Department of Mathematics and Science
Office of Academics and Transformation
AGENDA Science Department Website Overview
District Instructional Resources Elements of Good Science Instruction
Successful Strategies in ScienceWhat Should a Science Classroom Look Like (5Es)Lab Activities: Genetic Variation (EL), GIZMOCommon Core State Standards connectionsWalk-thru EssentialsInterim Assessment Data Analysis by Benchmarks (Progress Monitoring Tool)
Action plan Department of Science Personnel
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Session Outcomes
Participants will be able to:– Access science instructional resources to support
science teaching and learning– Identify effective science teaching and learning– Develop an action plan to support science
teaching and learning
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Science Department Website Overview
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Upcoming Science Leader information
• Achievement Level Descriptors for FCAT 2.0 Science and Biology EOC
• NGSS – 2nd /Final draft – released for review• iCPALMS correlation to the Pacing guides – in production• State Item Bank - in production• NAEP 2012 – students have problems with providing
evidence and reasoning for claims• Insights: Benchmark instruction with fidelity and rigor +
Students exposed to application of concepts (inquiry, assessments) = Success
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What does effective science instruction look like?
• Engage– Question, discussion, activity, uncover ideas (Discovery and PBS
Learning)• Explore
– Lab activities (Essential Lab/hands-on investigations, Gizmos)• Explain
– Conclusion writing/lab report, C-E-R, discussion, Notebooks/Journals
• Elaborate– Discussion, real-world connections
• Evaluate: formative and summative by benchmark
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Making Babies
• Draw/sketch the face of a baby (2 min.)• Use at least one of the following terms in an
introduction of your baby face:– offspring -heredity– gene -sexual reproduction– trait -asexual reproduction– phenotype -chromosome– genotype -Punnett Square10 points for each term used correctly
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Essential Lab
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NSTA Formative Assessment Probe
Page Keeleydigital copies of all four (4)
volumes purchased for all K- 8 Centers and Middle Schools
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Benchmark SC.7.L.16.1 Understand and explain that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits, that this hereditary information (DNA) contains genes located in the chromosomes of each cell, and that heredity is the passage of these instructions from one generation to another. (Also assesses SC.7.L.16.2 and SC.7.L.16.3.) Also Assesses SC.7.L.16.2 Determine the probabilities for genotype and phenotype combinations using Punnett squares and pedigrees.
ExploreLearning GIZMO
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Conclusion Writing Claim-Evidence-Reasoning
• Students should support their own written claims with appropriate justification.
• Science education should help prepare students for this complex inquiry practice where students seek and provide evidence and reasons for ideas or claims (Driver, Newton and Osborne, 2000).
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Common Core State Standards Connections
Currently we continue to use the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); however, during teaching and learning, whenever applicable, connections to Common Core State Standards in Language Arts and Mathematics need to be established.Common Core benchmarks are aligned to Science courses in the M-DCPS Pacing Guides
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Common Core Benchmarks in the Science Curriculum
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Handout
Activate Prior Knowledge!
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• Hook Question: How can the science of DNA analysis affect society?
• Predictive Written Response to Complex Text-Based Question: What are some positive and negative consequences of using the science of DNA analysis to solve crimes?
• Vocabulary Front-Loading• Text Marking (Reading #1):
– An active reading strategy that helps students focus and isolate essential information in a text, improving their comprehension and retention of reading material.
• Directed Note-Taking (Reading #2)• First draft written response to essential question
Handout
DNA
Definition of DNA (n) DNA [ D N A ]
• Deoxyribonucleic acid molecules are informational molecules encoding the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms
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Vocabulary Front-loading
Independently, identify/highlight/underline
words that are unfamiliar to you.
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Pearson Digital Content Reading Coach
Science News for Kids
Vocabulary Front-loading
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Vocabulary Instruction• Direct students to locate words introduced in
the text by paragraph number. • Model for students how to derive word
meaning(s) from word parts (prefix, root, suffix) and/or context.
• Record meanings of word parts and words on word wall, journal, etc.
