Science Pacing and Content Kindergarten 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

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

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

Agenda November 6, :00am -2:00pm  Welcome  Introductions  Interactive Notebooks  Observations and Inferences  Assessment Data Results (Pretest and Q1)  Push and Pull Activity (Pacing Guide 10/29-11/16)  Sound Activity (Pacing Guide 12/10-12/21)  Gravity and Weight Activity (Pacing Guide 1/7-1/17)  Sharing Best Practices  Reflections/Evaluations/Follow-up 4

Interactive Notebooks 5 Primary Rubric

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Describe what you see. 7 Make a list of observations on the apple.

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

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. 9

Revisit Observations of Apple  Which were true observations and which were inferences ? 10

 Which are observations?  Which are Inferences? 11

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

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. 13

Is it an Observation or an Inference?  Here is a slideshow of 13 examples. Make 1 observation and 1 inference on each picture.  rvations-and-inferences rvations-and-inferences

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. 15 A Way of Knowing Scientific knowledge is based on observing & inferring.

Assessment Data 16

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%

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%

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

Push and Pull Activity 20 Real World Connection

Sound Investigation 21 Super Fab Lab Sound Investigation

Gravity and Weight 22 Gravity and Weight

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Dropping Races

Share Best Practices 27

Announcements DCSTA STEM Conference is on December 8, 2012 at Miami Senior High School. T he direct registration link can be found at em-conference em-conference 28

District Science Website Pacing Guides: Learning Village through Teacher Portal Check out the Supplementary Resources CPALMS edmodo Accessing Online Resources

3-2-1 Reflection 30 How were you acting like a Scientist today?

Follow-up is due: Follow-up is due: November 29, Send follow up via: or Fax: (305)

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