponics

Geop

onics

Aqua

ponics

WhatisContent-basedInstrucJon?

•  Meaningful

•  Relevantcontent

•  Contextual

•  AuthenJcmaterials

MoreaboutContent-basedInstrucJon

DosomethingwithEnglish

WITHTASKS

MoreaboutContent-basedInstrucJon

5StepsforCreaJngInquiry-basedInstrucJon(The5E’s)

1.ENGAGE

2.EXPLORE

3.EXPLAIN

4.ELABORATE

Adaptedfrom:Na$onalAcademyofScienceNa$onalScienceEduca$onStandards(1996)

5.EVALUATE

1.ENGAGE

•  Curiousstudents

•  Backgroundknowledge

•  PersonalconnecJons

•  Visualaids

1.ENGAGE-ACTIVITY

K-KNOW W-WANTTOKNOW

L-LEARNED

Localvegetables

Whatareusefulwordstodescribehydroponics?

Kindsofagriculturaltechniquesinmycountry

1.ENGAGE-ACTIVITY

2.EXPLORECooperaJveLearning•  InvesJgate•  Observe

Funwaystogroupstudents

1.Passoutadifferentcoloredpieceofpapertoeachstudent

2.Directstudentstodifferentcornersoftheroom

Funwaystogroupstudents

Pink–stalksGreen–stemsBlue–leavesYellow–roots

Makeawordwall Helpstudentsgroupwords

Brainstormalistofwords

verbs

PRESENTCONTINUOUS

growingSIMPLEPAST

found

ACADEMICWORDS

submerge

administered

suspended

2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY

Helpstudentsgroupwords–makeawordwall

nouns

nouns

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2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY

HydroponicsHydro-water

ponics–towork,tolaborHydrate

RehydrateDehydrateHydraJon

2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITYMakeaGraphicOrganizer

•  Readthetextwithstudents•  Helpstudentsselectwordstheydon’tknow

Newvocabulary

misJngsubmergeaeroponicsreservoireliminate

hNp://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hydroponics

2.EXPLORE-ACTIVITY

3.EXPLAIN

•  Teacher-directed

•  IntroducescienJficandtechnicalinformaJon

•  Clarifystudents’misconcepJons

Direct(explicit)instrucJon

3.EXPLAIN

3.EXPLAINUseauthenJcmaterials,suchasthisarJclefromOpenSourceEcology

QUICKTIP!

CommonPrefixesandSuffixes–GroupWords

SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

-ion acJon,condiJon hydraJon

-ic quality,relatedtoscience

hydroponic

SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

-ate tocausetobe hydrate

PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

re- againandagain rehydrate

de- remove,separate dehydrate

NOUNS

VERBS

3.EXPLAIN–Reviewwordbeginnings/endingswithstudents

Notdis-un-mis-im-in-

“Indoor growing in a greenhouse greatly reduces losses to pests.”

Graves,M.August,D.&Mancilla-Mar$nez.(2013).TeachingvocabularytoEnglishlanguagelearners.NewYork:TeachersCollegePress

3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext

3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext DEFINITIONCLUES

autotroph

SOURCE:Biologyonline.org

Manyorganismscannotproducetheirownfood,unlikeautotrophs.(CONTRAST)

Autotrophsareorganismscapableofnourishingthemselves.(DEFINE)

auto-self

troph-tonourish

SYNONYMCLUES

tegmentum

teg-cover

ment-referstomindorbrain

SOURCE:Biologyonline.org

Thetegmentum,withmanylayersof$ssuetwis$ngunderthecranium,provideduswithan

excellentmedicalexampleforclass.

3.EXPLAIN-Teachwordsincontext

PROBLEMS

•  Impor$ngseafood•  Notenoughfoodforfish•  Soybeanshortage

SOLUTIONS

•  Savingnaturalresources•  Aquacultureresearch

3.EXPLAIN–UsingCriJcalThinking

4.ELABORATE

4.ELABORATE-ACTIVITY

Designatourismbrochure CreateaninstrucJonmanual

4.ELABORATE-ACTIVITY

Interviewalocalfarmer

Createarecipeusinglocalproduce

5.EVALUATE

INFORMALEVALUATION FORMALEVALUATION

brochure

observaJon

vocabularyacJviJes

report

test

quiz

Theexperimentincludedtheideaofphototropismbecauseasthesunemerged,theplantdirecteditselftowardthelight.

Phototropism

Let’stakeapoll!

Phototropism:AnewSTEM-relatedvocabularylesson

Content-basedinstrucJon

Gathercri$calvocabularyrelatedtoTropism(content-specific)Studentsdosomethingwiththenewvocabulary

Inquiry-basedInstrucJon(5Es)

Engage,Explore,Explain,Elaborate,Evaluate

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AuthenJcMaterials

-Sciencetextbook-Videos-Newsar$cles

VocabularyNotebook–asecondway

VocabularyNotebook–asecondway

Foldthecorner

Writeasentenceincontext

Providemanywaysforstudentstoencounterwords(rich,deep

contexts)

Definewordparts

List

synonyms

Phototropism

Designandconductanexperiment

Materials•  1smallcontainer•  2rubberbands•  1smallwildplant•  1napkin•  Water•  Classroomshelf•  2piecesofplas$c

AdaptedfromLoeschnig,L.V.(1996).Simpleearthscienceexperimentswith

everydaymaterials

Phototropism

CreatealabreportwithyournewSTEM-relatedvocabulary

LABREPORT

•  Title•  IntroducJon•  Hypothesis•  Materials•  Procedures•  Results•  Conclusion

Title:EffectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegetaJon

IntroducJon:

Hypothesis:

Materials:

Procedures(Experiment):

Results:

Conclusion:

Academicwords-excessive-vegeta$on

GeneralEnglish-toomuch-plants

Objec$ves,purpose,Why?

Explana$on,theory

If…thenstatements

Title:Effectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegeta$on

IntroducJon:

Hypothesis:

Materials:

Procedures:

Results:

Conclusion:

Listofitems(soil,nutrients,container)

UseadverbsofJmetoday,later,aOer,

frequently

UseadjecJvesFirst,second,third,

etc.

Unitsofmeasurement

Kilogram

Describethesteps

Title:Effectsofexcessivewateronphototropisminclassroomvegeta$on

IntroducJon:

Hypothesis:

Materials:

Procedures:

Results:

Conclusion:

-Accordingto…-Myresultsindicate…-conclude-idenJfied

Asummary;veryshort

Sharesthefindingsoftheexperiment

Giveyourselfahand!

You’vesuccessfullyhelpedstudentslearnnewSTEM-related

vocabularythrough:

Content-basedInstrucJon,Inquiry-basedInstrucJonandvocabularyacJviJes!

Let’stakeafinalpoll!

Thankyou!

Cul$va$ngyourEnglishVocabularythroughSTEMAc$vi$es

Sources•  AmericanHeritageDic$onary:hNps://ahdic$onary.com/

•  BiologyOnline:biologyonline.com

•  Graves,M.,August,D.,&Mancilla-Mar$nez,J.(2013).TeachingvocabularytoEnglishlanguagelearners.NewYork,NY:TeachersCollegePress.

•  Loesching,L.V.(1996).Simpleearthscienceexperimentswitheverydaymaterials.NewYork,NY:SterlingPublishers.

•  Na$onalAcademyofScience.Na$onalScienceEduca$onStandards.(1996).hNp://www.nasonline.org/?referrer=hNps://www.google.com/)

•  OpenSourceEcology-Hydroponics:hNp://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hydroponics