Title: DistrictFocused Science Professional Learning
1District-FocusedScienceProfessional Learning
- Quarter 2, 2009-2010
- Grade 1
- Science Content Overview
2Session Goals
- Provide a broad content overview of the major
Georgia Performance Standards in Quarter 2 units - Unit 4 Sound
- Unit 5 Light and Shadows
- Unit Magnets
- Discuss the rigor of knowledge and skills
expected in Quarter 1 units - Provide opportunities to share ideas and best
instructional practices in mathematics
instruction - Embed interactive technology, differentiation,
and questioning strategies to increase student
engagement and manage an interactive learning
environment -
3Session Ground Rules
- Respect the value of each individuals
contribution - No sidebars
- Share the air
- Honor time limits
- Participate and take ownership
- Turn cell phones on vibrate close computers
- Parking Lot
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6Our Five Focus Areas
- Questioning Strategies
- Learner Engagement
- Differentiation
- Managing an Interactive Learning Environment
- Technology Integration
7Five-E Instructional Model
8Inquiry Continuum
Target for K-12 Classrooms provides balance
between allowing students to explore and
providing focused learning of content
9Location of Resources
THINK CENTRAL Activity Videos
10Location of APS Documents
http//www.atlanta.k12.ga.us Quick Links (left of
website Click APS Resources http//aps.schoolwires
.net/186110121116728653/site/default.asp?1861Nav
NodeID61 Click APS Useful Links Click APS
Instructional Portal http//apskids.org/ Click on
Math and Science Initiative
11Unit 4 SoundStandards S1P1
Students will investigate light and sound.
- Elements
- b. Investigate how vibrations produce sound.
- c. Differentiate between various sounds in terms
of (pitch) - high or low and (volume) loud or soft.
- d. Identify emergency sounds and sounds that help
us stay safe.
11
12Unit 4 Sound Enduring Understandings
- Recognize there are many kinds of sounds
- Recognize there are many sources of sound
- Understand that sound travels away from the
source - Understand that sounds have different pitches
- Understand that the greater distance between you
and the source of sound, the weaker (lower
volume) the sound - Sounds are produced by vibrations
- Sounds are heard when they enter the ear
- Be familiar and recognize emergency sounds
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13Unit 4 Sound Essential Questions
- What produces sound?
- How are sounds different?
- How is high and low pitch sound different?
- How are soft and loud sounds alike and different?
- How does the size of an instrument affect its
pitch? - What are different sources of sounds in nature?
- Why do we have emergency sounds?
- What are the sources of emergency sounds?
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14Unit 4 SoundMisconceptions
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15Unit 4 SoundConcepts
- There are different types of sounds.
- Sound is caused by vibrations
- High and Low (Pitch) relates to the tone of the
sound (not the volume). - Emergency Sound
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16Unit 4 SoundVocabulary
- Sound
- Soft
- Loud
- Pitch
- High
- Low
- Volume
- Siren
- Ambulance
- Fire
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- Fire alarm
- Tornado
- Police siren
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17Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Use musical instruments to feel how vibrations
produce sounds when the instruments are plucked,
tapped, or when you blow into them or over them. - Make a tape of different school sounds. Play the
tape and ask classmates to sort the sounds as
loud or soft and pleasant or harsh. Make a list
of sounds you like and sounds you do not like.
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18Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Get two pieces of string about the length of your
arm. Tie each piece of string to a different side
of the bottom of a coat hanger. Put the strings
up to your ears so that it touches the area right
in front of your ears. Have someone tap the
hanger with a spoon and listen. Move the strings
away from your ears and listen as someone taps on
the hanger. Explain how the sounds differ. - Sit quietly for five minutes. List or draw all of
the sounds you hear.
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19Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Discuss the difference between sound that is
pleasant and a sound that bothers you (noise).
Ask other people including adults what sounds
they like and what sounds are noises to them to
see if noise is the same to all people. - Pluck a rubber band and listen for the sound it
makes. Carefully stretch the rubber band to
listen to the changes in sound. - Pour different amounts of water in some glasses.
Tap the sides of the glass and listen to the
different sounds. Put the glasses in order from
high sounds to low sounds. Draw a picture of the
glasses and the amounts of water. Explain what
you found out.
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20Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Make a list of loud sounds and soft sounds.
Circle the ones that are not pleasant because
they are too loud. - Drop items in a box and listen to the sounds.
Have a partner drop one of the items in the box
while you have your back turned or your eyes
shut. See if you can recognize the item by the
sound it made.