Vocabulary Front-loading
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Text Marking
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+ -this section of text shows a positive impact of the science of DNA analysis on society or the individual– - this section of text shows a negative impact of the science of DNA analysis on society or the individualP – this section of text shows a problemS – this section of text shows a solution
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Animal CSI or from science lab to crime lab By Emily Sohn/ March 26, 2008 (http:/ /www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?s=DNA )
Robbery, vandalism, murder: Crimes happen every day. But people aren’t the only victims of illegal activity. Bad guys can also target animals. And since animals can’t tell police officers what they’ve seen, these are some of the toughest cases to solve.
Particularly challenging are the crimes that involve poaching—taking animals from the wild that are protected by law. Poachers can make a lot of money selling meat, tusks, fur, fins, and other parts of protected animals.
Federal inspectors took this suitcase from a traveler passing through Miami’s airport. Inside were poached shark fins and seahorses that NOAA enforcement officers later sent to researchers at Nova Southeastern University in Florida for identification.
R. Horn/Nova Southeastern Univ. Oceanographic Ctr.
Poaching can devastate even large wildlife populations if too many animals are taken in any year or from any area. The problem becomes even more serious when a species is endangered. Then, losing even a few animals can make it harder for the species to survive.
What’s really bad is that poaching creates an unfortunate cycle: As the animals become more rare, their parts become more valuable. So, poachers earn even greater rewards for their collection of protected species.
Now, scientists are helping fight back. Using the genetic material DNA, they are finding ways to clinch hard-to-solve cases involving a wide range of creatures, from elephants to seahorses.
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Directed Note-Taking
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Present a guiding question to direct student thinking while taking notes. Teacher models note-taking with some examples from the text, and selects the category or categories that the statement supports. Students complete note-taking collaboratively or independently.
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Directed Note-Taking
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Present a guiding question to direct student thinking while taking notes. Teacher models note-taking with some examples from the text, and selects the category or categories that the statement supports. Students complete note-taking collaboratively or independently.
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Directed Note-Takingwith video
First Draft Written Response to Essential QuestionUsing evidence from the text, why is it important to consider positive and negative impacts on society and/or individuals, when using DNA as evidence of a crime?
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Handout
In small groups, take positions and discuss which factor is most significant/impactful
(based on the text), and come to consensus.
Group Consensus
Individual Vote #1
Individual Vote #2
Positive ImpactNegative ImpactProblemSolution
1) Count number of groups that selected each category.2) Count number of individuals that selected each category.
3) After hearing discussion and text-based evidence, did you change your mind? New independent vote! (Modification - Four Corners)
Question GenerationPurpose: To provide students with a demonstration of question generation and the opportunity for them to interact with the text by generating questions to further deepen their comprehension.
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Generate questions unanswered from your first text reading. Record your questions on your Student Question Generation paper as you work in pairs or small groups. In your groups, select one question and place on grid at front of room in appropriate category.
Final Response After Rereading and Extended Text Discussion
• Purpose: To provide opportunities for students to interact with the text and with their peers to:– identify text information most significant to the final/essential question.– facilitate complex thinking and deep comprehension of text.
After the final discussion, answer the following question on your handout:
According to the text and extended text discussion, which factor is most likely the primary concern for scientists when conducting DNA analysis?
How does scientific research impact society?
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Summative Assessment
F 1 and 2G 1 and 3H 2 and 4J 3 and 4
In guinea pigs, brown hair is dominant to white hair. The diagram shows chromosomes from a male guinea pig with brown hair and a female guinea pig with white hair.
A white-haired offspring resulting from the cross of these two guinea pigs MOST likely inherited genes from which two chromosomes?F 1 and 2G 1 and 3H 2 and 4J 3 and 4
Benchmark SC.7.L.16.1 Understand and explain that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits, that this hereditary information (DNA) contains genes located in the chromosomes of each cell, and that heredity is the passage of these instructions from one generation to another. (Also assesses SC.7.L.16.2 and SC.7.L.16.3.) Also Assesses SC.7.L.16.2 Determine the probabilities for genotype and phenotype combinations using Punnett squares and pedigrees.
