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Title: Science Curriculum Update


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Science Curriculum Update
  • Winter 2007

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District Wide Impact
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Old Picture ( generalization)
K-4
limited often unrelated topics
5-8
some connections more time
9-12
concentrated study
4
New Picture of Science Education
K
limited
foundations
skills
content
12
focused advanced
In depth study
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Horizontal Coherence
  • All students in the same grade should have the
    opportunity to learn the same science content.
  • No More SWISS CHEESE science

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Vertical Coherence
  • There needs to be a coherent plan for getting all
    students from Kindergarten to Graduation with
    clear goals and expectations for achieving
    science literacy.
  • If you dont know how what your teaching fits
  • WHY are you teaching it?

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Science Literacy for ALL
  • All of our students no matter what their
    intended career path need to be scientifically
    literate.
  • Our society is BASED on science and technologyso
    our students need to be well versed in science
    and technology

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Science Literacy for ALL
  • All students should
  • Have a understanding of science concepts in all
    Science Domains
  • Be able to THINK
  • Be able to EVALUATE EVIDENCE for BIAS and
    relevance
  • Look at and understand DATA presented
  • Be able to DEFEND his/her point of view
  • Be able to CRITIQUE the work of others

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NH Frameworks for Science Literacy K-12
  • Approved June 2006
  • Update of the January 1995 NH Science Curriculum
    Frameworks

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Compare Old to New
Old
New
  • Developed before national standards were
    finalized
  • Had 6 strands
  • End of Grade 6, end of Grade 10 expectations
  • Content only focus
  • Difficult to read
  • Based on NSES and Atlas for Science Literacy
  • 3 Content Strands, 1 Skills Strand
  • K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-12 expectations
  • Content and skills
  • More accessible language

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Compare Old to New
Old
New
  • Inquiry, Science Technology Society and
    Unifying Themes separate from content
  • Listed all of the possible science content
  • No indication of sequence to reach end of grade
    expectations
  • No, or limited, pedagogical information
  • Basis for NHEIAP Assessment
  • Nature of Science and Technology ideas included
    in Domains and skills
  • Content has been included only when appropriate
    for group.
  • Clear pathway for developing content ideas
  • Pedagogical information included
  • NECAP Science Assessment information included but
    not the only FOCUS

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Science is a way of knowing
  • Our classrooms SHOULD BE FILLED WITH
  • Wonder
  • Inquiry
  • Experience
  • Exploration
  • Collaboration
  • Discussion

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Science is a way of knowing
  • Our classrooms should have LESS
  • Unrelated topics, units or themes
  • Memorization of facts
  • Vocabulary and Definitions
  • Lecture

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Grade Span Expectations
  • Have been developed for the following Grade
    Spans
  • K-4 (grades K-2 and 3-4)
  • 5-8 (grades 5-6 and 7-8)
  • 9-12 (grades 9-11 and 11 12)
  • all students

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Grade Span Expectations
  • NECAP targets (assessment expectations) are
    clearly indicated in the Grade Span Expectations
    (GSEs)
  • Other expectations need to be part of your local
    assessment system

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K to 4 (Elementary Science)
  • It should be about things they can touch, handle
    or explore with senses
  • no dinosaurs, rainforests, solar system
  • More emphasis on skill development.
  • Less emphasis on unrelated topics.
  • Not just a spelling or reading opportunity.
  • Students should collect and evaluate data.

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5 to 8 (Middle Level Science)
  • Should be about comparing their view of how the
    world works with what we know
  • Collaboration
  • Comparison
  • Evidence
  • Experience
  • Experimentation
  • Students should collect and evaluate data

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9 to 12 (High School Science)
  • In-depth content knowledge
  • Collaboration and evidence
  • Research and replication
  • Critiquing work of others
  • Defending points of view
  • Does not END at grade 10
  • Students should collect, compare, analyze and
    evaluate data.

