Domains, Strands, Standards & Objectives Evaluating and Selecting Instructional Resources Literacy Integration Differentiated Summative Assessment Constructing Lesson Plans

Card Sort

Ecosystems and Habitats Mountains Rivers Lakes Forests Creek Use at least 5 cards to create a food chain which could be found in a local habitat.

5 E Lesson Plan- 90 minute class

5 E Lesson Sequence ENGAGE: Demo lab, video clip, etc… EXPLORE: Small group activity EXPLAIN: Discussion, Q & A, Graphic organizers EXTEND: Reading activity, Interactive, Tutorial EVALUATE: Students demonstrate what they …have learned …now understand … are able to do

Observation Station Bottles Static: Tissue paper cut into small pieces Magnetic: Variety of objects such as paper clips, tissue paper, plastic, push pin, etc… Density: Alcohol, Oil, Water with food coloring, Karo Syrup Solids & Liquids: Sand, Water, Seashell Solubility: Gummy Bear in Water

Navigating the New Standards Domains: Life, Earth, Physical Strands- Interconnecting Themes Standards- Need to know vs. Nice to know Clarifying Objectives- Depth of knowledge

RBT’s Identify the following from your grade level standards and objectives: FACTUAL- What they need to know CONCEPTUAL- What they need to understand PROCEDURAL- What they need to be able to do

EARTH LIFE PHYSICAL NCDPI Graphic Organizers

Hands-On Projects Triangular Pyramid Geographic Regions of NC: Coastal Piedmont Mountains Rectangular Pyramid Seasons of the Year: Fall Winter Spring Summer Rain Stick: Sound, Vibrations

Solar S’Mores Why does chocolate melt when it is warm? Will the marshmallow or the chocolate melt first? Construct your oven Compare your design with others Predict which will work best Place your oven in an outside location After 30 minutes, compare the results

NSDL Science Atlas Each shaded box is linked to instructional resources

Teachers Domain Register to create folders and save resources Groups: Create groups to collaborate with colleagues “Join a Group”- Group ID: Search by Standard, Topic, Media Type, etc…

Open Education Resource Commons Register to save, rate and share resources

Additional Resource Collections Cool Tools for School (Wiki-Web 2.0 Tools) PBS Teachers McREL Lesson Plans CPALMS

Resource Evaluation What type of media is it? Interactive, Video Clip, Animation, Game, etc… What are the usage restrictions? Share, Save/Download, Remix, etc… Is the content appropriate for your learners? Where would it fit best in a lesson? 5E

Literacy & Graphic Organizers Create samples to use in your classroom for each standard Foldable organizers can be used to support review and skills identified in each standard During an interactive or video clip, students can record information onto the foldabloe organizer

Demo, Share and Exchange Demo at least 1 online resource with the group and explain why it will be useful for your grade level, students, content area, etc…