Let’s Talk Science
Dr. Kitty Rutherford
May 2023
Closing out the School Year
Bio Bin
Crayfish
Starting the New School Year
Organism Disposal
Every school should have a organism disposal plan. Most schools have a bio barrel which will be picked up in June. Please make sure all organisms in the school have been euthanized and placed in the bin. Organisms cannot go home with students.
Where is your school in this process?
FOSS Refill Kits
Do your teachers understand the refill kit process?
The consumable materials are refurbished every three years. The refill kits that just arrived at your school contain consumable materials for school year 23-24, 24-25, 25-26.
For more information about the refill kits click here
Elementary Science Materials Inventory
The FOSS resources provide the tools necessary to implement the CCRS for Science. With the wealth of resources comes the responsibility to be good stewards. It is imperative that teachers inventory their FOSS kits and ensure that materials are cleaned and returned to the proper drawer prior to departing for summer break. If materials are missing or broken, teachers should contact their school’s AO and/or Supply Tech to replace those items. With each teacher’s support, we will ensure that we are prepared for instruction at the start of each school year.
Should you have any questions, please let me know.
When is the last time the FOSS
kits have been inventoried?
Get parents involved with this process.
What questions do you have about closing out the year?
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Next School Year
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Crayfish
We realize this school year’s crayfish did not work well, lots of feedback! ☺ We have a new crayfish vendor for next school year so we don’t have to get the hissing cockroaches!
Big Thank You to Wiesbaden Elementary and Stuttgart Elementary for piloting the new crayfish!
Sense-Making Discussions
Classroom conversation is essential, it addresses important
academic content and is a critical component of the lesson,
including whole class, small group, and pair or partner discussions. Through discussions, teachers and students explore ideas and use evidence to build and critique academic arguments. There is solid research evidence and widespread agreement that academically productive discussion is critical for learning in science.
1. Are your teachers facilitating
sense-making discussion?
2. Would they be interested in
sense-making posters?
Science Assessments: I-Checks
FOSSmap platform will no longer be used. Thinklink will include the assessments (I-checks) in their platform. Hopefully, this will help with the syncing process and there will be less online challenges.
Considering: Next Year
2 I-Checks
per Module
How are your teachers doing with the Europe East Science Expectations of one I-Check per module?
Elementary Scheduling Guidelines
All content Proportionally shortened
Science
50-60 minutes
Not replaced with other events
Science
Life Science everyday
Science
SCHOOL NEEDS
Please let me know your schools needs so that I can better support you!
Thank YOU!
What questions do you have?
Jjll
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Europe East
Europe East
A Science Implementation Timeline
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
Despite being red, Mars is a cold place
Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all
Venus has a beautiful name, but it’s hot
Saturn is the only planet with rings. It’s made of gas
2019
2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
Saturn is the only planet with rings. It’s made of gas
2023
Despite being red, Mars is a cold place
Science Modules
10-12 weeks
You can explain your product or your service
Characteristic
Characteristic
10-12 weeks
You can explain your product or your service
Characteristic
Characteristic
Physical Science
Earth Scince
Life Science
10-12 weeks
You can explain your product or your service
Characteristic
Characteristic