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Changes by Science Domain
  • Grade Span
  • K to 4

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Science Process Skills K to 4
  • Making observations
  • Measurement (in metric by grade 4)
  • Asking questions
  • Making predictions
  • What makes a fair test?
  • Following simple procedures
  • Designing a simple experiment
  • Classifying things using observable traits
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

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Earth Space Science K-4
  • Observations of Earth, Sun and Moon
  • Seasons (no projective science)
  • Changes year to year
  • Weather using tools
  • Patterns of weather
  • Experience with various earth materials
  • Rocks and minerals (basics)

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Gone from Earth Space Science K-4
  • No phases of the Moon
  • No solar system
  • No universe
  • No hardness scale of rocks
  • No volcanoes (baking soda vinegar ones)
  • No earthquakes
  • No plate tectonics

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Life Science Focus K-4
  • About senses
  • More observation
  • Classification using observable traits
  • Using classification keys
  • Living vs. non-living
  • Plant vs. animals
  • Comparing life spans or cycles (2 different
    animals or plant and animal, complete
    metamorphosis only no memorizing stages)

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GONE from Life Science K-4
  • No cells or cell organelles
  • No human body systems
  • No dinosaurs
  • No rain forests
  • No predator/prey relationships
  • No food chains

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Physical Science Focus K-4
  • Push and pull instead of force
  • Experience and observation
  • Light and sound through observation
  • State of matter
  • Magnetism

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GONE from Physical Science K-4
  • No simple machines (except when related to force
    and motion OR engineering)
  • No atoms
  • No chemical equations

27
Changes by Science Domain
  • Grade Span
  • 5 to 8

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Science Process Skills 5 to 8
  • Making detailed observations
  • Making accurate metric measurements
  • Making predictions
  • Following multi-step directions
  • Identifying variables in experiments
  • Can Identify a testable hypothesis
  • Designing experiments with 1 variable
  • Classifying things/ dichotomous key
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

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Earth Space Science 5-8
  • Solar system compare contrast planets
  • Rock cycle (basic rock types and formation)
  • Observation of Earth from space
  • Comparing and sharing data
  • Phases of the Moon (observations only)
  • Various landforms as evidence of moving Earth
  • Atmosphere and weather connections
  • Weathering and erosion

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GONE from Earth Space Science 5-8
  • The theory of plate tectonics
  • Volcanoes (baking soda and vinegar ones)
  • Life cycles of stars
  • Geologic time-periods

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Life Science Focus 5-8
  • Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
  • Body systems and comparative anatomy
  • Human reproduction and development
  • Observing living things
  • More habitats and environmental study trophic
    levels including energy flow
  • Make and use keys and classification systems
  • Compare/contrast asexual and sexual reproduction

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GONE from Life Science 5-8
  • No cell organelles (except maybe nucleus and
    chloroplast)
  • NO DNA or RNA
  • No food chains
  • No photosynthesis (by formula)
  • No Punnet squares
  • No capture, kill, pin collections of animals
    (even insects)

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Physical Science focus 5-8
  • Speed, force, work (no acceleration)
  • Elements, compounds, mixtures
  • No sub atomic structures
  • Use periodic table patterns of organization
    (not memorization)
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Electricity (basics)
  • Density

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GONE from Physical Science 5-8
  • No acceleration
  • No sub atomic structures
  • No Bohr Models
  • No memorizing Periodic Table
  • No simple machines (except as tool for learning
    force and motion, engineering/design or
    calculating work and mechanical advantage).

35
Changes by Science Domain
  • Grade Span
  • 9 to 11 (basic all students)

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Science Process Skills 9 to 12
  • Extensive work in collaborative groups
  • Accuracy in measurements
  • Accuracy using complex tools
  • Replicating and critiquing works of others
    including bias
  • Defending points of view citing evidence and
    eliminating irrelevant or flawed information
  • Actual scientific research
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT
    Literacy)

37
Earth Space Science 9-12
  • Present at high school
  • Climate, weather patterns (local and global)
  • Geologic time (various methods not memorizing
    charts)
  • Plate Tectonics Big Bang Theory
  • Exploration of the Universe
  • Nuclear reactions and radioactive decay
  • Life cycle of stars (HR Diagram)
  • Blue shift red shift of stars and galaxies
  • Development of theories and ideas (all domains)

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Gone from Earth Space Science 9-12
  • Hard to say
  • what should NOT be here
  • since it is often missing
  • from the
  • high school

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Life Science Focus 9-12
  • Sub-cellular organelles (location/function/cell
    types)
  • Molecular components DNA RNA
  • Transcription and replication
  • Genetics, pedigrees, family trees, genetic
    disorders
  • Disease and endocrine system (because of the
    chemical nature of this system)
  • Population dynamics
  • Compare/contrast
  • Development of theories and ideas (all domains)

