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Quincy Public Schools Grade 5 Science Initiative January 2019

Managing Change 2 Our District Improvement Plan accurately shares our Vision and Mission that is reflective of the need to manage change involving….. Participatory and Contributory Decision Making • Distributive Model of Leadership • Professional Staff as Learners, Leaders, Facilitators and • Team Members

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School Improvement Plan Connection 4 Science, Technology, and Engineering 2018-2019 Elementary Science Goal During the 2018-2019 school year, teachers will continue to implement the new Science, Technology and Engineering standards in every classroom 3-5 and prepare students for the spring 2019 Next Generation MCAS by providing opportunities for students to design and conduct investigations, create or use scientific models, and analyze data in order to gain a deeper understanding of the content standards and science/engineering practices, with a specific focus on Earth and Space Sciences: Earth's Systems; Physical Sciences: Matter and Its Interactions; and Technology/Engineering: Engineering Design.

School Improvement Plan Connection 5 Science, Technology, and Engineering 2018-2019 Elementary Science Action Steps

Design Team 6 Catherine O’Brien Courtney Mitchell Wollaston Sterling Patrice Healy Erin Perkins Peter Dionne Coddington Bernazzani Katie Welch Parker Janet Loftus Beechwood Ed Smith Coddington Tom Mullen Taylor Dennehey Point Webster Montclair Design Team Meeting: November 16

Showcasing Grade 5 7 Science ~ Technology ~ Engineering Extending STE Action Steps As Grade 5 students complete a Trimester (2 and 3) of Science, Technology and Engineering study, a Science Showcase will be presented. Students will ……... ● Demonstrate critical and creative thinking skills ● Develop a showcase that directly aligns to student work within the STE frameworks over the course of a trimester ● Participate in personalized learning that leads to increased student motivation, engagement, and self-confidence ● Solve challenging problems, improve research writing, and public speaking skills

Timeline for Gr 5 Science Initiative 8 Design Team Meeting: Friday, November 16 8:30 - 10:30 System Grade 5 Planning Meeting 1: November 29 Implementation of Science Curriculum: December 3 – March 1 System Grade 5 Planning Meeting 2: February 26 Trimester 2 Showcase: March 1-8 Implementation of Science Curriculum: March 11 – June 3 New in 18-19 System Grade 5 Planning Meeting 3: May 22 Grade 4-7 Science MAP Trimester 3 Showcase: June 3 – June 7 Fall - December Winter - March Spring - May

Discussion points 9 The scale and format of each school’s showcase will drive the answers to: ▶ What elements should be included in our showcase? ▶ Hands-on, research, writing, technology? ▶ How long should it take for students to prepare? ▶ What kind of involvement does my grade-level team play? ▶ How will this be communicated to parents and guardians? ▶ Can our Digital Literacy Support teacher collaborate and support this initiative?

Key Elements for all Showcases 10 ▶ Content flexible but should be driven by fifth grade standards ▶ Physical and Earth - Trimester 2 ▶ Life and Technology/Engineering - Trimester 3 ▶ Schools with multiple teachers should align trimester showcase ▶ Assessment ▶ Many projects/parts of projects may be assessed already ▶ Showcase not necessarily for assessment ▶ Rubrics could be provided to guide students ▶ Most work should be done during the school day ▶ Student driven project

Key Elements (cont.) 11 ▶ Scheduling will vary from school to school ▶ Showcase all students at same time in multiple classrooms or gymnasium ▶ Showcase dates may flex ▶ Teachers should direct topics to groups of students ▶ All students should be included ▶ Invite other grades/classes to view showcase

Design Team Showcase Examples 12 ▶ STEM Challenge ▶ Biome Fair ▶ Science Centers ▶ Science Show & Tell

Showcase Example ~ STEM Challenge 13 Bridges, Automobiles, and Roller Coaster Projects Integration of Technology, ▶ Environmental Challenges, Problem Solving, Collaboration and looking at Past and Future Architecture Students were science ▶ explorers building roller coasters, bridges, cars, and tunnels.

Showcase Example ~ STEM Challenge 14 Others focused on designing and ▶ constructing free standing bridges, earthquake towers, travelling balloon cars and roller coasters! Students concurred many design ▶ and engineering challenges through these activities and, in many cases, had a contest to see who could build the tallest, sturdiest, or fastest device. The friendly competition brought out a lot of great student driven ideas!

Showcase Example ~ Biome Fair 15 ▶ The biome fair emcompasses many standards in one project. Through research and frameworks curriculum, students will demonstrate what they have learned about their given biome. ▶ This showcase example would be completed at the end of Trimester 3, Life Science. ▶ Each group’s demonstration may include: A technology component (Google Slides) ▶ Visual Representation (Poster Board) ▶ ▶ Students look forward to this project every year! It is motivating, engaging, and students take a lot of pride in their work.

Showcase Example ~ Science Centers 16 This example would be held at the end of an Earth Science unit. Groups of students would be given a specific topic, explored throughout this discipline, and demonstrate learning by presenting: ▶ A written component ▶ A technology component (simulation using Pearson Realize, google slide presentation, video clip, etc) ▶ A visual representation (poster, diorama, model), hands-on materials (soil, weather instruments, rocks, etc) Ideas of what to incorporate within their showcase: Weather ▶ Weather instruments Water Cycle Weather forecasting ▶ Solar System ▶ Weather vs climate- how and “ Make a cloud” ▶ ▶ Demonstration of moon what is this impacted by? ▶ Demonstrate precipitation phases- using out moon using sponges phase boards Create a diagram with the ▶ ▶ Order of planets various stages

Showcase Example ~ Show & Tell 17 ▶ A chance to invite parents, teachers, and school peers in to see what the science classroom really looks like! ▶ Student centered! ▶ Tasks will be familiar so students can work through together. ▶ Less preparation needed! Students would just need content to complete the task.

STEM Saturdays in March 2019! 18 Students in grades 3-5 and 6-8 attending STEM Academy will work in small groups to explore multiple short courses including: Elementary: Transportation Technologies and Coding ▶ Planes, Rockets, Cars, & Coasters and Coding Middle School: Structural Engineering & Architecture ▶ Bridges, Towers, & Structures and Architecture When/Where is STEM Academy? ▶ STEM Academy will now be offered at all elementary and middle schools over four Saturdays in March (9, 16, 23, 30) from 8:30- 11:30 each week.

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