6 TH GRADE SCIENCE 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE

6 TH GRADE SCIENCE 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Pulford 2017 Mission Statement: The Neshaminy Community builds futures by empowering each child to become a productive citizen and a lifelong learner. Neshaminy: We build futures.

SHARON PULFORD- SCIENCE TEACHER • This is my 21 th year of teaching • Degrees: • From Bloomsburg University • Secondary Education: Earth and Space Science • Secondary Education: General Science • From Temple University: • Masters in Education: Educational Psychology

AMPLIFY- SCIENCE COURSEWARE • We have implemented a new science curriculum program that was started in 6 th and 7 th grade last year. • This year 8 th grade will be added

AMPLIFY- SCIENCE COURSEWARE • i. Pad/computer based program • The students will be using their i. Pads/Chromebooks in class every day. • Extremely important that they come to class with their own charged i. Pad/Chromebook.

AMPLIFY- SCIENCE COURSEWARE • The curriculum is based on real-life science with real world applications • It is based on the Next Generation Science Standards. • It is a total change in thinking about science education.

AMPLIFY • Teaching the WHY …not the WHAT

3 D TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE Math and Engineering English Language Arts

AMPLIFY • Teaching differently means we need to grade differently

6 TH GRADE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (TENTATIVE) Marking Period 1 • Harnessing Human Energy • Phase Change Marking Period 2 • Phase Change Engineering Internship (continued into 2 nd MP) • Chemical Reactions Marking Period 3 • Magnetic Fields (continued into 3 rd MP) • Earth Moon and Sun Marking Period 4 • Populations and Resources • Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

8 TH GRADE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (TENTATIVE) Marking Period 1 • Geology on Mars • Natural Selection Marking Period 2 • Natural Selection Engineering Internship • Evolutionary History Marking Period 3 • Force and Motion Engineering Internship • ***Thermal Energy Marking Period 4 • Earth’s Changing Climate Engineering Internship • ***Light Waves

WHAT WILL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING TO CLASS? • CHARGED i. PAD or Chromebook • • 3 ring binder Pens/pencils Dividers (optional) Earbuds • Most work will now be turned in digitally…we will use a notebook very infrequently

WHAT DO IF MY CHILD IS ABSENT? • Check my website or their lesson overview • Have them try to do the lesson that is assigned for that day…if they can’t do it on their own, then we will have to make arrangements for them to do it with me during Win, Study Hall or before/ after school. Pulford Website

HOW CAN YOU REACH ME? • Email is the best way • spulford@neshaminy. k 12. pa. us • Call through the office • 215 -809 -6210

AMPLIFY-IN THEIR OWN WORDS • Amplify Science - Approach and Pedagogy • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =Ik. PJk. FNCFiw&feature=youtu. be • Seeing Amplify Science from the student’s perspective • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =5 rv. W 2 g 7 c. Eow&feature=youtu. be

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS • http: //www. nextgenscience. org/