This is a training session for the new 4th grade Integrated NGSS storyline titled, “Sediment on the Move! How can our community stay safe?” created by our partners at the Mount Saint Helens Institute. In the “Sediment on the Move” storyline, fourth grade students explore the hazards of volcanic sediment and solve the problem of managing these hazards. This robustly developed and problem-based learning unit supports teachers in creating a rigorous and rich experience for students through use of fully-developed teacher support resources (Google Slides for students ready to be used), rich media (videos, images, first-person narratives), and a plethora of engaging and 3-dimensional formative assessments. 

Through various activities, scientific inquiry and exploration, students become acquainted with the size and scale of volcanic sediment as a long-term hazard for communities that live downstream of volcanoes. In this unit students design their own community and roleplay as city council members. Students collaborate with characters who model real-world career professionals (such as engineers, geologists and emergency managers) who help them design their own solutions to the problem of volcanic sediment. Through science, teamwork, and communication, students generate and compare multiple solutions to help their community be prepared for the hazards and challenges from volcanic sediment.  At the end of the storyline, students create recommendations and design plans to share with other communities facing similar challenges.This training will encompass a walk through of the unit. 

**Note: Actual synchronous training is 1.5 hours long. Teachers will receive additional 1.5 clock hours upon completion of follow-up survey/input during implementation of the unit.***