asset pssa presentation
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• ASSET Kits
• Teacher-Created Units
• PA Standards
• ASSET alignment with standards
• Science PSSA
• Notebooking
• Grade level collaboration
ASSET UnitsKindergarten 09/10 and
10/11
Trees
Animals 2 x 2
Wood and Paper
ASSET UnitsGrades 1 & 2
09/10Grades 1 & 2
10/11Changes Solids and
LiquidsBalancing and
WeighingComparing and
MeasuringInsects Life Cycle of
the Butterfly
ASSET UnitsGrades 3 & 4
09/10Grades 3 & 4
10/11Plant Growth
and Development
Electric Circuits
Sounds Animal StudiesRocks and Minerals
Chemical Tests
ASSET Units/Teacher-Created Units
Grades 5 & 609/10
Grades 5 &610/11
Motion and Design Magnets and Motors
Micro-life Floating and Sinking
My Body and Me Ecosystems
Teacher-Created: 5th Weather and Biomes 6th Energy, Space, and Simple Machines
ASSET Units/Teacher-Created Units
Grades 7 & 809/10
Grades 7 & 810/11
Catastrophic Events Organisms-Macro to Micro
Properties of Matter Populations and Ecosystems
Teacher-Created: Earth and Space
Teacher-Created Units
• Missing pieces to ASSET kits
• Based on Standards and PSSA test prep
I am prepared for the
PSSA and my future!!!!
ASSET Alignment with PA Standards
• In your binder you will find your grade level units only.
Science PSSA (refer to binders for breakdown)
Who?
4th, 8th and 11th graders
Test Dates?
April 26-30, 2010
Test Composition?
50% Nature of Science
(Inquiry)
50% Biological
Physical
Earth and Space
Where do I go for Sample Tests?
• http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/cwp/view.asp?q=73314
• Your binder….Let’s look…
What can I do to improve scores?
•Beside teaching content, notebooking is a great way to have students analyze and review data.
•Let’s view some ideas……
Great Resources
• http://www.fossweb.com/ This link has many interactive activities for FOSS kits
• http://achieve.weatherbug.com/ More training to come
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/students/
Collaboration
• Work with your grade level partner.
• Create one idea for a cross-curricular unit based on an ASSET Unit or Teacher-Created Unit.
Questions