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Preparing for TAKS Elementary Science

Preparing for TAKS Elementary Science. Across a science teacher’s desk . . . Describe momentum. “ Something you give a person when they are going away.” Where is the equator? “The equator is a menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa.” Describe the body parts we have studied.

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Preparing for TAKS Elementary Science

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  1. Preparing for TAKS Elementary Science

  2. Across a science teacher’s desk . . . Describe momentum. “Something you give a person when they are going away.” Where is the equator? “The equator is a menagerie lion running around the Earth through Africa.” Describe the body parts we have studied. “The body consists of three parts—the brainum, the borax, and the adominable cavity. The brainum contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and the lungs, and the adominable cavity contains the bowels, of which there are five: a, e, i, o, and u.”

  3. Texas Public School Students • Over 4,000,000 students in 2000-2001 • 43.1% White • 39.6% Hispanic • 14.4% African American • 2.9% Other • 50% Economically disadvantaged

  4. Science Assessments • Mandated by 76th Legislature in June ’99: Senate Bill 103 • Also included in theNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • Elementary tests will be given in English and Spanish at Grade 5 • 10th and 11th grade exit level will include: “at least biology and integrated chemistry and physics”

  5. Student Success Initiative • Builds on the Texas Reading Initiative • Implements new academic standards beginning with students who entered Grade 2 in 2001

  6. Legislative Highlights • HB 1144—Three years of science mandated by law • Beginning freshmen 2004-05 (Graduating Class of 2008) • Recommended High School Graduation Plan becomes the minimum requirement for students

  7. When? • Spring 2002—8th Grade Science Test and Biology End-of-Course Test ended. • January 2002—TAKS Information Booklets (Educator Guides) posted to TEA Website @ www.tea.state.tx.us. • Spring 2002—TAKS Information Booklets distributed to all schools.

  8. Science Achievements • Higher scores on Science TAAS • Leadership in science safety • Increased TEA funding for professional development • Alliances

  9. In Science Classes K-12 • Student science experiences take on added importance…students must retain science content! • Learning needs to connect across the grade levels. • Vertical alignment is crucial for instruction.

  10. Science Is Moving:

  11. Legal Requirements for the Elementary Science TAKS • TEKS are the curriculum framework. • Equipment listed in TEKS #4 must be provided for all students. • Science TAKS includes K-5 strand content. • Elementary science must meet time requirements.

  12. Elementary teachers need to know: The teaching and learning of science at the elementary grades builds the foundation for biology, chemistry, and physics concepts to be tested in 10th and 11th grade exit level TAKS.

  13. Why Test Elementary Science?Positive Effects… • If science is assessed, it is addressed! • Children will know that science is important for future success. Science is a foundation subject . . . not an elective. • The time devoted for teaching science will increase.

  14. Why Test Elementary Science?Positive Effects… • Elementary science budgets will be established. • Materials for teaching science will be purchased. • Language development for ESL students will be increased.

  15. Why Test Elementary Science?Positive Effects… • Professional development in science will increase. • Science learning will build good problem- solving skills for students. • A good science program will enhance mathematics TAKS scores.

  16. Why Test Elementary Science?Positive Effects… • Students will get more practice with reading science expository text. • Students will be provided with the skills necessary for success in higher level science courses at the secondary level. The world of tomorrow demands that Texas students must be literate in science!

  17. About The Elementary TAKS Test • The elementary science TAKS test is not just a Grade 5 science test. • Science will need to be taught at all elementary grades in order for students to be successful! • Life, earth, and physical sciences will be part of the elementary science TAKS.

  18. TAKS Science Test Format • Clear illustrations when needed • Items come from the TEKS • Types of questions: • Multiple choice • Cluster items • Griddable items

  19. Science TAKS Timeline • Spring 2002: Field Testing (all districts, at some level), April 22-May 10 • Spring 2002-2003: Science TAKS

  20. Science TAKS: New! Includes: • Cluster items • Griddable items

  21. Griddable Items: Used for Precise Measurement Elementary Items: Secondary Items:

  22. Grade 5 Science TAKS Griddable Item

  23. Science TAKS Grade 5 Cluster Item

  24. Grade 5 Science TAKS Cluster Item

  25. Grade 5 Science TAKS Cluster Item

  26. SCIENCE TAKS—Students will be provided with: • At all levels: • Metric ruler • At Grades 10 and 11 Exit Level : • Periodic table • Formula chart • Calculators

  27. Science TAKS assesses in metric measurement. Formulas must be applied not memorized.

  28. Measurement Skills • Only metric measurement is used on the science assessments. • Students will be provided with a metric ruler for the science TAKS assessments at all levels. • Exam uses metric rulers that do not begin with “0” at the edge of the ruler but rather begin with “0” indented into the ruler. • Do not copy the rulers since the calibration may be distorted.

