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Welcome to [|Chets Creek's] Science Wizards Wiki page. We are excited to have a place to share common information about the science that is taking place here. . You can access these standards at [|Florida Science Education Standards Committee] We look forward to this exciting journey.

Who are we? At our school we have a group of science teachers K- 5 that make up our Science Wizards group. We alll are full time teachers who are dedicated to science instruction. Each grade level has one model classroom with a teacher who is willing to serve as a wizard.


 * __Science Process Skills Overview by Grade Level__**

Investigating** || Collect a designated item with a partner. ||  || know that an experiment has many variables. || choosing conditions that change and conditions that must be kept the same || choosing conditions that change and conditions that must be kept the same; begin to identify control and test variables || able to identifying the control & test variables ||
 * =  ||= **K** ||= **1** ||= **2** ||= **3** ||= **4** ||= **5** ||
 * **Observing** || Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five senses. || using our five senses to learn about our environment, describing with senses. || using all appropriate senses, focus on similarities and differences || using all appropriate senses to describe an object or event using words, numbers, or both || journaling observations through accurate data recording, with labeled diagrams || journaling their observations through accurate data recording, with labeled diagrams ||
 * **Measuring** || measure using non-standard units. || measure length, weight using non-standard units || use metric measurement tools to measure mass, length, and volume; use clock to measure time and thermometer to measure temperature. || use metric measurement tools to measure mass, length, and volume; use clock to measure time and thermometer to measure temperature. || use metric measurement tools to measure mass, length, and volume; use clock to measure time and thermometer to measure temperature. || use metric measurement tools to measure mass, length, and volume; use clock to measure time and thermometer to measure temperature. ||
 * **Classifying** || use patterns and general groupings || use general groupings (living/non-living, plants/animals) || use more specific sorting and grouping, classify by more than one property || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">grouping, classifying objects by more than one property, use of graphic organizers as tools to classify || use their observation and comparison skills to identify objects and their properties || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">use their observation and comparison skills <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">to identify objects & their properties ||
 * **Inferring** || Recognize that learning can come from careful observations. ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">make basic inferences based on data. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">explaining an experiment or observation using specific language or vocabulary, use or prior knowledge || explaining an experiment or observation using specific language or vocabulary; begin to make inferences based on prior knowledge || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">able to make an inference based on their schema ||
 * **Hypothesizing** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">verbal or written statement about possible relationship that may be found through investigation || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">written statement about possible relationship that may be found through investigation (simplistic level) <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students make an “I think…because statement” || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students make an “I think…because statement” || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students make an “I think…because statement” || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Students make an “I think…because statement” ||
 * **Controlled
 * **Explaining** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">verbal, pictures, written words || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">explanation through pictures, words, verbal. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">describing objects or events using writing, speaking, maps, diagrams, charts, or graphs. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">describing objects or events using writing, speaking, maps, diagrams, charts, graphs, demonstrations, or equations || labeled illustrations, written response, interpretation of data through the use of data tables and graphs || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">labeled illustrations, written response, interpret data through the use of data tables and graphs ||
 * **Communicating** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">verbal, pictures, written words or simple sentences, simple graphs || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">simple sentences and simple representations || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">short answer and some extended response. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">extended responses || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">extended responses both oral and written, labeled illustrations, charts, bar/line graphs || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">extended responses both written & oral, labeled illustrations, charts, bar/line <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">graphs ||