Department of Mathematics
and Science
Yoly McCarthy
Instructional Supervisor
Dane Jaber
Science Curriculum Support
Specialist
Curriculum and Instruction
Session Outcomes
• Participants will be able to:
– Incorporate M-DCPS instructional resources to
support science teaching and learning
(EdGenuity, Earthecho)
– Identify interventions in science based on data
to increase the effectiveness of science
teaching and learning
– Plan for argumentation in science
Curriculum and Instruction
AGENDA
AM
• Welcome/ Updates
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
• STEM Ladder Grant Coordinator
PM
• MDCPS Like Skills: Human Growth and
Development
• CPLAMS
• Reflecting on the Curriculum
Curriculum and Instruction
NORMS
•
•
•
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•
Lift expectations
Everyone is a learner
Ask questions and actively participate
Reserve judgment
Network responsibly
Curriculum and Instruction
Updates
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SC.7.P.10.3
SC.8.E.5.3
SC.7.E.6.2
SC.8.P.9.2
SC.6.L.14.5
SC.6.L.15.1
SC.6.P.13.1
SC.6.E.7.5
SC.7.N.3.1
SC.7.N.1.5
SC.6.E.7.4
SC.8.E.5.9
SC.8.E.5.5
SC.8.P.8.5
SC.8.P.8.4
SC.8.L.18.4
SC.7.E.6.4
SC.6.P.13.3
SC.7.E.6.5
SC.7.P.10.1
SC.6.L.14.4
SC.7.P.11.4
SC.7.L.15.2
SC.8.E.5.7
SC.6.L.14.2
SC.6.N.2.2
SC.7.L.17.2
SC.7.P.11.2
SC.7.N.1.2
SC.8.N.1.1
SC.6.L.14.1
SC.7.L.16.1
90.00%
80.00%
District Wide 8th Grade Post Test Benchmark results (average = 50%)
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Rebecca Guerin, Health Communication
Specialist, (NIOSH)
email: rguerin@cdc.gov
Curriculum and Instruction
Luis Perez-Tolon
STEM Ladder Grant Coordinator
Room 1323
Miami Dade College, North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33167
Direct 305-237-8126
Fax 305-237-1529
lperezto@mdc.edu
Curriculum and Instruction
LUNCH
60 minutes
Please be prompt
Curriculum and Instruction
Human Growth and Development
Louis Lazo, Curriculum Support Life Skills
Curriculum and Instruction
Lisa Davis
CPALMS Regional Coordinator, Miami-Dade
ldavis@lsi.fsu.edu
davisl@dadeschools.net
www.cpalms.org
Curriculum and Instruction
Reflecting on the Curriculum
•Strengths
•Areas for
improvement
•Specific recommendations
Curriculum and Instruction
Excerpts of 8th grade Post-Test Data
SC.7.P.10.3 - 24.31%
SC.6.L.15.1 - 40.01%
Analyze and describe how and
Recognize that light
why organisms are classified
waves, sound waves,
according to shared
and other waves move
characteristics with emphasis
on the Linnaean system
at different speeds in
combined with the concept of
different materials.
Domains. (Level 3: Strategic
(Level 1: Recall)
Thinking & Complex
Reasoning)
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2013-2014 7th grade topic 4
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2014-2015 7th grade topic 5 DRAFT
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2013-2014 6th grade topic 14
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2014-2015 6th grade topic 14 DRAFT
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M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 1
1ST Nine Weeks
I.
I.
I.
II.
I.
UNIT 1: NATURE OF SCIENCE
Practice of Science
UNIT 2: WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Natural Disasters and their Effects on
Floridians (SC.6.E.7.7, SC.6.E.7.8, SC.6.N.1.2,
SC.6.N.1.5, SC.6.N.2.1, SC.6.N.2.2,
SC.6.N.3.4, LACC.68.RST.3.7;
LACC.68.WHST.1.2)
A.
Hurricanes
B.
Other Natural Disasters
C.
Hazard Preparation
D. Pre-test
Thermal Energy Transfer (SC.6.E.7.1,
SC.6.E.7.2, SC.6.N.1.1, SC.6.N.1.4;
SC.6.N.3.4, MACC.6.SP.2, MACC.6.SP.2.5 a
and b)
A.
Heat Transfer in Earth’s Systems
B.
Water Cycle
Weather and Climate (SC.6.E.7.3, SC.6.E.7.5,
SC.6.E.7.6, SC.6.N.1.1, MACC.SP.1.3)
A.
Sun’s Influence on Atmospheric
Movement
B.
Global Patterns that Effect Weather
C.
Weather versus Climate
UNIT 3: SPHERES OF THE EARTH
Atmosphere and Spheres of the Earth
(SC.6.E.7.3, SC.6.E.7.4, SC.6.E.7.5,
SC.6.E.7.6, SC.6.E.7.9, SC.6.N.3.1,
SC.6.N.3.4)
A.