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21Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Discuss the importance of emergency sounds such
as fire alarms, smoke detectors, and sirens and
important sounds such as the loudspeaker, an
alarm clock, or your teacher and parents. Make a
poster of people and things that make sounds
illustrating why it is important to listen for
sounds to stay safe. - Play a game with your classmates. Have everyone
close their eyes. The teacher taps someone to say
hello while everyone listens. Everyone opens
their eyes and tries to identify the person. The
person who gets it right gets to tap the next
person who says hello.
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22Unit 4 Sound Tasks
- Hold a ticking clock over a table. See how many
classmates can hear the ticking. Set the clock on
the table and check to see who can hear the
ticking. Have classmates lay their ear on the
table that the clock is on. Discuss how the
sounds are different. - Listen to sounds through sealed bags of air,
water, or sand/soil. Explain the differences.
22
23Unit 3 SoundCulminating Task Sound Bingo
- Goal Recognize sounds from emergency vehicles
and other common sources such as animals. Sounds
will also be a different pitches and volumes. - Role Game participant
- Audience First Grade class
- Scenario The class will play Sound BINGO
24Unit 3 SoundCulminating Task Sound Bingo
- Product BINGO Cards
- Materials needed Bingo Cards (see attachment for
sample card scramble pictures such that
students will have different cards), - Bingo Chips numbered 1 - 25, Computer, DVD
player, IPod, CD Player or other sound producing
equipment, tracks of various sounds
25Unit 5 MagnetsStandards S1P2
Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on
other magnets and other objects.
- Elements
- a. Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel.
- b. Identify common objects that are attracted to
a magnet. - c. Identify objects and materials (air, water,
wood, paper, your hand, etc.) that do not block
magnetic force.
26Unit 5 Magnets Enduring Understandings
- Magnets can make some things move (push or pull
things). - Magnets attract (pull on) or repel (push) some
things, but not others. -
- Magnets can make some things move (push or pull
things) through some objects and materials (air,
water, wood, paper, clothes). -
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27Unit 5 Magnets Essential Questions
- How are objects that magnets attract different
from the objects they repel? - What objects and materials will a magnet attract
(pull)? - What objects and materials will a magnet repel
(push)? - How can magnets attract metals through objects
and materials such as air, water, wood, paper,
and clothes, soft drink can? - Why do people use magnets?
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28Unit 5 Magnets Misconceptions
29Unit 5 Magnets Concepts
- If two magnets are set close to each other, they
are attracted or repelled. - Magnets attract (pull on) some metal objects.
- Magnets attract (pull on) some common objects,
but not others. - Magnets can attract or repel through some objects
and materials. - Magnets are used at home and at school.
- Magnets are used at work
- Storybook characters use magnets to solve
problems. -
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30Unit 5 Magnets Vocabulary
- Attract
- Repel
- Magnet
- Metal object
- Common object
- Material
- Aluminum foil
- Giant
- Crushed car
- Sketch
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31Unit 5 Magnets Tasks
- S1P2.
- Put two magnets close to each other to observe
how they react. Try putting the magnets near each
other in various ways. Explain what you observe.
If the magnets pull close to each other, they are
attracted. If they push apart, they repel. - Put a magnet over a cup of paper clips. Record
what happens.
32Unit 5 Magnets Tasks
- S1P2.
- Observe, predict, and record objects that can be
attracted to a magnet. Record your findings in a
chart. - Identify materials or objects (air, water, wood,
paper, your hand, etc.) that do not block the
magnetic force. Explain why you think the
magnets force would or would not be blocked by
the material.
33Unit 5 Magnets Tasks
- S1P2.
- Observe and list common uses for magnets at home
and at school. Sketch some of the ways people use
magnets. - Explore how magnets can be used to make some
things move without being touched. Create stick
puppets by attaching magnets to craft sticks or
other classroom objects. Move the stick figures
by using another magnet underneath a desk, table,
or shoebox. Use your stick puppet to tell others
what you know about magnets.
34Unit 5 Magnets Culminating Task Magnetism Play
- Goal Demonstrate that magnetism can act through
different materials. - Role Scientist, writer, storyteller
- Audience First grade classmates or younger
children in K- or Pre-K. - Scenario Explore how magnets can be used to make
some things move without being touched. Create
stick puppets by attaching magnets to craft
sticks or other classroom objects. Write a story
about magnets and use the stick puppet to tell
the audience about magnets. Move the stick
figures by using another magnet underneath a
desk, table, or shoebox.
35Unit 5 Magnets Culminating Task Magnetism Play
- Product Story about magnets written for a stick
puppet as the main character. - Standard Rubric for assessing story and its
explanation of how magnets work. -
36Unit 3 Light and Shadows
Standard S1P1 Students will investigate light
and sound.