  29. GRADE 5 SCIENCE TAKS TAKS OBJECTIVES:Knowledge Student and Skills Expectations 1. Nature of Science 4 10 2. Life Science 7 15 3. Physical Science 5 12 4. Earth Science 8 17 TOTAL 24 54

  30. What are [bracketed] items? The student expectation has been presented in its entirety for two reasons: to clarify the link to the curriculum and to provide background information for test items. However, bracketed text will not be specifically tested on TAKS.

  31. Where did the TAKS objectivescome from? • TEKS: non-negotiable • National and statewide educator and science expert committees • Survey results

  32. TAKS Objective 1The Nature of Science What to look for: • Safe practices • Components of inquiry science • Precise metric measurement • Charts, diagrams, graphs, and tables • Analysis of models and their limitations • TEKS TESTED: 3.1,4.1,5.1(A); 5.2 (A,B,C,D,E); 3.3,4.3,5.3 (A,B,C); 5.4 (A);

  33. Grade 5Science TAKSObjective 1Nature of Science

  34. Grade 5 Science TAKS Objective 1 Nature of Science Understanding Models

  35. The Process Skills: What Are They? • Scientific methods • Laboratory and field investigations • Critical thinking The STUDENT must do these processes . . . not just read about them!

  36. Laboratory and Field Requirements All high school science courses are required to meet the 40% laboratory and field requirement. • 19 TAC Chapter 74 • Section 74.3 (b)(2)(C)

  37. Laboratory and Field Investigations Students conducting field, classroom, and laboratory investigations should consider: • Safety • Use and conservation of resources • Disposal and recycling

  38. Safety • Is a prime consideration • Is taught through specific lessons • Is reinforced through icons and reminders • Has applications that change with the setting of each investigation

  39. Scientific Methods Using scientific methods during field and laboratory investigations: • Plan and implement investigative procedures • Collect data and make measurements • Organize, analyze, and make inferences from data • Communicate

  40. Differences in Investigation Across the Grades • Field • Classroom • Laboratory

  41. Promotional Materials 3(B) Students draw inferences based on promotional material for products or services • Intent: Students will apply their critical thinking skills to real-world situations • Example: Nutritional labels, diet product advertising, exercise equipment claims

  42. Critical Thinking The student uses critical thinking and scientific problem solving to make informed decisions.

  43. Educators will need to: • Know and understand the depth and complexity of the TEKS • Learn the knowledge statements and student expectations and what they mean • ALWAYS read and judge the presence of the student expectation as it relates to the knowledge statement

  44. TAKS Objective 2 Life Science • What to look for: • Life cycles of plants and animals • Inherited traits and learned characteristics of animals • Adaptations and characteristics of plants and animals that help them survive in a variety of ecosystems • Habitats and basic needs of plants and animals • Competition for resources • Results of environmental changes • How animals modify their environments • Cycles and structures of simple systems and models • Patterns of change in weather and metamorphosis • TEKS TESTED: 2.9(A,B); 3.8(A,B,C,D); 4.6 (A); 5.5 (A,B); 5.6 (B); 5.9(A,B,C); 5.10 (A,B)

  45. Grade 5 Science TAKS Objective 2 Life Science

  46. Science TAKS Grade 5 Objective 2 Life Science

  47. Science TAKS Grade 5 Objective 2 Life Science Concept Tested: Adaptations Carnivores have sharp teeth compared to herbivores which have smooth teeth.

  48. Objective 3 Physical Science What to look for: • Energy forms • Examples of how light is reflected and refracted • Electric circuits and the production of heat, light, sound, and magnetic effects • Motion and effects of vibration on sound • Matter and its physical properties • Mixtures and physical properties of ingredients • Boiling and melting points of substances • Forces • Interactions, cycles, structures, and processes of simple systems • Patterns of change • TEKS TESTED: 3.6(A); 4.6(B); 5.5 (A,B); 5.7 (A,B,C,D); 5.8 (A,B,C,E)

  49. Science TAKS Grade 5 Objective 3 Physical Science

  50. Science TAKS Grade 5 Objective 3 Physical Science

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