Department of Mathematics and ScienceOffice of Academics and Transformation

Ms. Glenda Moton, CSSMillard Lightburn, Ph.D. Supervisor

MDCPS Elementary ScienceSummer Science Symposium 2013

Grade 3

Day 1

Name Tent• Use blank sheet of paper to make a name tent

• Front: First Name

• Back: School Name and years teaching

• Share with group something special that happened in your class this year.

• Guidelines for 2013 Summer Symposium• Place phones on vibrate.• Breaks: am ( 15 min) and pm (15 min)• Lunch: 11:15am – 12:15m• Bathrooms location• Stipends requirements: 100% attendance for all three

days (8:30am-3:30pm)and turn in follow-up. • Daily Reflections• Follow-up: Prepare 5 E lesson plan Due at the end of the session

LOGISTICS

Participate activelyAsk questionsLearn by doingSet your own learning into action

NORMS

Day One Agenda

Welcome Remarks / Ice BreakerOverview of District Website (resources)Pacing Guide-Year at a Glance (Common Core)Interactive Notebook (IAN) / What is Science?Formative Assessment – Doing ScienceLUNCHArticle: Why Teach the Nature of Science?Practicing Science - Process Skills (Hands-on Sweet Observations)GIZMOS Thinking Like a Scientist (Hands-on STEM Building Bridges) Daily Reflection

Session Outcomes• Participants will be able to:

– Access science instructional resources to support science teaching and learning

– Identify effective instructional strategies to integrate technology and cross-curricula

– Implement best science instructional practices– Plan and model scientific thinking through hands on

investigations– Enhance science interaction between students– Provide differentiated instruction in science

Ice Breaker

Pacing GuideYear-At-A-Glance

2013-2014

Year-At-A-Glance--2013-1014.doc

Grade 3 Pacing Guide2013-2014 Year-at-a-Glance

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Grade 4 - Fair Game Benchmarks

3rd Nine WeeksBig Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction• SC.4.L.16.1 Flowering Plant Reproduction

(AA as SC.3.L.14.1)• SC.4.L.16.4 Life Cycles of Florida’s Plants and

Animals AABig idea 17: Interdependence• SC.4.L.17.3 Flow of Energy AA

4th Nine Weeks Big Idea 6: Earth Structures

• SC.4.E.6.2 Properties of Minerals AA• SC.4.E.6.1 Types of Rocks • SC.4.P.8.1 Measure and compare

objects(rocks) based on properties• SC.4.E.6.5 Tools and Technology• SC.4.E.6.4 Weathering and Erosion AA• SC.4.E.6.3 Natural Resources AA• SC.4.E.6.6 Florida’s Natural Resources Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time• SC.4.E.5.4 Relationship among Earth,

Moon, Sun & Stars AA• SC.4.E.5.1 Patterns of Stars • SC.4.E.5.3 Earth’s Movement• SC.4.E.5.2 Phases of the Moon

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Prior Knowledge (Fair Game):Items may require the student to apply scientific knowledge described in NGSSS benchmarks from lower grades; however, the benchmarks from lower grades will not be assessed in isolation.FCAT 2.0 will assess content taught in lower grades although not retaught in 5th.

Common Core State Standards Connections

• Currently we continue to use the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); however, during teaching and learning, whenever applicable connections to Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and Mathematics need to be established.

• Common Core benchmarks are aligned to Science courses in the M-DCPS Pacing Guides

• All benchmarks should be taught since they are foundational for the next grade level.

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/FL09G5Sci.pdf

Also found in Pacing Guide Topic I in Grades 3-5

Science Department Website Resources

http://science.dadeschools.net/

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Learning VillageAvailable Resource Links Pacing Guides

• Department of Mathematics and Science

Discovery Educationwww.discoveryeducation.com

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PBS Learning Mediawww.pbslearningmedia.com

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NBC Learn

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SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES

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15 min. Break

Interactive Notebooks (IAN)

What is Science?

Science Formative Assessment (Probe)

Doing ScienceFrom: Uncovering Student Ideas in Science

Formative Assessment ProbesBy: Page Keeley – NSTA Press

LUNCH

Why Teach the Nature of Science?

Article Jigsaw

GizmosGermination

Practicing Science

Hands-on Activity

15 min. Break

Thinking Like a Scientist!

Inquiry and the Scientific MethodSTEM Activity

Hands-on

The Power of Science

• Science isn’t just memorizing facts.• The new standards will help students understand how

science works.• The scientific skills and attitudes students learn will

provide them with powerful problem-solving skills.• Every student deserves to benefit from scientific

thinking.

Slip

Day One Reflection1. Today I learned ……………………….

2. Questions I still have……………….

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SAVE the Date: October 24 -26, 2013Florida Association of Science Teachers Conference 2013

DoubleTree by Hilton HotelMiami Airport Convention Center

October 24-26, 2013

Join the magical experience of learning new science curriculum and methods while gaining new resources and skills

that will spark magic in your teaching.

Go to https://sites.google.com/site/dcstaonline/stem-conference