Free Direct Instruction Curriculum and Training/Science K

Created: 2007 02 08 | Percent completed: File:25%.svg __TOC__ What is Free Direct Instruction Science K (Free DI Science K) File:25%.svg Free DI Science K is the parent or teacher's guide for teaching science at the kindergarten level depending on ability of learner and state standards. Each section is numbered and can be taught in one day. Each section also contains scripted instructions for the teacher. Most sections contain workbook pages, images, and/and video clips. Short video clips WindowsonScience Windows on Science (5 to 20 seconds) can be added to integrate current events into the curriculum. For instance, the idea of science is to ask questions and get answers. Could there be life on Mars? To answer that we sent rockets and rovers to Mars to get pictures and samples of the surface. You can show video clips, often free from NASA, a government agency, that shows rover taking samples. Also, pictures can be added to enhance and describe scientific ideas, experiments, or events. What order do I teach this in? Each state has different standards that include subject matter to be taught at specific times. This makes teaching this science module more difficult. It might be a good idea to align your state standards to this curriculum and make some modifications. Please make a note of your state standards and it's alignment to this program in the talk section (discussion tab). Physical Science Understand structure and properties of matter. Describe size and color of objects. Things are made of parts Life Sciences Organisms: Understand the characteristics, structure, and functions of organisms. People, animals, plants need water, food, and air. Heredity: traits in living things Cycles are patterns (leads to life cycles, hereditary) Diversity/interdependence Different external features of plants and animals Earth Science Earth materials Materials can be used over again Change can happen to many things Things change in some ways and stay the same in some ways. WindowsonScience People can keep track of some things, seeing where they come from and where they go. Things can change in different ways, such as in size, weight, color, and movement. Some small changes can be detected by taking measurements. Some changes are so slow or so fast that they are hard to see Space Science Earth in solar system & universe - Earth, sun, moon, and solar system Identify the sun, moon, stars, and Earth. Scientific Inquiry Ask questions and get answers based on observations Raise questions about the world around the students WindowsonScience Describe things in terms of their number, shape, size, and color Make observations Design investigation to answer question Follow a list of steps Collect and present data Describe or draw simple observations Understand and make a simple graph as a class or group Observe changes in world Analyze & interpret results Describe data from graph Activities M&M counting activity Guess how many things there are in a set and then count to see who is right Students compare, combine, equalize, and change numbers as well as "take away" and "add to" B is taller than A, C holds more than D - do bar graph WindowsonScience External links 2061 Project 2061 ODEBenchmarks ODE Science Benchmarks ODEBenchmarksOverall ODE Science Benchmarks Overall WindowsonScience Windows on Science original Laserdisc series BillNye Bill Nye the science guy videos BCP Baltimore Curriculum Project CK Core Knowledge LFL