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Middle School Science

Middle School Science. Summer School 2009. General Information. June 9-July 1 14 days of instruction Monday-Thursday only Student day 8:00-12:00 Teacher day 7:45-12:00 Instructional 12:00-12:30 Prep/Duty (2 days each) Maximum of 16 students/teacher.

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Middle School Science

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  1. Middle School Science Summer School 2009

  2. General Information • June 9-July 1 • 14 days of instruction • Monday-Thursday only • Student day • 8:00-12:00 • Teacher day • 7:45-12:00 Instructional • 12:00-12:30 Prep/Duty (2 days each) • Maximum of 16 students/teacher

  3. General Information • Textbooks will NOT be distributed to the campuses or students • Region 4 TAKS Preparation Guide TE (7th grade only) • Resources and Materials will be distributed at the Science Resource Center immediately after this meeting • Today , from the SRC, you will take with you: • Student Handbook for grades 6 & 7 • Materials • If you do not have enough student notebooks, please call Monica Mata tomorrow!!! • 915 790 8934(cell) or 881-2377 (office)

  4. Rationale Objectives Focus What are we teaching? Why are we teaching this content ? What is the ultimate goal?

  5. Middle School Science Grade 6: • Nature of Science – Process Skills; Earth Science • The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm • Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC.

  6. Middle School Science Grade 7: • Nature of Science – Process Skills; Living Organisms and their Environment; Properties of Matter; Force, Motion and Energy • The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm • Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC.

  7. Middle School Science Grade 8: • Nature of Science – Process Skills; Living Organisms and their Environment; Force, Motion and Energy • The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm • Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC – check the Materials List.

  8. MaterialsGrades 6th & 7th • Student Workbook • 1 per student • Consumable • Materials from the Science Resource Center • Curriculum – web base

  9. Middle School ScienceGrade 8 Focus: Interactive, Thematic PBL (Problem Based Learning) that is completely web based. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm Content: • Force, Motion and Energy (SkateBoard Park) or • Living Organisms and the Environment (Mystery Disease)

  10. Teacher Implementation GuideGrades 6 & 7 • Section 1: Teacher Implementation Guide • Curriculum • Daily Lesson Plan • Handouts and Teacher Materials • Section 2: Interactive Student Notebook • Section 3: Interactive Student Notebook Teacher’s Edition

  11. Teacher Implementation GuideGrade 8 • Teacher Implementation Guide • Curriculum • Choice 1: Skateboard Park • Choice 2: Mystery Disease • Daily Lesson Plan • Student Contracts • Can be adjusted to allow for your teaching style • Math review for calculating volume, area, etc. • PowerPoint’s to aid in instruction • Materials: Choice 1Choice 2

  12. Curriculum and Daily Lesson Plan • 我听见 我忘记; 我看见 我记住; 我做 我了解。 (pinyin: wǒ tīng jiàn wǒ wàng jì. wǒ kàn jiàn wǒ jì zhù. wǒ zuò wǒ liǎo jiě) • Literally: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. • Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself. • Revised: Telling me and I [will] forget. Showing me and I [will] remember. Involving me and I [will] understand. • Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes. • Originally by Confucius.

  13. Grades 6 Curriculum

  14. Grades 7 Curriculum

  15. Choose only one PBL Grade 8 Curriculum

  16. Choose only one PBL Grade 8 Curriculum

  17. Putting it all together…

  18. Planning: Grade 6 Room D111 Grade 7 Room D114 • Using the daily lesson plan, go through the lessons: • Note any questions you have- what doesn’t make sense? • Start planning- how will you teach and assess the lesson? • Comments, suggestions, strategies to share…

  19. Planning: Grade 8 Room D115 • Using the daily lesson plan go through the lessons: • Note any questions you have- what doesn’t make sense? • This is an Inquiry Based Project. • Start planning- how will you teach and assess the lesson? • Comments, suggestions, strategies to share…

  20. Wrap Up information • The 7th grade TAKS Preparation TE and all remaining resources for each grade level will be returned to the warehouse by a designated campus representative. • Materials should be placed in the EPISD Materials Boxes and given to the campus rep. • If you have any questions or problems, please call Monica Mata @ 915 790 8934(cell) or 881-2377 (office) • Good luck!

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