40
GONE from Life Science 9-12
  • No memorizing stages of Mitosis and Meiosis
  • No Krebs Cycle memorizing stages
  • No capture, kill, pin collections of animals
    (even insects!)
  • No memorizing parts of the nitrogen and carbon
    cycles should know they exist.
  • Comparative anatomy among animal groups

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Physical Science focus 9-11
  • Acceleration
  • Multiple forces
  • Atomic structure (no sub-orbitals)
  • Chemical bonding
  • Periodic table (understanding relationships)
  • Research and presentation
  • Development of theories and ideas (all domains)

42
NECAP Science Assessment
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NECAP Science Assessment
  • Collaborative effort with Rhode Island and
    Vermont.
  • Based on common content found in all three
    states.
  • Used Big Ideas of Science and domains of
    science as organizing foundations.

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NECAP Science Assessment
  • On demand assessment
  • Given at END of grades 4, 8, and 11
  • Always a Springtime assessment
  • Pilot May of 2007 (May 14 25)
  • No results calculated for students or districts
  • Only 2 sessions for Pilot
  • 1st Operational Test May 2008
  • 3 test sessions

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NECAP Science Assessment
  • Less about what you can remember
  • More about what you can do with the information
  • With this change in focus, test preparation rests
    on entire grade span (K-4 5-8 9-11)

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What will be Tested?
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  • Assessment Targets can be found in the NH
    Framework for Science Literacy K-12
  • Grade Span Expectations (GSEs) include NECAP
    Assessment Targets for each grade tested.
  • Expectations in boxes are NECAP Targets

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NECAP Science Pilot Test
  • Test Window
  • May 14 to May 24, 2007

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Pilot Test General Information
  • All students in Grades 4, 8, and 11 will take
    part in the NECAP Science Pilot.
  • Pilot Test will have 2 sessions 1 multiple
    choice and constructed response and 1 Inquiry
    Task.
  • Each session will last about 90 minutes
  • NO student, school or district information will
    be gathered.

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Pilot Test Session 1
  • Each student will get multiple-choice and
    constructed response questions from only ONE
    Science Domain (Earth Space Science, Life Science
    or Physical Science)
  • All domains will be mixed across school.
  • Test Booklet and Answer Booklet will be separate
    documents (all grades).

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Pilot Test Session 2 (This will be like
session 3 of the NECAP Science operational test.)
  • This session will be an Inquiry Task.
  • All materials needed will be provided.
  • One Assessment Target with an INQ code will be
    the basis of the task.
  • There will be a scenario (story) that gives
    context to the activity.
  • (see information on session 3 in operational
    test)

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NECAP ScienceOperational Test May 2008
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Sessions 1 2
  • First two sessions similar to NHEIAP and NECAP
    assessments
  • Multiple choice and constructed response
  • Content domains clustered
  • All targets will have questions on the
    assessment.
  • All Grades Separate Test Booklet and Answer
    Sheet

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Session 3 Inquiry Task
  • Third session will be a performance assessment
    - looking at Inquiry and science process.
  • One target with an INQ code will be focus of the
    Inquiry Task.
  • Scenario (story) driven.
  • Time for work in pairs at beginning of session
    then answer questions on own.

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Session 3 - Inquiry Task
  • Grade 4 ALWAYS hands-on design an experiment
  • Grade 8 SOMETIMES hands-on design an
    experiment other times NOT (more like grade 11)
  • Grade 11 NEVER a hands-on experiment. Students
    will be given data from field studies or other
    experiments or individual results and research

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Session 3 - Inquiry Task
  • Grade 4 Grade 8
  • will have questions developed from columns 1-4
    of the Inquiry Constructs.

Grades 4 8
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Session 3 - Inquiry Task
  • Grade 11
  • will focus mostly on Column 4 (Developing and
    Evaluating Explanations) but may have questions
    from any column.

Main Focus
Possible Questions
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NECAP Science Assessment
  • Students will receive a Science Proficiency
    level
  • Students will also receive sub scores for
  • Earth Space Science
  • Life Science
  • Physical Science
  • Inquiry

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Science and AYP?
  • Currently only part as participation
  • May be mandated federally if it is we will
    complystay tuned.

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More Information?
  • About Science Curriculum or
  • NECAP Science Assessment

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More information?
  • Department Website www.ed.state.nh.us
  • Then select
  • ?Programs?S?Science in NH Schools
  • Call Lisa Kaim _at_ 271-7450
  • Email Lisa lkaim_at_ed.state.nh.us
  • Email me jmclaughlin_at_ed.state.nh.us
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