asset pssa presentation

• 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