- Elements
- a. Recognize sources of light.
- b. Explain how shadows are made.
37Unit 3 Light and Shadows Enduring Understandings
- Light has natural and artificial sources
- Sun produces light during the day
- Be familiar with different sources of light at
night. - Shadows are produced when a light source is
blocked - The importance of light to students life
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38Unit 3 Light and ShadowsEssential Questions
- How do we get light?
- How are shadows made?
- How does light impact your life?
- How does the lack of light impact your life?
- Why are the Sun, fire, and light bulb sources of
light? -
- How do weather conditions affect shadows?
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39Unit 3 Light and Shadows Misconceptions
40Unit 3 Light and Shadows Concepts
- There are different sources of Light
- Sahdows
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41Unit 3 Light and ShadowsTasks
- NASA What changes a shadows size?
http//ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_shadow_H.htm
l The Science of Light http//www.learner.org/teac
herslab/science/light/ - Night Light Activity (click on NIGHT
LIGHTS)http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesi
te.cgi?id450externalhttp//www.eduplace.com/rdg
/gen_act/night/light.htmloriginalhttp//www.prot
eacher.com/110017.shtmltitleNight20Lights
http//www.proteacher.com/110017.shtml
42Unit 3 Light and ShadowsTasks
- Shadows activity (Click on SHADOW PLAY)
http//www.proteacher.com/cgibin/outsidesite.cgi?i
d14045externalhttp//www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonald
/scope/poster/shadow.pdforiginalhttp//www.prote
acher.com/110017.shtmltitleShadow20Play
http//www.proteacher.com/110017.shtml
http//www.carearts.org/lessons/investigating_ligh
t_color.html www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ag
es/7_8/light_shadows.shtml www.exploratorium.edu/s
nacks/iconlight.html - http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?
id14045externalhttp//www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonal
d/scope/poster/shadow.pdforiginalhttp//www.prot
eacher.com/110017.shtmltitleShadow20Play
43Unit 3 Light and ShadowsVocabulary
- Source
- Light
- Sun
- Fire
- Light
- Bulb
- Reflect
- Refract
- Diffracted
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- Candle
- Shadow
- Sunny
- Cloudy
- Block
- Position
- Transparent
- Translucent
- Opaque
Note Teacher use these terms
44Unit 3 Light and ShadowsCulminating Task
Modeling Shadows in Your Neighborhood
Goal To demonstrate understanding of how
shadows are formed, how the shape of shadows
depend on the object, and in what direction the
shadow falls. Role Engineer, recorder, artist
Audience First Grade Classmates
45Unit 3 Light and ShadowsCulminating Task
Modeling Shadows in Your Neighborhood
Scenario Divide students into groups of 3-4.
Each group will make either a 1-D or 3-D model of
the neighborhood around the school. Students are
to build a map (1-D) or model (3-D) of the school
grounds, including the main building, some trees,
street signs, plus other features that may be
specific to the school. The map/model should
show clearly which direction is north, either
with an arrow on a map. The map/model should
include the position of the Sun. The teacher may
wish to provide a flashlight so that students may
mimic sunlight as a demonstration with their 3-D
models.
46Unit 1 Weather Shadow Measurement - Task Yearlong
- Locate shadows.
- Measure the shadow of a permanent object outside
and see the difference among the shadows season
by season. - The measurement should be written on the Monthly
Weather Chart.
47Model LessonUnit 3 Light
48Pre-lessonReflective Teacher Questions
- What is the lesson about?
- What prior knowledge do you think the students
have? - What unique considerations need to be included
when planning for this group of students?
49Pre-lessonReflective Teacher Questions
- What manipulatives or tools can be used for
conceptual modeling? - What do you already know through pre-assessments
or other formative assessments about their
misconceptions and/or error patterns related to
this concept? - How do you think they will do?
50Team and Roles
Suggestions Navigator Explorer Scientist Recor
der Timer Materials Manager
51Components of the Science Notebook
- Engage Scenario
- Focus Question
- Prediction/Hypothesis
- Data
- Claims and Evidence
- Conclusion
- Reflection
52Scenario
- The first grade class has been asked to create
a shadow puppet show for the kindergarten
students. Before you and your team can begin you
need to find out about sources of light and how
shadows are formed.
53Engage What is light?
54Explain Sources of light
A bonfire
- Hot objects give out light.
55The Sun
56Stars
- Stars and galaxies give out light.
