2. Science Pacing and Content First Grade November 6, 2012 Division of Science Dr. Millard Lightburn, Supervisor Elementary Science Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist Keisha Kidd, Curriculum Support Specialist Keisha Kidd, Curriculum Support Specialist 1

3. NAME TENT  Use blank sheet of paper to make name tent  Front: First Name  Back: School Name  Teaching Experience 2

4. NORMS Participate actively Ask questions Learn by doing Set your own learning into action 3

5. Agenda November 6, 2012 9:00am -2:00pm  Welcome Remarks  Introductions  Interactive Notebooks  Observations and Inferences  Assessment Data Results (Pretest and Q1)  Gravity and Weight Activity (Pacing Guide Topic V)  Science NGSSS Benchmarks Clarifications K-2  The Sun (Topic VII)  Sharing Best Practices  Reflections/Evaluations/Follow-up 4

6. Interactive Notebooks 5 https://docs.google.com/a/share.brevardschools.org/present/view?id=0AZ-- VfTZqLfuZGM1OGdxcXJfMTQ4Z2Z3YnZiY2o&hl=en_US

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8. Observe an Apple 7 Make a list of observations on the apple

9. What are Observations?  Looking closely at something.  Using any of your five senses to collect information.  Using measurement tools to collect information.  Making qualitative observations.  Making quantitative observations. 8

10. Practicing Science: What are observations? Five Senses  Sight - Looks  Touch - Feels  Hearing – Sounds when dropped  Odor – Smells  Tastes Qualitative Observations Measurement Tools  Ruler  Tape measure  Graduated Cylinder  Balance  Gram mass pieces Quantitative Observations A way of looking carefully at something to get a clear answer to a question

11. What are Inferences?  When we bring our past experience into making a judgment based on an observation, it is an Inference.  For instance, you may observe that a person is running from a gas station. That may cause you to infer that they robbed it and are trying to get away. It is easy to infer incorrectly so we need to get all the facts. 10

12. Revisit Observations of Apple  Which were true observations and which were inferences ? 11

13. OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES  It is important for students to understand the difference between observation and inference.  Students should also learn to make good observations and inferences, and understand the role that observations and inferences play in the development of scientific knowledge. 12

14. Is it an Observation or an Inference?  Here is a slideshow of 13 examples. Make 1 observation and 1 inference on each picture.  http://www.slideshare.net/mrgrasso/obse rvations-and-inferences-1942083 http://www.slideshare.net/mrgrasso/obse rvations-and-inferences-1942083 13

15. Science is … A Body of Knowledge  To observe is to look closely at something using any of the five senses and/or measurement tools.  To infer is to use observations to reach a conclusion based on evidence. (what you think) A Set of Methods or Processes  Make observation.  Make inferences.  Distinguish between observations and inferences. 14 A Way of Knowing Scientific knowledge is based on observing & inferring.

16. ASSESSMENT DATA  PRETEST AND BASELINE 15

17. Science PreTest Results K-5 MDCPS 2012 GRADEStudents Tested % Below Mastery % At Mastery Average Performance KINDERGARTEN799049%51%65% FIRST11,15390%10%48% SECOND11,61075%25%53% THIRD15,36392%8%46% FOURTH14,35796%4%43% FIFTH23,07694%6%47%

18. Elementary Science Pretest K-5 Performance by Reporting Category GRADE LEVEL LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE EARTH & SPACE NATURE OF SCIENCE KINDER61%66%71% FIRST54%51%42% SECOND53%58%46% THIRD40%52% 33% FOURTH48%46%41%34% FIFTH47%53%45%38%

19. Gravity and Weight 18 Gravity and Weight ppt

20. NGSSS BENCHMARKS CLARIFICATIONS K-2 DISCUSS SCIENCE BENCHMARK CLARIFICATIONS Common Core State Standards Connections (Math & LA) 19

21. THE SUN 20 Helpful and Harmful Effects of the Sun

22. Share Best Practices 21

23. Announcements DCSTA STEM Conference is on December 8, 2012 at Miami Senior High School. T he direct registration link can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/dcstaonline/st em-conference https://sites.google.com/site/dcstaonline/st em-conference 22

24. Resources  http://www.odysseyearth.com/ http://www.odysseyearth.com/  http://science.dadeschools.net http://science.dadeschools.net 23

25. Accessing Online Resources District Science Website http://science.dadeschools.net/default.htm Pacing Guides: Learning Village through Teacher Portal Check out the Supplementary Resources CPALMS http://www.floridastandards.org/ edmodo http://miamidade.edmodo.com/ http://learningscience.org/index.htm 24

26. 3-2-1 Reflection 25

27. Follow-up is due: November 20, 2012 26 Going Green: submit to mlightburn@dadeschools.netmlightburn@dadeschools.net

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