Composition, Structure, and
Function of the Atmosphere
B.
Earth’s Spheres
C.
Human Activities and Climate
Change
D.
Quarterly Assessment
grade Year-at-a-Glace
2nd Nine Weeks
I.
Landforms and Changes to the
Geosphere (SC.6.E.6.1, SC.6.N.1.1,
LA.CC.68.WHST.1.2,
MACC.6.EE.3.9)
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Types of Landforms
Florida Landforms
UNIT 4: ENERGY AND MOTION
Transformation between Potential
and Kinetic Energy (SC.6.P.11.1,
SC.6.N.1.1, LACC.68.RST.1.3,
LACC.68.WHST.1.2,
LACC.68.WHST.3.9)
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
I.
Motion of Objects (SC.6.P.12.1,
SC.6.N.1.1, MACC.6.EE.3.9)
Measuring Speed and Distance
Constructing and Analyzing Distance
versus Time graphs
3rd Nine Weeks
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
Law of Universal Gravitation (SC.6.P.13.2,
SC.6.N.1.3, SC.6.N.1.5, SC.6.N.2.1,
SC.6.N.3.2, SC.6.N.3.3, MACC.6.SP.2.5d)
Gravitational Force
Mass vs. Weight
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Forces and Motion (SC.6.P.13.3,
SC.6.N.1.3, MACC.6.SP.2.5a, b, c and d)
Forces
The Effects of an Unbalanced Forces on an
Object
I.
I.
A.
B.
C.
UNIT 5: FORCE AND MOTION
Types of Forces (SC.6.P.13.1,
SC.6.N.1.1, LACC.68.RST.4.10,
LACC.68.WHST.1.2,
MACC.6.SP.2.5)
Contact Forces
Forces Acting at a Distance
Quarterly Assessment
I.
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
UNIT 6: CELLS
Structure and Function of Living Things
(SC.6.L.14.1, SC.6.L.15.1, SC.6.N.1.3,
SC.6.N.2.2, LACC.68.RST.3.7)
Hierarchical Organization of Organisms
Cell Theory
Homeostasis
Cell Structure and Organelles (SC.6.L.14.4,
SC.6.N.3.4, LACC.68.RST.2.4,
LACC.68.RST.3.7, LACC.68.WHST.3.9)
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Organelles of All Eukaryotic Cells
Plant Specific Organelles
UNIT 7: CLASSIFICATION
Classification of Living Things (SC.6.L.15.1,
SC.6.N.1.3, SC.6.N.2.2, LACC.68.RST.3.7)
Linnaean Classification System
Characteristics of Living Things
Scientific Name
Quarterly Assessment
COURSE CODE: 200204001
4th Nine Weeks
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
UNIT 8: HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
Human Body Systems (SC.6.L.14.5, HE.6.C.1.7,
HE.6.C.1.8, LACC.68.RST.4.10,
LACC.68.WHST.1.2, LACC.68.WHST.3.9)
Major Body Systems
Interactions of Body Systems to Maintain
Homeostasis
Effects of Drugs on Body Systems
Pathogens Comparison (SC.6.L.14.6, HE.6.C.1.3,
HC.6.C.1.5, HE.6.C.1.8, LAcc.68.rst.4.10)
Infectious Agents
Disease Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
HIV/AIDS
UNIT 9: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Substance Abuse, Health, and Decision Making
(HE.6.P.1.1, HE.6.P.1.2, HE.6.B.2.2; HE.6.B.3.1,
HE.6.B.3.4)
Social and Emotional Growth
Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse
Risk Reduction
Peer Pressure
Tobacco Use
Refusal Skills
Human Growth and Development (HE.6.C.1.7,
HE.6.C.1.8, HE.6.P.1.3, HE.6.C.1.3)
The Body
Social and Emotional Growth
Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse
Quarterly Assessment
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M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 2
I.
1ST Nine Weeks
2nd Nine Weeks
UNIT 1: NATURE OF SCIENCE
UNIT 4: EARTH’S STRUCTURE
The Practice of Science
I.
UNIT 2: ENERGY
I.
II.
I.
II.
COURSE CODE: 200207001
Heat Energy (SC.7.P.11.1;
SC.7.P.11.4; SC.7.N.1.1; SC.7.N.1.2;
SC.7.N.1.3; SC.7.N.1.4)
A.
Heat and Temperature
B.
Change of State
C. Heat Flow
Conservation of Energy and Energy
Transformations (SC.7.P.11.2;
SC.7.P.11.3; SC.7.N.1.1;
LACC.68.RST.4.10)
A.
Forms of Energy
B.
Energy Transformations
C. Law of Conservation of
Energy
A.
B.
C.
D.
I.
A.
B.
C.