Picture Liverpool Telescope
57Lightning
Wikipedia
58A worm living in dark caves sends out light from
its tail.
- Liquid droplets form a string of shining beads to
attract insects.
tail of worm
59Insects
Firefly
Glow Worm
60Some other things that give out light
- some fungi
- light sticks
- LEDs
- glow-in-the-dark stickers
61http//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6
/light_dark.shtml
62Light travels from a source to our eyes.
63How do we see light sources?
- Light travels in a straight line from a source to
our eyes. - We can see sources in a dark room.
64Can we see in the dark?
- If there is no light
- we cannot see anything!
- Lets try a test
- Put a few small objects into the black bag-----
65How do we see things that are not sources of
light?
- Light bounces off
- and some reaches our eyes.
66Explain
- https//www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/scienc
e/hspscience/ga/gr1/activity_videos_9780153724480_
/index.html - Video Look at Shadows 1007
67Components of the Science Notebook
- Engage Scenario
- Focus Question
- Prediction/Hypothesis
- Data
- Claims and Evidence
- Conclusion
- Reflection
68 Science Notebook
Record predictions Draw pictures Record
data Record observations Draw conclusions
After students collect data and make claims and
show evidence have a Making Meaning Conference
for each Essential Lab/Tasks, then have them draw
conclusions
69Essential Lab/Tasks
70Essential Lab/Tasks
71Essential Lab/Tasks
Long Term
72What affects the length of a shadow?
- http//ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/s_shadow.html
- Can you make a long shadow?
- Can you make a short shadow?
- Is the shadow always the same shape as the
object? - Can you make a shadow that fools us so we cannot
guess what the object is? - When is the shadow the longest?
- When is the shadow the shortest?
73My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson
- I have a little shadow that goes in and out with
me,And what can be the use of him is more than I
can see.He is very, very like me from the heels
up to the headAnd I see him jump before me,
when I jump into my bed.
74My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The funniest thing about him is the way he likes
to grow--Not at all like proper children, which
is always very slowFor he sometimes shoots up
taller like an india-rubber ball,And he
sometimes goes so little that there's none of him
at all.
75What is a shadow?
76Practice Making Hand Shadows
http//video.about.com/familycrafts/How-to-Make-Sh
adow-Puppets.htm
77Where is the light source?
- Look at the shadows in the pictures below.
Can you work out where the light source is? Drag
the sun to show where the light is coming from.
A.
B.
C.
D.
78Question How does position of the light source
affect a shadow?
79Comparing Shapes and Shadows
- 1. Choose a two-dimensional (flat) object and use
your flashlight to produce a shadow. - 2. Then choose an object that is
three-dimensional and use your flashlight to
produce a shadow. Answer the following questions
in your Science Notebook. - How are the shadows produced by these objects
alike? - How are the shadows produced by these objects
different? - 3. Find a three-dimensional object and try to
create three different shadows from the same
object. Draw them in your Science Notebook. - 4. List any questions you still have about
shadows in your Science Notebook and suggest ways
that you can answer the question.
80Comparing Shapes and Shadows
- Do shadows change? What happens to your
shadow when you get close to the light? What
happens to your shadow when you move away from
the light? - Question How does the distance between an
object and a light source affect the shape of the
shadow? - Materials
- Flashlights
- White paper or graph paper, tapeObjects of
different shapes and sizes (blocks, balls, corks,
fruit, action figures, etc.)Measuring tapes or
rulers or mark distances ahead of time
(optional)
81Apply What you know
- Reflect on
- How light travels
- How a shadow is made
- How the size and position of a shadow can change
- The best material for making shadows
82Scenario
- The first grade class has been asked to create
a shadow puppet show for the kindergarten
students. Now that you have completed your
investigations use your knowledge about sources
of light and how shadows are formed to create a
puppet show.
83Elaborate Shadow Puppets
- Predict and then test how varying the distance
between the puppet and light source changes its
shadow. Experiment with various light and puppet
positions. - Record effects on the shadows.
84Shadow Puppets
- Question How do you use light to create a shadow
puppet show? - Materials
- Shoebox, scissors, translucent paper,
construction paper, popsicle stick, markers, tape - Now you need a story and puppets.
85Extension Reading and Writing
86Evaluate
Make a chart like this one. Show details of this
main idea. Scientists test things they want to
learn about.
DRAW CONCLUSIONS How can you work like a
scientist to test your ideas?
87Post-LessonReflective Teacher Questions
- How do you think it went? What did you
accomplish today? - Do you think learners got the concept? Explain
your thinking. - Did you meet your goals and your student needs?
