Middle School Science

Middle School ScienceSummer School 2009

General Information June 9-July 1

14 days of instructionMonday-Thursday only

Student day8:00-12:00

Teacher day7:45-12:00 Instructional12:00-12:30 Prep/Duty (2 days each)

Maximum of 16 students/teacher

General Information Textbooks will NOT be distributed to the campuses or

studentsRegion 4 TAKS Preparation Guide TE (7th grade only)Resources and Materials will be distributed at the

Science Resource Center immediately after this meeting

Today , from the SRC, you will take with you:Student Handbook for grades 6 & 7 Materials

If you do not have enough student notebooks, please call Monica Mata tomorrow!!!

915 790 8934(cell) or 881-2377 (office)

Rationale

Objectives

Focus

What are we teaching?

Why are we teaching this content ?

What is the ultimate goal?

Middle School ScienceGrade 6:

Nature of Science – Process Skills; Earth Science

The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm

Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC.

Middle School ScienceGrade 7:

Nature of Science – Process Skills; Living Organisms and their Environment; Properties of Matter; Force, Motion and Energy

The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm

Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC.

Middle School ScienceGrade 8:

Nature of Science – Process Skills; Living Organisms and their Environment; Force, Motion and Energy

The content and curriculum can be found at the EPISD Summer School Science website. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm

Today you will be collecting the materials from the SRC – check the Materials List.

MaterialsGrades 6th & 7th

Student Workbook1 per studentConsumable

Materials from the Science Resource Center

Curriculum – web base

Middle School ScienceGrade 8

Focus: Interactive, Thematic PBL

(Problem Based Learning) that is completely web based. http://mrcard.org/Summer09_2.htm

Content: Force, Motion and Energy (SkateBoard Park) orLiving Organisms and the Environment (Mystery Disease)

Teacher Implementation GuideGrades 6 & 7

Section 1: Teacher Implementation GuideCurriculum Daily Lesson PlanHandouts and Teacher Materials

Section 2: Interactive Student Notebook

Section 3: Interactive Student Notebook Teacher’s Edition

Teacher Implementation GuideGrade 8

Teacher Implementation GuideCurriculum

Choice 1: Skateboard Park Choice 2: Mystery Disease

Daily Lesson Plan Student Contracts Can be adjusted to allow for your teaching style Math review for calculating volume, area, etc. PowerPoint’s to aid in instruction

Materials: Choice 1 Choice 2

Curriculum and Daily Lesson Plan

我听见 我忘记 ; 我看见 我记住 ; 我做 我了解。 (pinyin: wǒ tīng jiàn wǒ wàng jì. wǒ kàn jiàn wǒ jì zhù. wǒ zuò wǒ liǎo jiě)

Literally: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself. Revised: Telling me and I [will] forget. Showing me and I [will] remember. Involving me and I [will] understand. Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

Originally by Confucius.

Grades 6 Curriculum

Grades 7 Curriculum

Grade 8 Curriculum Choose only one PBL

Grade 8 Curriculum Choose only one PBL

Putting it all together…

Curriculum

Daily Lesson

Plan

Teacher Implementation

Student Interac

tion

Planning: Grade 6 Room D111 Grade 7 Room D114Using the daily lesson plan, go through the

lessons:Note any questions you have- what doesn’t make sense?

Start planning- how will you teach and assess the lesson?

Comments, suggestions, strategies to share…

Planning: Grade 8 Room D115Using the daily lesson plan go through the

lessons:Note any questions you have- what doesn’t make sense?

This is an Inquiry Based Project. Start planning- how will you teach and assess the lesson?

Comments, suggestions, strategies to share…

Wrap Up informationThe 7th grade TAKS Preparation TE and all

remaining resources for each grade level will be returned to the warehouse by a designated campus representative.

Materials should be placed in the EPISD Materials Boxes and given to the campus rep.

If you have any questions or problems, please call Monica Mata @ 915 790 8934(cell) or 881-2377 (office)

Good luck!