70 likes | 198 Views
Common Core Parent Night: 6-8 Science. Jennifer Kelley 6-8 Science Achievement Coordinator jkelley@pps.net. Common Core: Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects. Reading and Writing occurs across all content areas
E N D
Common Core Parent Night: 6-8 Science Jennifer Kelley 6-8 Science Achievement Coordinator jkelley@pps.net
Common Core: Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects. • Reading and Writing occurs across all content areas • K-5 combines science/technical literacy standards, in 6-8 they are side-by-side. • Focus on using science content to instruct not only science content but reading and writing in science • Critical piece of College and Career Readiness
Science Education for Public Understanding (SEPUP) • Inquiry model • Issues based • Literacy focused • Hands-on approach • Aligns with Common Core
Life Science Lab: Breakdown A study of mechanical and chemical digestion Mechanical digestion Chemical Digestion
Doing the Lab • Watch & discuss demo. • Design your lab (hypothesis and procedure). • Conduct your experiment. Remember to collect data and observations. • Graph results. • Group discussion. • Analysis, experimental error, new questions.
What is Common Core about the Breakdown Lab? • read and comprehend science/technical text independently and proficiently • summarizes text • following procedure • writing frame for lab • writing a replicable procedure • making and analyzing the graph • developing and writing conclusion • style of writing/ organization of writing appropriate to task and audience
Clean Up • Unused tablets in wrapper to me. • Lid on Vinegar. • Measuring cup and SEPUP tray rinsed clean. • All supplies to designated location. • All papers cleared and chairs pushed in.