WELCOME BACK!Year 2 September Science Network MeetingSeptember 30, 2014

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Facilitation Team

Teresa Emmert, KDE GRREC Instructional Specialist

Kadi Ralston, KDE GRREC Instructional Specialist

Brian Womack, GRREC Instructional Specialist

Barb Degraaf, GRREC Instructional Specialist

Amanda Abell, GRREC Director of District Services

Tim Sears, KDE Instructional Specialist

Rico Tyler, WKU Liaison

Science Teacher Leaders Expectations:

Leaders from their school and district

Attend and participate in scheduled meetings

Complete readings and other tasks as “homework” between monthly meetings

Help other colleagues in their own school and district

Share and provide input to the other members of this network

So why are you here?

Implementation KCAS-Science in the context of Highly Effective Teaching, Learning and Assessment Practices.

Build the capacity of others in your district.

Inform the new system of science assessments.

This will require us to…Be willing to make mistakes, Be wrong A LOT before we are RIGHT,Listen to the ideas of others, Appreciate understanding that comes from working

through confusion, andPersevere.

‘Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.’ – Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth

Change

“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

—John F. Kennedy

If Not you…Then Who?

The state assessment drives what happens in our classrooms and it derails authentic science learning for our students

If Not you…Then Who?

Imagine if you had the opportunity to reverse that model?

What if you could be part of a system where instructional planning based on 3-dimensional science standards was the cornerstone of assessment design?

So, what if…..

Kentucky teachers focused first on shifting their instruction and developing assessments to reflect the 3-dimensional learning intention of the framework which requires not only a deeper understanding of fewer concepts intentionally developed over time, but also incorporates what we’ve learned about how kids best learn science?

What if…

This teacher and student learning determined what our state assessment looked like so that our kids are assessed in a way they can demonstrate what they really know?

What if…

Our new science standards require a shift from what scientists and engineers know to what scientists and engineers do with what they know.

Instructional experiences created from these standards will give students an opportunity that many have not had before: to solve problems, evaluate evidence and search for important questions.

Teachers will have the opportunity to design experiences and assessments that emphasize the broad range of scientific and engineering thinking rather than only fundamental knowledge.

Students won’t just be given the pieces of the puzzle, they will practice using the same skills that scientists and engineers use to assemble those pieces through the process of gathering information, applying reasoning and communicating their findings.

A world where classroom experiences drive state assessment;

A world where students engage in authentic science experiences;

YOU are the pivotal point in this process!

Imagine…

IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?

NGSS and Assessment

The Brief Report of this Book can be found at www.grrecscinet.com under September 2014materials.

Access this to help you understand the new assessment draft model.

Why?

As a table, discuss the topic found on each set of strips.

Write the PURPOSE of each after your group comes to a consensus.

After Reading and Determining Purpose,

What is your impression about how Science Assessment will need to change in Kentucky?

Let’s deepen our understanding of the 3-dimensional learning described by NGSS/KCAS.

This means… We must remind ourselves that it isn’t enough to have STUDENTS

telling WHAT or THAT (something is, is not, etc.)—we must ensure that STUDENTS’ LEARNING is SHIFTED to EXPLAINING-REASONING- (using evidence) addressing WHY and HOW.

As we engineer these experiences, we must focus PRIMARILY on what the STUDENTS WILL BE DOING versus what the teacher will be doing.

We must prepare to engineer learning environments that require students to GATHER, REASON, and COMMUNICATE scientifically—across “3 Dimensions”.

3-D Model = Science Performance at the Intersection

3D Student Performances

1. Instruction2. Assessment 3. Instructional

Materials4. Professional Development

Science and Engineering

Practices

Crosscutting Concepts

Disciplinary Core Ideas

• As a table assign the eight Science and Engineering Practices to the appropriate category(ies).

• Make note of AH-Has or points of disagreement.

Crosscutting ConceptsThe Framework has identified seven key Crosscutting Concepts that serve a variety of purposes in science. This is one way to organize them for instruction.

