understanding the k to 12 science curriculum reform

Understanding the K to 12 Science Curriculum Reform

Intel STEM Training for Science Teachers

16 January 2015

What do you see?

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What do you see?

The Big Picture

• Philosophy and key features• The conceptual framework• Key stage standards• Grade level standards• Sequence of domains/strands per quarter• Spiralling of concepts • Standards: content standards, performance

standards, learning competencies

Planning for Progression in Learning

From Shallow to Deep Learning

Shallow surface learning (extrinsic motivation)Learning as memorising to retain information for a short period of time to be reproduced and then potentially forgottenLearning to retain and use information – but not necessarily being motivated by the learningLearning as acquiring knowledge, skills and methods – learning how to learn

Learning as making sense and abstracting meaning (which requires thinking and often struggle and effort) to relate parts of the subject matter to other ideas or concepts within the subject and to the real worldDeep learning (intrinsic motivation)Learning as interpretation – coming to comprehend and understand the issue in a different way – creating deep meaning by struggling to re-interpret the knowledge

From Säljö, in Atherton, J S (2011)

Planning for Progression in Learning

Adapted from http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/

Progression in learning is about teachers enabling pupils to:• know and understand more – in quantity, breadth and depth;• think more critically – research, question, analyse information,

break ideas apart and piece information together;• apply their learning to unfamiliar contexts;• communicate better – structure responses in clearer and

better ways; and• become more capable – think about thinking and learning,

learn from mistakes, manage their own• learning and work with others.

Planning for Progression in Learning

Adapted from http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/

To make real progress, pupils need:• clear development in all aspects of learning;• the interest and motivation to learn;• the confidence to try, struggle, and even fail;

and• the ability to learn from experience.

EXAMPLES

GRADE 3:Identify what

causes motion

GRADE 4: Affect of force on an object

(qualitatively)

GRADE 5: Accurately measure

motion using tools

Spiralling of Concepts aboutForce and Motion

GRADE 6:Gravity and

friction

GRADE 7: Describe motion

quantitatively

GRADE 8: Relationship of Force and

Motion

Spiralling of Concepts aboutForce and Motion

GRADE 9:Law of Conservation of

MomentumMotion in two dimensions

GRADE 10:Describe how force affect the movement,

balance, and stability of objects

Spiralling of Concepts aboutForce and Motion

GRADE 3:Source and uses

of light, heat, sound and electricity

GRADE 4: Light, heat, and

sound travel (Electricity not

included)

GRADE 5: Interaction with

objects, electricity and

magnetism

Spiralling of Concepts aboutENERGY

GRADE 6:Energy in

different forms , transformation

(Simple Machines)

GRADE 7: Different forms of energy travel in different ways (microscopic

level)

GRADE 8: Transferred energy may

cause changes in the properties of

the object

Spiralling of Concepts aboutENERGY

GRADE 9:Conservation of Mechanical

Energy and its practical applications . Relationship of

heat and work – power generation and transmission

GRADE 10:Properties of Light as applied in

optical insruments

Spiralling of Concepts aboutENERGY

Physics: Heat

Grades 3 -6

Grade 3

Observe and identify sources of light, sound, heat, & electricity

Grade 5Different objects interact with light, heat and sound.Effects of light, heat and sound

Grade 4

Light, heat and sound travel from the source

Grade 6Energy exists in different forms such as light, heat & sound.Demonstrate how energy is transferred using simple machine

Physics: Heat

Grades 7 - 10

ProductionCharacteristics

Propagation through various media Relationship between heat and work

Energy efficiency

Physics: Sound

Grades 3 -6

Grade 3

Observe and identify sources of light, sound, heat, & electricity

Grade 5Different objects interact with sound & lightEffects about the effects of light and sound

Grade 4

Sound and Light travels from the source

Grade 6Energy exists in diff forms such as light & soundDemonstrate how energy is transferred using simple machine

Physics: Sound

Grades 7 - 10

ProductionCharacteristics

Propagation through various media Speed of soundProperties (reflection and refraction)

InterferenceResonanceDoppler Effect

Physics: Light

Grades 3 -6

Sources & UsesProperties and Characteristics

Colors and ability of materials to transmit light

Energy transformation

Physics: Light

Grades 3 -6

Grade 3

Observe and identify sources of light, sound, heat, & electricity

Grade 5Different objects interact with sound & lightEffects about the effects of light and sound

Grade 4

Sound and Light travels from the source

Grade 6Energy exists in diff forms such as light & soundDemonstrate how energy is transferred using simple machine

Physics: Light

Grades 7 - 10

Characteristics of Light (intensity, brightness, frequency, wavelength)

Components of Light and other Characteristics related to colors

Image formation (mirrors, lenses and other optical instruments)

Grade 3

different parts of living things characteristics of living things that

distinguish them from non-living things living things reproduce and certain

traits are passed on to their offspring

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 9

Grade 3

Grade 4

introduction to the major organs of the human body

humans, animals, and plants go through life cycles.

inherited traits may be affected by the environment at certain stages in their life cycles

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

reproductive systems of humans, animals, and plants

flowering plants and some non-flowering plants

sexual and asexual modes of reproduction.

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 6Grade 5

the interactions among parts of the major organ systems of the human body and among the different organ systems of representative organisms

Reproduction of non-flowering plants (spore-bearing and cone-bearing plants, ferns, and mosses)

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Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 6Grade 7

Grade 5

Cellular organization of the that perform specialized functions asexual reproduction results in genetically identical offspring whereas

sexual reproduction gives rise to variation.

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 6Grade 7

Grade 5

Digestive system cell division by mitosis and meiosis they understand that meiosis is an early step in sexual

reproduction that leads to variation

Grade 8

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 6Grade 7

Grade 5

Grade 8Grade 9

coordinated functions of the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems

structure of genes and chromosomes, and the functions they perform in the transmission of traits from parents to offspring.

Spiralling of Concepts about Living Things and Their Environment Grade 3 - Grade 8

Heredity: Inheritance and Variation

Grade7

Asexual and sexual reproduction

Grade 8

Cellular reproduction

Grade 9

Chromosomes and genes

Grade 10

Genetic inheritance as protein expansion

Ecosystems: Life Energy

Grade7

InteractionsTransfer of energy through trophic levels

Grade 8

InteractionsCycling of materials in the ecosystem

Grade 9

Life energyPhotosynthesis and respiration

Grade 10

Life energy

Biodiversity and stability

SPIRAL PROGRESSION

EARTH and SPACEGRADE 7 GRADE 8 GRADE 9

1.Philippine Environment

>> Location of the Philippines using a coordinate system;

>> Location of the Philippines with respect to landmasses and bodies of water;

>> Protection and conservation of natural resources.

1. Earthquakes and Faults

>> Philippines being located along the Pacific Ring of Fire;

>> Identify faults in the community; active and inactive faults.

1.Plate Tectonics

>> volcanoes, earthquake epicenters and mountain ranges;

>> Their relationship to the plate boundaries.

SPIRAL PROGRESSION

EARTH and SPACEGRADE 7 GRADE 8 GRADE 9

1.Eclipses

>> solar eclipse

>> lunar eclipse

1. Other members of the Solar System:

>> comets

>> meteors

>> asteroids

1.Constellations

>> Characteristics of stars;

>> Arrangement of stars in a group;

>> Changing positions of constellations;

>> Beliefs and practices about constellations and astrology.

For Want of a Nail

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.For want of a horse, the rider was lost.For want of a rider, the battle was lost.

For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost,And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

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