January 20 Intro, Classroom Survival Model, Types of Science Activities,
Motion
January 27 National Standards, Inquiry, Deductive Activities, Motion
February 3 Project 2061, Inductive Activities, Motion
February 10 Assessment, Dilemmas, National Standards
February 17 Demonstrations, Discrepant Events, Microchemistry and
"easy-use" resources ('Kroger-supplies'), National Benchmarks
February 24 Inquiry Science, National Standards, National Benchmarks,Tennessee
Science Framework
March 3 Microchemistry Inquiry Science Activities tied to National
Standards, National Benchmarks, and the TN Science Framework
March 10 Implementing Activity Sciene (Inquiry) in the classroom
March 17 Spring Break (UT)
March 24 Teaching Styles, Learning styles, and Thinking Styles -
Relation to delivery of science curriculum in elementary classrooms
March 31 Spring Break (Knox County)
April 7 Student Presentations: Tina, Rosa, Brandee, Dawn
April 14 Student Presentations: Steve, Amy, Tracy, Dana
April 21 Student Presentations: Nicole, Jamie, Jason, Portfolio
production will begin
April 28 Finish Portfolio Production - Verbalization of Curriculum
Delivery Model, Grade determination
May 5th Study Day
* microchemistry - series of activities that take place on a very
small scale using common materials - such as red cabbage juice. Activities
are easy to do and very safe from a chemical standpoint.
