preschool teaching and learning with the science expectations new jersey department of education
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Preschool Teaching and Learning with the Science Expectations
New Jersey Department of Education
Agenda Developing a Framework for Science
through Sensory Experiences and Inquiry
Teaching and Learning with the Preschool Science Expectations
Facilitating Everyday Science in the Classroom
The Five Senses
Use your eyes:
What does it LOOK like?
The Five Senses
Use your nose:
What does it SMELL
like?
The Five Senses
Use your ears:
What does it SOUND
like?
The Five Senses
Use your tongue:
What does it TASTE
like?
The Five Senses
Use your hands:
What does it FEEL like?
Science as Inquiry OBSERVEWhat do you notice?
COMPAREHow is it the same
as/different from?
SORT AND ORGANIZEFind different ways to group
things.
PREDICTWhat will happen if?
EXPERIMENTTry out ideas.
EVALUATEThink and talk about what
happened.
APPLYTransfer what you learned to
a new situation.
BrainstormingThings We Know Things We Want to Find
Out
The Science Expectations
Children develop inquiry skills, including problem solving and decision making.
The Science Expectations
Children observe and investigate the properties of objects, both living and nonliving.
The Science Expectations
Children explore the concept of change in both living and nonliving entities and in the environment.
The Science Expectations
Children develop an awareness of the environment and human responsibility for its care.
Facilitating Everyday Science
Teaching Steps to Science
Based on a sensory experience, you can:
Brainstorm
Frame Questions
Develop Explorations
Marta is watching a flagpole across the street. The flag is fluttering in the autumn breeze. With a sudden gust of wind, the flag waves furiously. As the wind settles, the flag returns to a flutter. The wind picks up and the flag waves furiously again. Playground leaves whirl around Marta’s feet. In the sandbox, Jabari shouts out, “Sand. It got in my eye. After Jabari’s eye is attended to, the teacher takes the opportunity to facilitate science learning.”
Vignette
Brainstorming:Things We Know:
Things We Want to Find Out:
Framing questions:
Facilitating Exploration:
Expectation:
Teaching Practices: Learning Outcomes:
Facilitating Everyday Science
Facilitating Exploration
TeachingPractices
LearningOutcomes
Explorations
Preschool Teaching and Learning with the Science
Expectations
Focus on sensory exploration and inquiry.
Plan an environment and activities to support science.
Use the Expectations as your lab guide for success.