Causal Patterns at Varying Scale

Thinking Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19uNUQVt2dzhqQWINJF12I_1RkDKVy8-QbzRUHG2OdN4/template/preview The Wonder of Science: https://thewonderofscience.com/mlccc2 Thinking in Patterns - Level 7 - Causal Patterns at Varying Scale In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on causal patterns at varying scale. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Patterns - regularity in the world Scale - the relative size or extent of something System - a set of components (e.g. things) working together. Causality - cause and effect relationships This progression is based on the Crosscutting Concept elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education. "Different patterns may be observed at each of the scales at which a system is studied and can provide evidence for causality in explanations of phenomena." Source: https://www.nextgenscience.org/