Cause and Effect

Patterns

SystemsScale

Change and Stability

Structure and Function

Matter and Energy

SystemsScale and Proportion Stability and ChangeMatter and Energy

Causality Cause and EffectStructure and Function

Patterns

Science Performances

Engaging Students in Science and Engineering Practices

Using Core Ideas as evidence in Science Performances

Clearly Defined and Meaningful Use of Crosscutting Concepts

Phenomena

Defining Systems to Investigate

Finding and Using

Patterns as Evidence

Determining Cause and

Effect Relationships

Can a pendulum’s motion be predicted?Let’s find out!

Performance Expectation

3-PS2-2.

Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. [Clarification Statement: Examples of motion with a predictable pattern could include a child swinging in a swing, a ball rolling back and forth in a bowl, and two children on a see-saw.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include technical terms such as period and frequency.]

Deconstruction Knowledge

Explain that “patterns” describe a repeating characteristic, and give examples of patterns in the manmade or natural world. (Connection to Nature of Science: science findings are based on recognizing patterns.) Identify an observed and/or measured pattern, and explain the pattern. Recognize that “observations” and/or “measurements” are data that can support a claim.

Reasoning or Skill

Gather and analyze data to provide evidence for patterns of motion. Use mathematical reasoning to compare the motion of objects in order to identify a pattern. Explain how a pattern of motion can be used to predict other motion of an object under similar constraints.

NGSS Lesson Idea Experience

MOTION ACTIVITYEach group of 3 will need:

Pencil Paper ClipString Weight (washers)Tape Scissors

3-D Jot

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Pattern and Motion

Record the things you are saying and

doing as you go through the experience

(anecdotal).

The Swinging Pendulum

Gus made a pendulum by tying a string to a small bob. He pulled the bob back and timed how long it would take the pendulum to complete 10 full swings. He wondered what he could do to make the pendulum reach 10 swings in shorter amount of time. If Gus can change only one thing to make his pendulum swing faster, what should he do?

A. Lengthen the string.

B. Shorten the string.

C. Change to a heavier bob.

D. Change to a lighter bob.

E. Pull the bob back farther.

F. Don’t pull the bob back as far.

G. None of the above. All pendulums swing the same number of times.

MAKE A CLAIM

The Swinging Pendulum

Gus made a pendulum by tying a string to a small bob. He pulled the bob back and timed how long it would take the pendulum to complete 10 full swings. He wondered what he could do to make the pendulum reach 10 swings in shorter amount of time. If Gus can change only one thing to make his pendulum swing faster, what should he do?

A. Explain your thinking in your journal.

B. Record your observations of the pendulums in the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_AiV12XBbI

Did you use evidence to support

your reasoning?

Motion Activity

Analyze Data: In groups analyze your data for the 2 pendulums tested.Identify the relationship between pendulum length and time to complete 10 swings Prediction: Predict the motion of a third pendulum of a different length based on the first 2 pendulums tested. WRITE A CLAIM in your journal.

Motion Activity

Each group will be given a different length of string to create the 3rd pendulum.

Test your predictions.Discuss your predictions and outcomes

Motion Activity

Analyze the data presented in the visual representation (number line), and note your observations.

Discuss findings using evidence to support your claim.

Motion Activity

In groups of three compare the motion of 2 pendulums of different lengths (provided) How many swings during one minute?Add your pendulums to the wall graph with a piece of

tape.

Work collaboratively to quantify this comparison. Develop and use a table to record data.

Motion Activity

Construct a written explanation to communicate how to determine the appropriate pendulum length for a desired pattern. Include evidence to justify reasoning from the data.

Construct a written explanation for why the motion of objects can be predicted.

Assessment of Student Learning

Examine the swing hanging from a tree branch as shown. Imagine yourself sitting on this swing; now give yourself a push with your feet. Describe your predicted motion for the swing. Construct an explanation for your prediction, and be sure to support your explanation using evidence from past investigations.

