Science 
      Curriculum 
     Topic Study
      Bridging the Gap Between 
       Standards and Practice
     Who’s in the Room,
     lets introduce ourselves!
 Objectives for today:
 1. To introduce CTS and its components
 2. To allow teachers time to research a topic and 
  prepare for a future lesson.
 3. To introduce a strategy for introducing grade level 
  vocabulary words.
 4. To discuss some Common Assessment strategies by 
  doing some examples.
 5. To do a Science Assessment Probe and discuss it’s 
  relevant uses.
          District Science Content Vocabulary
  There are 30 words per grade level that are to be taught throughout the entire 
  year.  This amounts to less than one per week.  Students learn the meaning of 
  words best when they are exposed to them daily.  
  Step 1: Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.
  Step 2: Ask students to restate the description, explanation, or example in their 
  own words.
  Step 3: Ask students to construct a picture, symbol. Or graphic representing the 
  term or phrase.
  Step 4: Engage students periodically in activities that help them add to their 
  knowledge of the terms in their notebooks.
  Step 5: Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another.
  Step 6: Involve students periodically in games that allow them to play with terms.
     Introduction to CTS
 “I got you a bunch of stuf- this is just the tip of the iceberg!”