Common Core: Key Details

Key Ideas and Details:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts.

Honestly, I have no idea how to interpret this. Does anybody have any insight into what a lesson might look like to cover 6-8.1?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.

 The "Tree Octopus" article would be a great way to teach 6-8.2. Prior knowledge and opinion would dictate that octopi don't live in trees, but the article concludes that they do. Teaching kids to provide evidence directly from the article to support the conclusion. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.3
Follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks.

Achieved with any laboratory procedure. Make sure to include an experiment with measurements and daily observations during the year. 

E3- Exemplify an understanding of professional responsibilities and policies.

E3.- Exemplify an understanding of professional responsibilities and policies.  teacher-candidates demonstrate knowledge of professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities and policies. Teaching science goes beyond lecturing. In a science classroom there are many factors to consider including laboratory procedures and safety precautions that are to be taken. To keep students safe and out of harms way, there are multiple responsibilities and policies one must adhere to. A major part of being a science teacher is maintaining a self-sufficient and well-run lab. There are many policies, both outlined by the science community and the educational system. Attached are several handbooks I use and spreadsheets I have created for my future classroom to make sure I am following all of the necessary guidelines and procedures to keep myself and my students safe. My mentor teacher is the chemical hygiene officer for my placement school which means he is up to date on all the inner workings of the safety procedures necessary for a school. He has taught me to be organized, thorough and efficient when dealing with safety procedures. The spreadsheets and handbooks are a way to keep myself focused on what is important to monitor. My responsibility as a science teacher, particularly in chemistry is to be aware of potential dangers and to take the appropriate precautions. This includes but is not limited to stockroom materials, emergency eyewash and shower maintenance and fire and gas safety procedures. I have learned to be organized and thorough when dealing with science classroom upkeep and how to work various procedural situatons into my dialy routine. Students will benefit in both personal and academic ways by participating in a chemically safe environment. Students will learn how to properly use equipment and the necessary procedures to keep themselves and others safe during emergencies, skills any person should have. In addition  to the eyewash and safety shower spreadsheets I have provided, I will compile a spreadsheet outlining all of the chemicals in the stockroom to keep up to date, once I am running my own high school lab.

EYEWASH STATION

Safety Shower

NIOSH2007107

Lab Write-Up LP

I thoroughly enjoyed creating this lesson plan. This particular myth busters clip is perfect for it, and there are natural breaks where I can pause and discuss with students different aspects of research. This clip also includes important practices in science such as repeatable data, significant differences, etc.

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