Layers of Earth (SC.7.E.6.1;
SC.7.E.6.5; SC.7.N.3.2,
MACC.6.SP.2.5b)
Crust and Lithosphere
Mantle
Core
Comparing Layers of the Earth
Plate Tectonics (SC.7.E.6.4;
SC.7.E.6.5; SC.7.E.6.7; SC.7.N.3.2;
SC.7.N.2.1; LACC.68.WHST.1.2)
Continental Drift
Describing Tectonic Plate
Movement
Explaining Plate Movement through
Heat Flow
UNIT 5: ROCK CYCLE and AGE OF THE
EARTH
UNIT 3: WAVES
I.
Rock Cycle and Processes that
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Shape Earth’s Surface (SC.7.E.6.2;
(SC.7.P.10.1; SC.7.N.1.3;
SC.7.E.6.6; SC.7.E.6.5; SC.7.E.6.7;
SC.7.N.1.4; MACC.6.SP.2.5a, b and
LACC.68.RST.3.7)
c, LACC.68.RST.1.3)
A.
Rock Cycle
A.
Properties of Waves
B.
Review of Landforms and Apply to
B.
The Sun’s Energy as
Florida
Radiation: Electromagnetic C.
How Humans Impact the Earth
Spectrum
I.
Age of Earth/ Geological Time
C. Relationship between
(SC.7.E.6.4; SC.7.E.6.3,
Wavelength and Frequency
LACC.6.8.WHST.1.2,
Properties of Waves (SC.7.P.10.2;
LACC.68.WHST.3.9)
SC.7.P.10.3; SC.7.N.1.3; SC.7.N.1.4; A.
Measuring the Age of the Earth
LACC.68.RST.2.4, MACC.6.SP.2.5d) B.
Evidence of Changes to Earth
A.
Light Properties
C.
Quarterly Assessment
B.
Wave Speed in Different
Materials
3rd Nine Weeks
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
II.
A.
B.
C.
D.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
UNIT 6: EVOLUTION
Evidence of Species Change
(SC.7.L.15.1; SC.7.L.15.2;
SC.7.L.15.3; SC.7.N.3.1)
Evidence of Scientific Theory of
Evolution
Adaptations
Extinction
Natural Selection (SC.7.L.15.2;
SC.7.L.15.3; SC.7.E.6.6)
A.
Conditions for Natural
Selection
B.
Natural Selection
UNIT 7: ECOLOGY
Relationships in Ecosystems
(SC.7.L.17.2; SC.7.L.17.1;
SC.7.L.17.3)
Relationships
Food Web
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Limiting Factors
Human Impact on Earth (SC.7.E.6.6;
SC.7.N.1.2; MACC.6.SP.2.5c and d)
Resources
Biodiversity
Pollution
Human Impact of the Everglades
Quarterly Assessment
4th Nine Weeks
I.
II.
A.
B.
C.
XVI.
UNIT 8 GENETICS
DNA, Chromosomes, and Heredity
(SC.7.L.16.1, SC.7.L.16.3)
A.
Review Cell Structure
B.
DNA
C. Reproduction
Genetic Traits and Heredity (SC.7.L.16.2),
LACC.68.RST.2.4
Mendelian Genetics
Genotype/Phenotype
Genetic Probabilities
Biotechnology (SC.7.L.16.4; SC.7.N.1.5;
SC.7.N.1.7)
UNIT 9: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
XVI. Health and Disease Prevention (HE.7.C.1.1;
HE.C.1.2; HE.C.1.8; HE.7.B.3.1; HE.7.B.3.6)
a.
Reproductive Health
b.
Stress Management
c.
Heredity
d.
Communicable Disease and Infection
e.
Healthy Decisions
f.
Healthy Goals
XVII. Human Growth and Development (HE.7.C.1.7;
HE.C.1.8; HE.P.1.2; HE.7.P.1.3; HE.7.B.3.6)
a.
Body Systems
b.
Mental
c.
Dating
d.
HIV/AIDS
e.
Abstinence
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M/J COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE 3
200210001
COURSE CODE:
1ST Nine Weeks
UNIT 1: THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE
I. The Practice of Science (SC.8.N.1.1;
SC.8.N.1.2; SC.8.N.1.4; SC.8.N.1.6)
A. Experimental Science
B. Repetition vs. Replication
C. Scientific Theories & Laws
D. Baseline Testing
I.
II.
A.
B.
C.
D.
UNIT 2: MATTER
Properties of Matter (SC.8.P.8.4;
SC.8.P.8.2; SC.8.P.8.3; SC.8.N.1.1;
SC.8.N.1.2; SC.8.N.1.6)
A. What is Matter?
B. 7 Physical Properties of Matter
C. Review of Gravitational Force
D. Weight versus Mass
E. Density
Changes in Matter (SC.8.P.8.1;
SC.8.P.9.1; SC.8.P.9.2; SC.8.P.9.3;
SC.8.N.1.1; SC.8.N.1.2)
Physical Changes
Chemical Changes
Law of Conservation of Mass
Temperature’s Influence on Chemical
Changes
UNIT 3: ATOMS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE
I.