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Identify and indicate the effectiveness of the…
• Engage• Explore • Explain• Elaborate• Evaluate
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DISCOVERY EDUCATIONIntroduced in District Pacing Guides 2010Train-the-trainer professional development modelExamples of Digital Media integrated with instruction
Video segment Images Exploration Sound Songs Virtual lab Interactive Glossary Reading Passage Game
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Curriculum
and Instruction
What FCAT Level Would We Be?
A look at Achievement Level Descriptions
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GRADE 8 FCAT 2.0 SCIENCE REPORTING CATEGORY ─ LIFE SCIENCE STUDENTS PERFORMING AT THE MASTERY LEVEL OF THIS REPORTING CATEGORY WILL BE ABLE TO …DETERMINE PROBABILITIES FOR GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC COMBINATIONS…
Ach Level
Specific Life Science Student Expectations Excerpt
Level 5 •relate that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits and that genes located in chromosomes contain this hereditary information; • determine genotypic and phenotypic probabilities using Punnett squares; • differentiate sexual and asexual reproduction and how they relate to heredity;
Level 4 •relate that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits and that genes located in chromosomes contain this hereditary information; • determine genotypic and phenotypic probabilities using Punnett squares; • compare sexual and asexual reproduction and how they relate to heredity;
Level 3 •recall that every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits and that genes located in chromosomes contain this hereditary information; • determine genotypic and phenotypic probabilities using Punnett squares; • compare sexual and asexual reproduction and how they relate to heredity;
Level 2 •recognize that genetic material is contained in DNA; • identify the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction;
Level 1 Performance at this level indicates an inadequate level of success with the challenging content of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for science.
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Good Science Instruction
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• Effective Planning (with the end in mind)• Implement a routine of inquiry based, hands-on
activities relevant to the objectives of the topic.• Develop Higher-Order Questioning Strategies
using Explicit-Reflective instruction to enhance student thinking
• Facilitate, encourage, and expect Higher Order Thinking (HOT) from your students
• Encourage students to communicate verbally and in writing
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• Discovering answers through systematic observations
• Asking questions about our surroundings• Applying models to formulate solutions to
questions• Learning to make systematic observations in
order to formulate answers to events that occur in our surrounding
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SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES TO USE The 5 E’sHOT Questions
(Web’s Depth of Knowledge)
Inquiry Hands-On
Activities/Labs Demonstrations Virtual Labs
Notebooks Graphic Organizers Models & Visuals Cooperative Learning Think-Pair-Share Jigsaw Centers / Stations Internet / Video Differentiated
Instruction strategies
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Tracking Deficient Benchmarks
Progress Monitoring Tool Sample Working Document
Extended Learning Modules (ELM)
and ETO Resource
LessonsOverview
ELM 1 – 6Presented
December 13, 2012West Miami Middle School
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FCAT 2.0 Test Item Specifications
Learning Village
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Action Plan: Guiding QuestionsWhat will be my immediate “look for” in the
science classroom?How will I support teachers?
If teacher is behind in the Pacing Guide?If the Gizmo usage report shows a need?If student folders do not reflect Essential LabsIf student apathy is high?
How will I support students?If data shows low performance in certain areas?If student apathy is high?
The Power of Science Science isn’t just memorizing facts.
The new standards will help students understand how science works.
The scientific skills and attitudes students learn will provide them with powerful problem-solving skills.
Every student deserves to benefit from scientific thinking.
Session Outcomes
Are you able to:– Access science instructional resources to support
science teaching and learning– Identify effective science teaching and learning– Develop an action plan to support science
teaching and learning
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Mr. Cristian Carranza, Executive Director
Elementary Middle School High School
Dr. Millard LightburnInstructional Supervisor
Dr. Ava RosalesInstructional Supervisor
Mr. Sebastian Oddone Instructional Supervisor
Ms. Mary Tweedy Curriculum Support
Specialist
Kirk Nieveena Curriculum Support
Specialist
Ms. Yoly McCarthyCurriculum Support
Specialist
Ms. Keisha Kidd Curriculum Support
Specialist
Ms. Mildred Farber District Administrative Assistant
Phone: 305- 995-1939
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