Preschool Teaching and Learning with the Science Expectations New Jersey Department of Education

Agenda Developing a Framework for Science through Sensory Experiences and Inquiry Teaching and Learning with the Preschool Science Expectations Facilitating Everyday Science in the Classroom

The Five Senses Use your eyes: What does it LOOK like?

The Five Senses Use your nose: What does it SMELL like?

The Five Senses Use your ears: What does it SOUND like?

The Five Senses Use your tongue: What does it TASTE like?

The Five Senses Use your hands: What does it FEEL like?

Science as Inquiry OBSERVE What do you notice? COMPARE How is it the same as/different from? SORT AND ORGANIZE Find different ways to group things. PREDICT What will happen if? EXPERIMENT Try out ideas. EVALUATE Think and talk about what happened. APPLY Transfer what you learned to a new situation.

Brainstorming Things We KnowThings We Want to Find Out

The Science Expectations Children develop inquiry skills, including problem solving and decision making.

The Science Expectations Children observe and investigate the properties of objects, both living and nonliving.

The Science Expectations Children explore the concept of change in both living and nonliving entities and in the environment.

The Science Expectations Children develop an awareness of the environment and human responsibility for its care.

Facilitating Everyday Science

Teaching Steps to Science Based on a sensory experience, you can: Brainstorm Frame Questions Develop Explorations

Marta is watching a flagpole across the street. The flag is fluttering in the autumn breeze. With a sudden gust of wind, the flag waves furiously. As the wind settles, the flag returns to a flutter. The wind picks up and the flag waves furiously again. Playground leaves whirl around Martas feet. In the sandbox, Jabari shouts out, Sand. It got in my eye. After Jabaris eye is attended to, the teacher takes the opportunity to facilitate science learning. Vignette

Brainstorming: Things We Know: Things We Want to Find Out: Framing questions: Facilitating Exploration: Expectation: Teaching Practices:Learning Outcomes: Facilitating Everyday Science

Facilitating Exploration Teaching Practices Learning Outcomes Explorations

Preschool Teaching and Learning with the Science Expectations Focus on sensory exploration and inquiry. Plan an environment and activities to support science. Use the Expectations as your lab guide for success.