784-1 Brooklyn College Sarah Kessar July 16, 2009

Agenda  Science Science  Social Studies Social Studies  Math Math  English Language Arts English Language Arts  Grading Policy Grading Policy  Homework Homework Curriculum Science Social Studies Math ELA Class Policy Grading Rubric Homework

Science  Science is hands-on learning  Students will learn about  Physical science  Earth Science  Life Science  NYS Science Test May 2010

Science Learning Standards  Physical Sciences Concepts a. Demonstrates understanding of properties of objects and materials. b. Demonstrates understanding of position and motion of objects. c. Demonstrates understanding of light, heat, electricity, and magnetism. Life Sciences

Science Learning Standards  Life Science Concepts a. Demonstrates understanding of characteristics of organisms. b. Demonstrates understanding of life cycles of organisms. c. Demonstrates understanding of organisms and environments d. Demonstrates understanding of change over time.

Science Learning Standards Earth and Space Sciences Concepts a. Demonstrates understanding of properties of Earth materials. b. Demonstrates understanding of objects in the sky. c. Demonstrates understanding of changes in Earth and sky.

Science Learning Standards  Scientific Connections and Applications a. Demonstrates understanding of big ideas and unifying concepts. b. Demonstrates understanding of the designed world. c. Demonstrates understanding of personal health. d. Demonstrates understanding of science as a human endeavor.

Science Learning Standards  Scientific Thinking a. Asks questions about natural phenomena; objects and organisms; and events and discoveries. b. Uses concepts from Science Standards 1 to 4 to explain a variety of observations and phenomena. c. Uses evidence from reliable sources to construct explanations.

d. Evaluates different points of view using relevant experiences, observations, and knowledge; and distinguishes between fact and opinion. e. Identifies problems; proposes and implements solutions; and evaluates the accuracy, design, and outcomes of investigations. f. Works individually and in teams to collect and share information and ideas.

Science Learning Standards  Scientific Tools and Technologies a. Uses technology and tools to gather data and extend the senses. b. Collects and analyzes data using concepts and techniques in Mathematics Standard 4. c. Acquires information from multiple sources, such as experimentation and print and non-print sources.

Science Learning Standards  Scientific Communication a. Represents data and results in multiple ways. b. Uses facts to support conclusions. c. Communicates in a form suited to the purpose and the audience. d. Critiques written and oral explanations, and uses data to resolve disagreements.

Science Learning Standards  Scientific Investigation a. Demonstrates scientific competence by completing an experiment. b. Demonstrates scientific competence by completing a systematic observation. c. Demonstrates scientific competence by completing a design. d. Demonstrates scientific competence by completing non-experimental research using print and electronic information.

Social Studies  Part 1 Math Essentials  Countries Around the World

Social Studies Learning Standards  History of the United States and New York use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

Social Studies Learning Standards  World History use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.

Social Studies Learning Standards  Geography use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global— including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.

Social Studies Learning Standards  Economics use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of how the United States and other societies develop economic systems and associated institutions to allocate scarce resources, how major decision-making units function in the U.S. and other national economies, and how an economy solves the scarcity problem through market and nonmarket mechanisms.

Social Studies Learning Standards  Civics, Citizenship, and Government use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the U.S. and other nations; the U.S. Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.

Math  Everyday Mathematics  Math Messages  Table Home Reference Book  Differentiated Instruction  Parent’s Help

Mathematics State Standards  State Standards  Students will understand mathematics and become mathematically confidant be communicating and reasoning mathematically, by applying mathematics in real-world settings, and by solving problems through the integrated study of number systems, geometry, algebra, data analyses, probability and trigonometry.

English Language Arts  Strategies and Skills  Note taking and Listening  Writer’s Workshop  Responses to literature

English language Arts Learning Standards  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.  Students will read, write, listen, and speak for social interaction.

Grading Rubric  4- Above the Standards  3- Meeting Standards\  2- Approaching Standards  1- Below Standards

Homework  Given daily  Weekly current event articles  Parent signatures Homework C:\Users\STUDENT.M207\Desktop\Class News.dot