Teaching Science to Performance Expectations

Unit OrganizersRationale

• Standard expectations are readily available to you in a teacher friendly format

• Clarify what the performance expectations are for each standard

• Connect the performance expectations to assessment

• Provide information to Discovery Education for additional resources

Navigation to Unit Organizers

• From My Computer, Go to X drive• Open BSD Science folder• Open Unit Organizers folder• Choose your grade level

Unit Organizer Example2-3 LS1 – Life Science

LS1 Big Idea: Students learn that all plants and animals have life cycles. They also compare the life cycles of a few common animals to see how they are similar and how they are different, and learn about the life cycles of plants. Focus should be on observable characteristics of how plants and animals change over time.Core Content: Life Cycles Power Standard: Both plants and animals have observable life cycles. Specific details are different for different plants and animals.Topics: Performance Expectations: Instructional Materials1. Plant Life cycles Describe and or illustrate the life

cycle of a common type of plant.Structures of Life 2.1-3FossWeb Activity Life CyclesFossWeb Science in the schoolyard guide Plants and Animals INV1.2, 4.1Insects and Plants 2.1-3, Science Resources p. 15-19

2. Animal life cycles Describe the life cycle of a common type of animal

Structures of Life 3.2-4, 4.1,5 Interdisciplinary Extension p.30-31Science Stories 20-21Foss Web Activity Life Cycles Insects and Plants 1.1-3, 3.1-3, 4.1-3, 5.1-3Science Resources p. 37-56

* Some standards may be taught at a different grade level due to curriculum

Power Standard

• Teach to the power standard • Focus on the performance expectation

Resources to Meet Expectations

• FOSS Kit including science stories• FOSSweb• Discovery Education• Literature – Open Court, Read Well, • Math – Math Connects, problem solving,

graphing, comparing, measurement• Additional teacher resources

Discovery Education

• Discovery Education – Media Share – Bremerton SD – right now grades 4 & 5 are there.

• Training will be provided for each building by teacher leaders within your building.

Anticipated next steps

• Develop formative assessments for K-3• Build a District bank of Discovery Education

resources/assessments• Look for gaps in curriculum and ways to fill

them• Input ??????