Why or why not?
88Post-LessonReflective Teacher Journaling
- Journal Entry
- How will I incorporate these activities in my
classroom?
89Post-LessonReflective Teacher Questions
- Provide examples of how the 5 categories were
addressed in the lesson. Categories - Managing the Interactive Learning Environment
- Learner Engagement
- Differentiated Instruction
- Questioning Strategies
- Technology Integration
90Session Reflection Questions
- 1. Which strategies in this session are you most
likely to use? - 2. How would you adapt the strategies in this
session to suit your needs? - 3. What else would you like to know?
91Literature Unit 3 Light and Shadows
- Ashe, Frank. Bear Shadow. New York Scholastic,
1992 - Bulla, Clyde Robert. What makes a shadow?
Challoner, Jack. Light and Dark, Steck-Vaughn
Company, 1997 - Kincaid, Doug and Peter Coles. Light and Dark,
Rourke Publications, 1984 - Nankivell-Aston, Sally and Dorothy Jackson.
Science Experiments with Light, Franklin Watts -
Grolier Publishing, 1999 - Stevenson, Robert Louis. My Shadow (poem)
92Video Unit 3 Light and Shadows
- Blue Dragon Shadow Play. Channel 4. 2004,
www.unitedstreaming.com - Peep and the Big Wide World Quack and the Very
Big Rock/Shadow Play - Anywhere Science Activity
Shadow Puppets. WGBH. 2005. www.unitedstreaming.co
m - Science Facts and Fun What's In A Shadow?.
United Learning. 1995. www.unitedstreaming.com
93Websites Unit 3 Light and Shadows
- NASA What changes a shadows size?
http//ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_shadow_H.htm
l The Science of Light http//www.learner.org/teac
herslab/science/light/ - Night Light Activity (click on NIGHT
LIGHTS)http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesi
te.cgi?id450externalhttp//www.eduplace.com/rdg
/gen_act/night/light.htmloriginalhttp//www.prot
eacher.com/110017.shtmltitleNight20Lights
94Websites Unit 3 Light and Shadows
- http//www.proteacher.com/110017.shtml
- Shadows activity (Click on SHADOW
PLAY)http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite
.cgi?id14045externalhttp//www.as.utexas.edu/mc
donald/scope/poster/shadow.pdforiginalhttp//www
.proteacher.com/110017.shtmltitleShadow20Play
http//www.proteacher.com/110017.shtml
http//www.carearts.org/lessons/investigating_ligh
t_color.html www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ag
es/7_8/light_shadows.shtml
95Websites Unit 3 Light and Shadows
- http//www.proteacher.com/cgi-bin/outsidesite.cgi?
id14045externalhttp//www.as.utexas.edu/mcdonal
d/scope/poster/shadow.pdforiginalhttp//www.prot
eacher.com/110017.shtmltitleShadow20Play
96Literature Unit 4 Sound
- Butzow, Carol M. and John W. Butzow. Science
Through Childrens Literature An Integrated
Approach - Kincaid, Doug and Peter Coles. Quiet and Loud,
Rourke Publications, 1984 - Levine, Shar and Leslie Johnstone. The Science of
Sound Music, Sterling Publishing Co., 2000 - Nankivell-Aston, Sally and Dorothy Jackson.
Science Experiments with Sound, Franklin Watts -
Grolier Publishing, 1999 - Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf (recording)
- Showers, Paul. Hear Your Heart, HarperCollins,
2001 - Wood, Robert W. Sound FUNdamentals FUNtastic
Science Activities for Kids, McGraw-Hill, 1997 -
97Websites Unit 4
- http//www.paulysplayhouse.com/paulys_playhouse/la
b_games/lab_sounds.html - http//www.sciencekidsathome.com/science_topics/wh
at_is_sound.html - http//www.smm.org/sound/nocss/activity/handson.ht
m
97
98Resources References
- www.georgiastandards.org - the site for the
Georgia Performance Standards framework science
units and resources - apskids.org
- Carin, A., Bass, J., Contant, T. (2005).
Methods for teaching science as inquiry. Upper
Saddle River, NJ Pearson. - Jarrett, D. (1997). Inquiry strategies for
science and mathematics learning. Portland,
Oregon Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory. - National Research Council (NRC). 1996. National
science education standards. Washington, DC
National Academy Press. - National Research Council (NRC). 2000. Inquiry
and the national science education standards a
guide for teaching and learning. Washington, DC
National Academy Press.
99Questions?Contact Information
- Neva Rose
- Mathematics and Science Department
- nrose_at_atlanta.k12.ga.us