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Course Introduction ELEMENTARY METHODS IN THE SCIENCES Sally Blake 364

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Welcome Back Ex EDU 355 Students EX EDU 202 Students And all other Flagler Students Holly Ceara Betsy Irene Marissa Crissie Jenny Olivia Samantha Mary Catherine Molly

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The Great Science Adventure Everyone has thoughts but not everyone thinks.

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What is Science?

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364 Class Outline Practicum Forms About Science Course Goals Overview of Course Work Set up teams GTM NERR Pre-test EXIT slips

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What is Science? Science is active exploration Science is observing and collecting data Science is making inferences from data Science is Inquiry Science is a thinking process

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What Science is NOT. Memorizing facts Following the Scientific Method Playing with materials Lecture-based instruction Boring

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Science:

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"Three decades have seen little change in typical classroom practice and little overall impact on the average student" (p84), and "Teachers are still intimidated by the time, content and preparation demands of hands-on learning" (Tressel. 1994, p77). A generation of students have come through our schools since this was written by the head of NSF. Introduction: the Issue

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Current levels of mathematics and science - the United States is neither preparing the general population with levels of mathematics knowledge necessary for the 21 st century workplace nor producing an adequate pipeline to meet national needs for mathematicians or scientists. Why is Science Important ?

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United States trade surplus in high-technology products was $54 billion in 1990 turned into a trade deficit of $50 billion in 2004 and has not come back. Iconic American companies moved assets, jobs, and ownership overseas. American students performed and continue to perform poorly in several international assessments of math and science achievement (U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology, 2007). Why is Science Important ?

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The student will understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and practices, scientific habits of, core science concepts and create learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners to assure mastery of the content. (InTASC 4; NRC 2011) Course Goals

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The student will integrate science learning and teaching with service learning and purposeful civic community engagement through a variety of partnerships and activities. The student will develop and practice leadership and social responsibility related to science issues through community collaborations and service. Course Goals

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Working Like Scientists There has been an exciting new discovery in the country of Flagleristan. Scientists discovered a new civilization that was buried deep within the ground. Teams of scientists from all over the world came to investigate the site and collect data. Each group was allowed to work in a different region of the area to find artifacts and try to piece together information about this discovery.

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Working like Scientists Working in table teams take out the puzzle pieces in one of the plastic bags and try to fit the pieces together. Looking at ONLY the pieces you have predict what this puzzle picture may be. Work in your group to make a hypothesis about what the puzzle picture is and why you think this. Share your hypothesis with the whole class and your identification claim based on the puzzle pieces your group has.

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Working like Scientists After listening to the whole class claims determine what this puzzle is based on best arguments and evidence. Make an inference about this puzzle. Move to another group students and combine all puzzle pieces.

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Analogy What is the analogy about science from this activity? No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. Albert Einstein Albert Einstein

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NAEP Achievement-level results in NAEP science at grades 4, 8, and 12: 2009 SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.

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Race/EthnicityGrade 4Grade 8Grade 12 White163162159 Black127126125 Hispanic131132134 Asian/Pacific Islander160 164 American Indian/Alaska Native135137144 GenderGrade 4Grade 8 Grade 12 Male151152153 Female149148147 Average scores in NAEP science at grades 4, 8, and 12, by selected student characteristics: 2009

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NAEP: By School Location

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Florida male students in Florida had an average score that was higher than female students. Black students had an average score that was 32 points lower than White students. Hispanic students had an average score that was 19 points lower than White students. students who were eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch had an average score that was 22 points lower than students who were not eligible for free/reduced-price school lunch.

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Assignment Guides Assignment Guides are on https://my.flagler.edu/ics You are responsible for reading each Assignment Guide (AG). Your grades for each assignment will be based on the quality of work for each assignment. Following directions is important but not enough to earn top scores. https://my.flagler.edu/ics

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EXIT Slip Questions Can I earn 20 hours by going to GTM once a week from 10-12? 14 weeks X 2 = 28 hours. Practicum Hours ? You have 20 hours of practicum for this course. Dr. Braden will assign you a place if you are not going to GTM. Placements will vary. Do schools get taken over to revamp their science program? This depends on the state in which you are working. Historically this has been done based on math and reading scores. Science is relatively new in the accountability testing arena. Lesson plans need to be individual because these can be your portfolio artifact.

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Examinations 30% Exam I - October 2, 2012 Exam II December 3, 2012 Pop quizzes may be given at any time based on the instructors discretion. Assessments

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Practicum (5%) 20 HOURSGraded pass/fail. A fail results in failure of the class. 10 slots at GTM NERR Assessments

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Formal Lesson Plan: (20%) You will need to prepare one comprehensive science lesson plan to turn in for this course. Please see AG on LMS for detailed information. Your lesson plan format and rubric for this assignment are on LMS. Assessments

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Family Science Night -30% Part I. Planning and Preparation You will plan a science lesson appropriate for children and families do together. You will prepare all materials and a community resource guide that supports the lesson. You will contract and recruit community partners for this. You will present your teaching in class prior to FSN. Part II. Family Science Night November 7, Osceola Elementary Part III. Reflection * In partnership with NAS 104

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Participation/Dispositions 10% positive attitudes, academic self-efficacy, full participation in class activities, being prepared for class work, contributing meaningful information during class work, and focus on class activities. You are expected to actively engage in all class activities. There are 27 scheduled class periods for this class. 3.7 points for each class for a rounded total of 100 points if interactions are appropriate and there is evidence of your individual contribution to the work.

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Attendance Five percent (5%) of your grade for this course comes from your attendance. If you have reached the threshold number of missed classes LMS will assign a zero (0) for 5% of your grade. If you are absent 20% of total class meetings you will be dropped from this course.

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Grading As are to be earned in this course and will be based on exemplary work, not just following directions. Grades will be calculated based on specifications in your syllabus Your dispositions and class interactions will influence your grade in this course.

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Grade Calculations (based on perfect scores) Activity score X weight Tests (combined) 100 x 30 = 3000 FSN 100 x 30 = 3000 Practicum 100 x 5 = 500 Attendance 100 x 5 = 500 Lesson Plan 100 x 20 = 2000 Participation/dispositions 100 x 10 = 1000 ________________ 10000 100 = 100 A zero (0) on any section greatly influences your grade. The weighted % matters.

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Responsibility and Expectations You are responsible for: Reading AGs on LMS Reading Rubrics Reading all text PowerPoint's on LMS Watching assigned videos Reading your syllabus Self-regulated learning Late work is not accepted No rewrite options on any assignment

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Contributions as Citizens Research Work in this course If you complete all requested surveys, interviews, or other research participation for this course you will receive 2 points added to your final grade. If you attend National Estuaries Day (see below) and can document it you will earn a get-out-of class free pass for one regular class period. SAVE THE DATE for the GTM Research Reserve's National Estuaries 2-Day L.I.F.E. (Learning in Florida's Environment) event. The celebration kicks off on Friday, September 21, 2012, from 5-8pm at Flagler College in downtown, historic St. Augustine.

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Team Roles Each team needs to designate individual responsibilities within their team. While all members are held accountable for work specifying roles will help your group maintain consistent work progress. Principal Investigator (PI) Money Manager Data Recorder/Reporter Materials Manager

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Teams Move into your teams and assign roles Get contact information Establish possible outside of class meeting times OR set up online working group

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Pre-test Questions from this pre-test are adapted from TIMSS and AAAS Misconceptions Project Answers and the % of 6 th and 9 th grade students who answered each option will be open on LMS after the test has been completed.

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Questions