Schedule for Revising M.S. Science Courses on PICASSO
COBB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Table: MS units to be revised
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6th Grade |
7th Grade |
8th Grade |
Unit 1 |
Rocks & minerals Simpson MS |
Interdependence of life Simpson MS |
The science of sports Griffin MS |
Unit 2 |
Weather & erosion Palmer MS |
Energy flow & nutrient cycling Cooper MS |
The science of food & cooking Dodgen MS |
Unit 3 |
Inside the earth McClure MS |
Structure & function of cells Dickerson & Hightower MS |
Energy in our life Smitha MS |
Unit 4 |
Water in earth’s processes Floyd MS |
Organization of life Lindley MS |
Light sound show Mabry MS |
Unit 5 |
Climate & weather Campbell MS |
Biological traits & heredity Lovinggood MS |
Science with Toys Garrett MS |
Unit 6 |
Universe & solar system Durham MS |
Evidence of evolution Durham MS |
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Unit 7 |
Earth, moon, sun Pine Mt MS |
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Unit 8 |
Human impact Tapp & Hightower MS |
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· Go to PICASSO, copy lessons into file & revise, with different name
Here is a new template page without the background color, but with color borders
Download LessonOutline21stCentScienceNov08.doc
Quick Review Approach:
What follows may help alleviate some anxiety
1) review what is there
-if misspellings, or poor instructions or wording, correct/revise
-if links do not work, get new link
-if time is wrong (# of minutes), give your best judgment
2) if you have better tasks
--add tasks, you might want to put "alternative tasks" Put in word documents & make sure file title makes sense, e.g., 6grdInteriorE_task1, or chemSolution_task2 Just something that makes it clear
--if adding lab, the same as above, or URL for where lab is found & put URL into the text of your tasks so that it makes sense
3) put your name on what you submit at top so if we have questions before submissions we know who to contact--we'll take names off before we put on PICASSO
4) put your name on anything that you are contributing that you want credit for
5) Some extras if you wish:
· Go to gadoe.org, find State resources
· Examine/revise big idea/essential questions
· Recreate assessments
· Create/revise lessons—make them independent of texts (Below is a quick review procedure)
· List resources
· Vocabulary (minimal, only terms in standards or EOCT/GHSGT content descriptors in bold, other secondary terms or for advanced students in italics)
· Quality student work & evaluation of work
Each school will have less than 10 pages to review, edit, add to, and typically only a page or two for each lesson in that unit.
Schedule:
Oct 22, 2008 Schools select units
Dec 5, 2008 Lesson 1 for unit completed & submitted
Jan 16, 2009 Lesson 2 for unit completed & submitted
Feb 13, 2009 Lesson 3 for unit completed & submitted
March 6, 2009 Lesson 4 for unit completed & submitted
March 20, 2009 Lesson 5 for unit completed & submitted (plus any other lessons)
All lessons will be submitted to the science office, Cobb County Public Schools
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