Science Liaison Instructional Meeting
Elem ICAD 4
Millard E. Lightburn, Ph.D., District Supervisor K-5
Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist
Noreyda Casañas, Curriculum Support Specialist
Dan Gangeri, Curriculum Support Specialist
January 26 - January 29, 2015
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Department of Mathematics and Science
Office of Academics and Transformation
Name Tent
• Use blank sheet of paper to make a name tent
• Front: Name
• Back: School Name and years teaching
Ice Breakers
• Take a penny and look at the date.
• Share something that occurred for you in the
year of the penny with your group. It can be
something about your education (as a child, a
teachers etc.) or it can be just about life.
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Elem Science Liaison 4 Agenda
 Welcome/Ice Breaker/Introductions
 Quarter Three Pacing Guide TOPIC XII & XIII Big Idea 7: Earth
Systems and Pattern Instructional Resources (Science
Website)
 Hands-on Inquiry: Water Cycle (Condensation)
 Break
 Claims Evidence Reasoning(CER): What’s Your Evidence
Chapter 4 Jigsaw
 CER Condensation
 CER Snowflakes (precipitation)
 LUNCH
 Quarter Three Pacing Guide TOPIC XIV Big Idea 14
Organization and Development of Living Organisms:
SC.3.L.15.1 Animal Classification
 Bird Sleuth Bird Feeder Program
 Resources for Secondary Benchmarks
 Follow-up/Reflections and Announcements
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Session Outcomes
• Participants will be able to:
– Access Quarter 3 science instructional resources to support
science teaching and learning
– Plan and model scientific thinking through hands-on and/or open
inquiry investigations
- Identify questions to ask students to answer with a scientific
explanations through Claims Evidence Reasoning (CER)
– Enhance science interaction between students
Quarter Three Pacing Guide
Topic: XII & XIII Big Idea 7
Earth Systems and Pattern
Where can materials/resources be
found to provide instructional support?
Department of Science
Website Elementary page
Instructional Resources
Grade 5 Quarter 3
Pacing Guide Topic 12: Water Cycle
Pacing Guide Topic 13: Weather and Climate
http://science.dadeschools.net/
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Hands-on Inquiry: "Water Cycle
Making Condensation"
Lab Activity with CER
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Supporting Scientific Talk
and Writing
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What’s Your Evidence?
Chapter 4: Supporting Scientific Talk and
Writing - Jigsaw Activity
Introduction: pages 65 – 67 Vignette
Group 1 pages 67 - 70 Interplay between Talking and Writing
Group 2 pages 70 – 72 Supporting Whole-Class Discussion
Group 3 pages 72 – 75 Attending to Small-Group Talk
Group 4 pages 75 – 79 Supports for Scientific Writing – 1st two
Writing Scaffolds
Group 5 pp. 79 – 82 Writing Scaffolds: Fading and Structure
Group 6 pp. 82 – 86 Other Writing Supports
Closing pages 86 – 88 Supporting all Learners
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10 min. Break
How does water transform from a
vapor to a liquid? …(to a solid? )
CER
LUNCH
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Quarter Three Pacing Guide
Topic: XIV Big Idea 14
Organization & Development of Living Organisms
Where can materials/resources be
found to provide instructional support?
Quarter 3 Pacing Guide Topic 14: Organization and
Dev. Of Living Organisms
• Department of Science website Elementary page
Instructional Resources Gr. 5 Quarter 3
http://science.dadeschools.net/
• Employee Portal - Learning Village – Pacing Guides –
Essential Labs
http://www.dadeschools.net/
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Classification of Animals
SC.3.L.15.1
Grade 5
Quarter 3
Topic IX
CBS4 Weather Day at Marlins Park.
The Miami Marlins would like to invite your
school, grades 3-8, to CBS4 Weather Day at
Marlins Park on ___________.
2015 marks the 9th year of this field trip experience.
Department of Mathematics and Science
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
and
Present
Feeding our Feathered Friends!
10 min. Break
Secondary Benchmarks
Resources
Quizlet
Go to http://quizlet.com
http://quizlet.com/browse-sets/
Go to Search quizlet and enter
in css9628.
Click on search symbol for the
review sets:
Big Idea 5: Earth in Space –Solar
System Review
http://quizlet.com/19604814/gr-5-solar-system-and-galaxyreview-flash-cards/
Games
• Big Idea 6 Earth Structures
Jeopardy
• Discovery Education The Whatdaya Know Quiz Show:
Weather and more
Interactive Sites for Science
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/science
.html
Big Idea 6: Earth Structures
FCAT Explorer
BYOD
Big Idea 7: http://quizlet.com/54239310/grade-5-
http://science.dadeschools.net/byod/students/elStudents/grade5.html
http://quizlet.com/21273436/gr-5-big-idea-6-earth-structuresreview-flash-cards/
matter-flash-cards/
Student Learning Goals
http://science.dadeschools.net/
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Science Assessments
Grade Level
Benchmark Assessments*
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Pretest
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
Quarter 3
EOC Exam
Quarterly Assessments
include only benchmarks for
that quarter.
Baseline, Fall Interim, Winter
Interim, Post Test, FCAT 2.0
All benchmarks are included
on every assessment
(summative testing).
5th Grade
*Administration dates decided by school site.
Test Guidelines
EOC Exam includes
benchmarks from all four
quarters (summative testing).
What are Successful Strategies to Use?
• Interactive Notebooks
• HOTS Questions
• Hands-On/Open Inquiry
Investigations
• CER
• Learning Goals
• Demonstrations
• Virtual Labs
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Graphic Organizers
Models & Visuals
Cooperative Learning
Think-Pair-Share
Jigsaw
Video Segments
The 5 E’s
Centers / Stations
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Session Outcomes Reflections
Participants can:
– Access Quarter 3 science instructional resources to support
science teaching and learning
– Plan and model scientific thinking through hands-on and/or open
inquiry investigations
- Identify questions to ask students to answer with a scientific
explanations through Claims Evidence Reasoning (CER)
– Enhance science interaction between students
Announcements
Science Professional Development
Grades K-5 Teachers
February 17, 2015 8:30 – 3:30
West Miami Middle
Elementary Science Liaison Instructional Mtg.
ICAD 5: February 23-26, 2015
SHARE Your CRUNCH TIME BEST PRACTICES
Science Fair/SECME Festival
February 7, 2015
Miami Dade College North
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More Science Fair Info
• The Elementary Science Fair February 7, 2015
• Judges check in and orientation: 8:00 am Room 3238 (Building 3)
• Students check in at Information Booth located at Science
Complex Plaza at 8:00 am
• Opening Ceremony 8:45 am – 9:45 am (Science Complex Building)
• Projects Judging: 10:00 am -1:30 pm Room 3249 (Building 3)
• Award Ceremony: 2:30 – 3:30 pm (Atrium Building 4)
• Retrieve Projects (Room 3249) 3:30 – 4:30 PM
• SWAT Activities: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm (Atrium of Building 3)
• Science Museum interactive activities : In Breezeway of Building
4 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
• We need your help to assist us as Science Fair judges.
• Judges will receive Master Plan Points.
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Follow-up: Action Plan
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Slip
3-2-1 Reflection
Have a STEM-filled school year!
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