• Science – Digital Learning Guidance for Elementary School

    As you develop digital science lessons for students, consider the essential standards for the subject you teach. Whenever possible, create lessons that incorporate scientific literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving activities. Please keep in mind that no summative activities/grades should be assigned.

    Here are links to the Digital Learning Days Guidance for teachers, parents and students: Teachers: https://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Page/36434 Parents: https://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=36386

     

     

    Science Digital Learning Days Resources

    · STEMscopes is an excellent resource for K-5 science

    o For students to access STEMscopes from home (must use Google browser)

    § They go the PCSD Website

    § Go to the Student Dashboard

    § Click on Elementary Dashboard

    § Click the STEMscopes Icon

    § It should take them right in, but if it asks for a login, they will use their PCSD login credentials.

    o Teachers can also access STEMscopes in the same manner as students

    o STEMscopes provides:

    § integration of science into different subject areas

    § connections to Georgia Standards of Excellence and Three-Dimensional Learning

    § 5 E lessons

    § Literacy Connections

    § Math Connections

    § Real World and Career Connections

    § Problem-Based Learning activities

    § Assessments

    · School districts in many states are facing similar Digital Learning Days.

    o Here is a link to shared lessons from teachers across the country: https://sharemylesson.com/

    § The lessons are categorized by grade level and content area

    o Here is a link to a S’more created by Coweta County for their Digital Learning Days. There are lots of great resources and a Professional Learning Webinar § https://www.smore.com/p6b2k-coweta-k-5-science-update

     

    · Many companies are offering free use of their resources and many teachers are generously sharing their own resources.

    o Mystery Science (limited number of free accounts): https://mysteryscience.com/?g=75044349&r=75039357&s=internal-email-forward https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning o Georgia Public Broadcasting: https://www.gpb.org/education/resources/subject/all o Get Georgia Reading: http://getgeorgiareading.org/georgia-summer/ o Smithsonian Open Access: https://www.si.edu/openaccess

    o GaDOEResources for Online Science Teaching: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18yg4T4-iGQrNoa2weikCZIrpN9_zqJxlh0GAQaWZKoc/edit#gid=0 o Open Culture: http://www.openculture.com/free_k-12_educational_resources o Symbaloo: https://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/science1899 o Innovate 2 Educate: http://www.innovate2educate.co/covid-19-support.html o Science Meets Technology: http://sciencemeetstechnology.weebly.com/ o Twig education – sign up for a free trial: https://www.twigsciencetools.com/

     

    · I recently posted a link to a multitude of science instructional resources on the Spring Science S’more. This may be a great opportunity to peruse and utilize some of the resources to use in your Digital Lessons: https://www.smore.com/ngztf

    o Here is the link to the Winter S’more, which also has a huge variety of resources: https://www.smore.com/rd8uh