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Grade 1 - Patterns in Our Sky
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students observe patterns of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky and learn that patterns in data can be used to make predictions. Students also relate the amount of sunlight to seasons, and lengths of day and night.

Subject:
Physical Science
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Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszky
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
09/06/2022
Grade 2 - Properties and Purpose
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students observe glass objects, identify properties of glass and other materials, and investigate changes of materials when they are heated or cooled. They test materials to choose one to best solve an engineering problem with water bottles.

Subject:
Applied Science
Architecture and Design
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszky
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
09/06/2022
Grade 2 - Seeds, Scat, and Habitat
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students investigate connections between plants and animals after observing a photo of a mysterious object (scat) and create a model that is continuously revised throughout the unit. Students observe plants growing and learn about pollination and seed dispersal, then engineer a hand pollinator. Language focus is on cause and effect, patterns, and making claims.

Subject:
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszyk
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
03/23/2022
Grade 3 - Forces and Interactions
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students investigate how to protect a passenger in a mock car crash. Students learn about forces, including magnetic forces, and how they interact with objects. Students engineer a solution to protect a play-dough model based on what they have learned. Language focus is on describing movement, patterns, and supporting claims with evidence.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszkyk
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
03/23/2022
Grade 4 - Our Ever-Changing Earth
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students observe a video of the Scablands. Students test the effects of different rates of water flows in stream tables and use it as evidence to argue that the Scablands were formed by flooding. They then engineer and test flood mitigation in stream tables and also build a model of rock layers. Lastly, students observe maps of Oregon and argue where one could avoid earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes.

Subject:
Applied Science
Geology
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszky
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
09/06/2022
Grade 5 - Ecosystems: Energy, Matter, and Modeling
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

Students explore where the energy in our food comes from, the flow of energy in an ecosystem, and the cycle of matter. Students generate an initial model of a farm system and revise it throughout the unit as they learn more about the flow of energy and cycling of matter through seed investigations, observations, and discussions. The unit culminates in an engineering challenge using mostly recycled materials.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Life Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Author:
Geoff Stonecipher
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszkyk
Susan Holveck
Jennifer Mayo
Date Added:
06/13/2022
Grade 5 -The View from Earth
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

In this unit, students investigate how gravity affects a variety of objects. They make and support a claim that the sun is a star and that the brightness of stars is related to their distance from Earth. Students use models to support a claim that the Earth’s movement is responsible for the patterns of movement that we see in the sky.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Geology
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszky
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
09/06/2022
Kindergarten - Engineering a Game Solution
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Portland Public Schools has developed this unit. Their hope is that ALL K-5 students will be able to access rigorous, standards-aligned science instruction that engages them in hands-on experiences and sense-making through student discourse. They want to encourage all students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. To that end, the science and ESL departments at Portland Public Schools, in consultation with NGSS writer Rita Januszyk, have developed units that are aligned with both Next Generation Science Standards and Oregon’s English Language Proficiency standards.

Throughout this unit, students test pushes and pulls. They apply their understanding of forces to solve an engineering problem to design a game that requires players to move their tennis ball within given rules.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Author:
Jamie Rumage
Jennifer Mayo
Jennifer Scherzinger
Kate Yocum
Rita Januszyk
Susan Holveck
Geoff Stonecipher
Date Added:
09/06/2022