Let’s deepen our understanding of the 3-dimensional learning described by NGSS/KCAS by analyzing the lesson idea.

Constructing an Explanation

Question:

How does the length of a pendulum affect its motion?

Constructing an Explanation

Claim:Longer pendulums swing slower than shorter pendulums

Constructing an Explanation

Evidence:Our test results:• 20 cm pendulum - 10 swings in 11

seconds• 60 cm pendulum – 10 swings in 17

seconds• Other lengths tested were consistent

with this pattern

Constructing an Explanation

Reasoning/Rationale:Our test results show it.

My justification is based on test data collected by a large group of people testing pendulums of lengths from 10 cm to 100 cm and the pattern “worked” – longer was slower than shorter.

Constructing an Explanation

Explanation:Longer pendulums swing slower than shorter pendulums. Our group of 50 people tested pendulums ranging in length from 10 cm to 100 cm. We always found that as the pendulum got longer, the time to swing back and forth took longer.

Examine the swing hanging from a tree branch as shown. Imagine yourself sitting on this swing; now give yourself a push with your feet. Describe your predicted pattern of motion for the swing. Construct an explanation for your prediction, and be sure to support your explanation using evidence from past investigations.

The Crooked Swing

Constructing an Explanation

Question:What is your predicted motion for the swing shown, and what is your justification for your prediction?

Constructing an Explanation

Claim:What do you know?

Constructing an Explanation

Evidence:How do you know it?

Constructing an Explanation

Reasoning:Why/how does your evidence support your claim?

The motion of the swing will be wobbly or twisted. We tested pendulums of different lengths and found this pattern: shorter length pendulums swing faster than longer length pendulums. Because the ropes attaching the swing to the tree are different lengths, each end of the swing will swing back and forth at different speeds. The end of the swing with a shorter rope will swing faster than the end of the swing with the longer rope, resulting in a wobbly motion.

Debrief/discussion

Using orange, blue, and green markers/highlighters, annotate the three dimensions in the Student Performance Lesson for this lesson idea.

As you analyze this lesson idea, keep the following in mind: Noticings? Format Critique--how evident were the SEP & XCC? Observe student vs teacher focus Quality of questions? Depth and connection

Discuss the components of the template as you consider the following questions:• How did the cycle of G/R provide students with enough evidence

for C?• What Practices and CCC can you identify that are in the PE? Which

can you identify that aren’t?• How does the assessment get to the intent of the PE?• What evidence do you have that the expectation is for students to

do the experience as scientists?• Can you see where the development of LT’s can help start the

process and then the process can help define the LT’s?

Table Talk

Lesson Idea – What students do!

Does this DCI show up in your grade band?

Progression?What might your students Gather, Reason & Communicate?

LUNCH

11:30-12:45Consider a topic that you will be teaching between now and our next network meeting. You will begin creating a Student Science Performance this afternoon.

*Build capacity for authentic learning experiences congruent to KCAS for Science. *Identify the 4 Pillars of the Network in our day.

Building CapacityWhat support will you provide to schools, teachers, and/or students as a result of the knowledge/skills gained today?*Instructional Strategies (annotation, journals, etc.)

*Draft Assessment Design

*Student Science Performance What steps can your District Leadership Team take to promote the effective implementation of KCAS in the next month?*Ideas to take to team

*Things to share with administrators

*If you team hasn’t met, what can you as a Teacher Leader do to help facilitate a meeting?

Make at least one statement for each

pillar.

After discussing possibilities with your table from the previous discussion, decide how you

will impact HETL&A of KCAS this month.

Tape or glue the handout in your journal.

Share your statements with others at your table.

Create a Student Science Performance congruent to 3-dimensional learning intended by KCAS for Science.

Developing your Learning Experience

Work in your groups and using the Lesson Idea Template & Gathering, Reasoning Communicating graphic for support, create an experience for your students.

Find digital template @ www.grrecscinet.com

EvaluationsRegional Data

Your Deconstructions can be found on my website.

Other Co-ops deconstructionsare linked as well.

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