NGSS

Important Information for

Teachers

For each NGSS standard, you can find…

• 5 E Lesson Plan with cross curricular connections

• Power Point Presentation with teacher slides, student guided slides, extension activities, additional read-aloud suggestions and vocabulary cards

• Performance Based Rubrics have been created for each standard

• Materials List

• As you are going through the lessons and PowerPoint presentations, please keep in mind that they will take time. Each lesson is not required to be completed in one day. Some may take one day; however, many of the lessons are set up to cover multiple days. Feel free to adjust according to your schedule and students.

• NGSS Website: http://www.nextgenscience.org/

• NGSS Standards: http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/1%20combined%20topics%206.11.13_1.pdf

Power Point Breakdown

As you begin to view the Power Points provided, you will see the following:

• Teacher Slides: (has left angled line design)These slides were created to guide the instruction and planning process. You can use or manipulate the lesson layout as you see fit for your classroom. Alignment ideas can be found in the “Notes” section.

• Student Slides: (has no design)These slides were created to guide the lessons and/or discussions for each standard.

• Extension Slides: (has left angled line design)These slides contain many possible extension activities. You can use any of these activities that you choose but they are not required.

• Vocabulary Slides: (has no design) The vocabulary slides are located at the end of each presentation. You can print these slides to display the vocabulary for the class.

• Links within the slides have been hyperlinked as well listed in the notes section.

KLEWS ChartYou may be aware of a KWL chart; however in Science we are going to suggest that you use the KLEWS chart to organize and guide science instruction. (Posters will be provided from the Science Department.)

• K: KNOW (First) What do the students already know before investigations?

• L: LEARN (Third) What did the students learn after the explore activity?

• E: EVIDENCE (Second) What evidence did the students find during their exploration?

• W: WONDER (Throughout) What are the students wondering about?

• S: SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING (as introduced) Vocabulary learned by the students.

KLEWS Chart Examples

Science Notebooks

This year, it is recommended that each student have a science journal. Here is an article to explain the why it is a good resource. Students would use the journals, in order to…

• Write vocabulary.

• Draw and label diagrams.

• Make predictions and observations of various activities.

• Explain their understandings.

Suggested Reading Alignment Connections

Reading Theme One: Teamwork

Reading Theme Two: Animal Adventures

Reading Theme Three: We Can Work It Out

Reading Theme Four: Our Environment

Introductory Lesson to discuss science, and engineering1-ESS-2; Lesson 11-ESS-2; Lesson 21-ESS-2; Lesson 31-ESS-2; Lesson 41-LS1-1; Lesson 11-LS1-1; Lesson 21-LS1-1; Lesson 31-PS4-1; Lesson 11-PS4-1; Lesson 21-PS4-4; Lesson 11-PS4-4; Lesson 21-PS4-4; Lesson 31-PS4-4; Lesson 41-PS4-4; Lesson 5

1-LS1-1; Lesson 11-LS1-1; Lesson 21-LS1-1; Lesson 31-LS1-2; Lesson 11-LS3-1; Lesson 11-LS3-1; Lesson 2

1-PS4-1; Lesson 11-PS4-1; Lesson 21-PS4-2; Lesson 11-PS4-2; Lesson 21-PS4-3; Lesson 11-PS4-3; Lesson 21-PS4-3; Lesson 31-PS4-4; Lesson 11-PS4-4; Lesson 21-PS4-4; Lesson 31-PS4-4; Lesson 41-PS4-4; Lesson 5

1-ESS-1; Lesson 11-ESS-1; Lesson 21-ESS-1; Lesson 31-ESS-2; Lesson 11-ESS-2; Lesson 21-ESS-2; Lesson 31-ESS-2; Lesson 41-LS1-1; Lesson 11-LS1-1; Lesson 21-LS1-1; Lesson 31-LS1-2; Lesson 2

These alignments are suggested to follow but not required.

Materials Available from BOE

Kits: (All units included in kit)

• Life Science Unit

• Physical Science Unit

• Earth and Space Science Unit

Student Readers:

• From Seed to Plant

• Sunshine and Shadows

Additional Consumables Available:

Spray Bottles Meter Sticks Paint Stirrers

Modeling Clay Toothpicks Yarn

Cotton Balls Felt Salt

Flashlights Food Coloring Straws

Tweezers Glitter Paintbrushes

Golf Balls Ice Cube Trays String

Measuring Spoons Paper Plates Styrofoam

Petroleum Jelly Plastic Bottles Tennis Balls

Plastic eyedroppers Funnels Tissue Paper

Plastic Wrap Ziploc Bags Vinegar

Poster Board Cash Register Tape Markers

Rubber Bands Rulers Goggles

** Additional materials available upon request

Please contact Gerrie Wiersberg, Science/STEM Lead Teacher for PK-2 (gwiersbe@wcboe.org) or Kevin Hill Science/STEM Lead Teacher for 3-5 (khill@wcboe.org) for any of these materials.

Local Resources and Field Trip Ideas

• Ward Museum offers teacher training opportunities, field trips and lesson kits are available to borrow if you have completed a training session. http://www.wardmuseum.org/Education/Teachers/tabid/175/Default.aspx

• Salisbury Zoo offers field trips, guided activities at the zoo and school presentations.

  http://www.salisburyzoo.org/maryland-salisbury-zoo-education

• Pemberton Park offers field trips, guided activities at the park for indoor and outdoor activities as well as school presentations.   http://www.pembertonpark.org/pemberton-park/index.htm

• Assateague Island offers field trips, guided activities at the Visitor’s Center or on the beach.

http://www.nps.gov/asis/learn/education/index.htm

• Wallops Island NASA offers field trips and video chats opportunities with NASA researchers. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/education/index.html

• Delmarva Discovery Center offers field trips and guided tours around the Pocomoke River. http://delmarvadiscoverycenter.org/

• Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers professional development for teachers, free educators materials and programs for children. http://dnr2.maryland.gov/education/Pages/default.aspx

• Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center is a free resource offering a lodge, pavilion and pond on a 500+ acre nature reserve. Reservations and permission slips are required and are available on the website: http://hazeloutdoordiscoverycenter.org/default.aspx