Atoms (SC.8.P.8.7; SC.8.P.8.1;
SC.8.N.1.4; SC.8.N.3.2;
LACC.68.WHST.1.2; LACC.68.WHST.3.9)
A.
Atomic Theory- Scientific Theories
B.
Motion of Particles in States of Matter
C.
Modifications to Atomic Models
I.
Elements and the Periodic Table
(SC.8.P.8.6; SC.8.N.1.1; SC.8.N.1.4;
2nd Nine Weeks
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3rd Nine Weeks
Combining Atoms (SC.8.P.8.5;
I.
SC.8.P.8.9; SC.8.N.1.1; SC.8.N.1.6;
LACC.68.RST.4.10;
LACC.68.WHST.1.2)
Compounds
Pure Substances and Mixtures
Solutions
UNIT 4: CYCLING OF MATTER
Photosynthesis and Cellular
Respiration (SC.8.L.18.1;
SC.L.18.2; SC.L.18.4; SC.8.N.1.1;
SC.8. P.8.5)
Review Cell Structure & Function
Photosynthesis
Cell Respiration
Law of Conservation of Mass and
Energy
Cycles of Matter (SC.8.L.18.3;
SC.8.L.18.4; SC.8.N.1.1;
SC.8.P.8.5; LACC.68.RST.3.7)
Overview of Cycles in Nature
Carbon Cycle
Conservation of Matter and Energy
I.
A.
B.
C.
I.
A.
B.
C.
D.
UNIT 5: THE UNIVERSE
Objects in the Universe (SC.8.E.5.2; E.
SC.8.E.5.1; SC.8.E.5.3; SC.8.E.5.4;
SC.8.E.5.10; LACC.68.RST.2.44)
Objects in Space
Distances in Space
Law of Universal Gravitation and the
Formation of Stars
Interim Assessment
Stars (SC.8.E.5.5; SC.8.E.5.6;
SC.8.E.5.11; LACC.68.RST.3;
MACC8F.2.5)
A. Properties of Stars
B. H-R Diagrams
C. Electromagnetic Spectrum
D. The Sun’s Characteristics
4th Nine Weeks
I.
Review Annually Assessed
Benchmarks (Fair Game and nonembeddable benchmarks)
II.
Human Regulation and
Reproduction (HE.8.C.1.7;
HE.8.C.1.8; HE.8.C.2.7;
HE.8.C.2.8; HE.8.C.2.9; HE.B.3.1;
HE.B.3.6; HE.B.3.7; HE.8.P.1.1;
HE.8.P.1.2; HE.8P.1.3)
A. Endocrine System
B. Reproductive System
C. Human Life Stages
D. Planning for Marriage and
Parenthood
E. Abstinence
F.
Sexually Transmitted
Disease
G. HIV/AIDS
Substance Abuse - Personal Health
Relationships (HE.8.P.1.1;
HE.8.B.3.4; HE.8.B.3.7;
HE.8.B.2.1; HE.8.C.2.2;
HE.8.C.2.7; HE.8.C.1.1;
HE.8.C.1.5)
A. Family and Peers
B. Substance Abuse
Prevention
C. Peer Pressure
D. Communication
E. Personal Health
NIOSH Curriculum
UNIT 6: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Objects in our Solar System
(SC.8.E.5.8; SC.8.E.5.7;
SC.8.E.5.3; SC.8.E.5.4; SC.8.N.1.3;
SC.8.N.3.2)
Models of the Solar Systems
Earth’s Properties
Properties of Sun, Planets, and
Moons Compared to Earth
The Sun, Earth, and Moon System
(SC.8.E.5.9; SC.8.N.1.6;
III.
LACC.68.RST.3.7;
LACC.68.RST.4.10)
Earth in Space
Sun’s Impact on Earth
Moon’s Impact on Earth
Sun and Moon’s Combined Impact
on Earth
Benchmark Assessment
IV.
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Curriculum and Instruction
Science Department
Dr. Ava D. Rosales,
Executive Director
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Dr. Millard Lightburn
Instructional Supervisor
Ms. Yoly McCarthy
Instructional Supervisor
Mr. Sebastian Oddone
Instructional Supervisor
Ms. Mary Tweedy
Curriculum Support
Specialist
Mr. Dane Jaber
Curriculum Support
Specialist
Mr. Kirk Nieveen
Curriculum Support
Specialist
Ms. Keisha Kidd
Curriculum Support
Specialist
Ms. Mildred Farber
District Administrative Assistant
Phone:
305- 995-1939
Curriculum and Instruction
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