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Understanding Science Curriculum Development for K-7 Education

Learn about the reasons for new science expectations, how the curriculum is structured, aligning with national standards, and preparing for the rollouts. Gain insights into the development process, review stages, and practical classroom implementation. Find out about key content areas like Earth Science and Weather, with an emphasis on hands-on learning experiences in the classroom.

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Understanding Science Curriculum Development for K-7 Education

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  1. Science K-7 Content Expectations Regional Rollouts December 2007 – February 2008 Kevin Richard Office of School Improvement

  2. Goals for This Session • Become familiar with: • Reasons for new expectations • Structure of science curriculum • Grade Level Content Expectations • How K-12 curriculum fits together • Participate in group activities to: • Better understand how to use the documents • Implement in your classroom

  3. Reasons for Expectations • Grade Level needed • Student mobility • Cross-district professional development • Common equipment, kits, and lessons • Smaller districts have curriculum • Consistency with other subjects • Integration with other subjects • Spreads the distribution of learning

  4. Reasons for Expectations • National Standards Alignment • NSES (National Research Council, 1996) • AAAS Benchmarks and Atlases (1993, 2001, 2007) • NAEP 2009 Framework Alignment • “Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8” (National Research Council, 2007)

  5. Development of Expectations NSES – The sun is the major source of energy for the…growth of plants… (Earth, Content Standard D, p161) AAAS Atlas 2 – The sun warms the land, air, and water. (4E, K-2 level) NAEP 2009 – The sun warms the land, air, and water and helps plants grow. (E4.7) MI K-7 Science – The sun warms the land, air, and water and helps plants grow. (E.ES.E.1)

  6. Development of Expectations Reviews • March – MDE Internal and External Review • May & June – Web/Public Review (over 900 completed surveys and over 100,000 comments) • July – National Review • November – State Board of Education Review • December – State Board of Education Approval

  7. Development of Expectations GLCE Selected Performance Verbs

  8. Structure of K-7 Science • Document made of grade documents • Each grade document contains: • General Introduction • Grade Span Organization Structure • Grade Level Specific Narratives • Grade Level Specific Table of Contents • Grade Level Specific Expectations

  9. Structure of K-7 Science Discipline Standard Content Statement Content Expectation

  10. Structure of K-7 Science

  11. Structure of K-7 Science Discipline: Earth Science K-7 Standard E.ES: Earth Systems – Develop an understanding of the warming of the earth by the sun as the major source of energy for phenomenon on Earth and how the sun’s warming relates to weather, climate, seasons, and the water cycle. Understand how human interaction and use of natural resources affects the environment. Content Statement E.ES.E.2: Weather – Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons. Content Expectation E.ES.01.23 Describe severe weather events.

  12. Structure of K-7 Science

  13. Structure of K-7 Science

  14. Structure of K-7 Science Expectation Count

  15. Structure of K-7 Science

  16. Structure of K-7 Science

  17. Structure of K-7 Science Coding Discipline Standard Content Statement Content Expectation P.PM.04.23 Discipline Standard (Grade Level) StatementExpectation

  18. Structure of K-7 Science Activity 1 How are the following related? • Standard • Statement • Expectation

  19. Structure of K-7 Science • K-7 follows Math/ELA organization • K-7 follows HS Science structure • Discipline, Standard, Statement, Expectation • Table of Contents • Narrative for each grade • HS prerequisites? • What about 8th grade?

  20. Structure of K-7 Science Prerequisites • NAEP middle school based • Led to specific high school • With K-7 finished, no longer needed

  21. Structure of K-7 Science

  22. Structure of K-7 Science What about 8th Grade? • Since 1991 (MEGOSE, page 8) • Assessment in fall…what after? • Math/ELA required 8th grade • Social Studies test in 9th grade • High School requirements allow flexibility • Creates communication across physical sites

  23. Structure of K-7 Science Michigan Science Curriculum

  24. Classroom support • GLCE document • Alignment records • Content Statements • Across the grades • “Science Builder” • Companion Document

  25. Classroom support Activity 2 How do the support documents fit? • Content Statements • Across the grades

  26. Classroom support

  27. Classroom use • Companion Document • Similar to high school • Units • Clarifications; Vocabulary; Real-World Context; Instruments, Measurement, and Representations; and Instructional Examples • “Less is more”…not, “Less is less” • In-depth for each expectation

  28. Classroom use Activity 3 How deeply might MEAP assess? • Elementary Earth question • Middle School Life question

  29. MDE Information & Links Science Education Consultant Kevin Richard RichardK1@Michigan.gov (517) 373-4223 www.michigan.gov/science www.michigan.gov/glce

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