6-12+Earth+History

6-12 Earth History

Task One: Contact Information for our Team

Earl Kendall Lexington City Schools Assistant Superintendent ekendall@lexcs.org Kristi Thornhill Lexington City Schools Biology, AP Environmental Science krthornhill@lexcs.org Susan Livesay Moore County Schools Curriculum Support Specialist slivesay@ncmcs.org Team Roles: Susan: score keeper Earl: time keeper and cheer leader Kristi: computer savvy note taker

Quick Write...What do students need to know about the origin of all the extra material a maple tree has from its development from a seed

Build a Map Activity: K-2

3-5

6-8

9-12

Atlas Map of Flow of Matter and Energy (goldenrod sheet)---developed using national standards --- show need for conceptual understanding--- How does a seed increase its size and mass into an adult maple tree---show video Atlas Harvard video

We want to change/reform science eduation so that there is a basic conceptual working knowledge for all, scaffolded from K-12.

Notable Quotes activity: "Career, college: ready, set, and go!"

"Science is built of facts the way a house is built of bricks; but...an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house." Henri Poincare

Project 2061 AAAS: Atlas of Science Literacy puts Benchmarks for Science Literacy in graphic organizers [|www.project2061.org] Science for All Americans (great online resource) Free assessment items Great narrative of each broad benchmark concept along with specific objectives---

National Science Digital Library ([|www.nsdl.org]) Digital Literacy Maps (really cool) benchmarks from NSTA, AAAS are mapped

Annenberg Learner PD, PCLs materials for content Great for AP Environmental Science (online textbook, resources, interactive)

[|www.sciencenetlinks.com]