Engage, Explore, and Explain! Science in the PreK-2 Classroom
Sponsored by the Salem State Collaborative Project for Math,

Science and Interdisciplinary Education (CPMSIE)

Location: Lynnfield High School, Essex Street, Lynnfield, MA 01940

Presenter: Ann Harney, Elementary Science Consultant

Time: 3:30 – 6 PM

Audience: Grade PreK-2 classroom teachers and educational support personnel.

Dates: Mondays, February 23, March 2, 9, and 16, 2009

Cost: $50 for Member Districts $195 for non-member Districts

For Member List see website www.salemcollaborative.org

PDP’s: 10 Hours with Completed Project

Description: In this PreK-2 workshop, participants will have an opportunity to carry out investigations and test out the instructional model “engage, explore, and explain”.
Using ramps and cars, we will explore the concept of force and motion presented in the Physical Science strands of the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Technology Frameworks. Using earthworms, we will examine the concept of animal life presented in the Life Science strand and using air and water, we will investigate concepts presented in the Earth and Space Science strand.
Participants will read and discuss journal articles on how to engage, explore and explain key concepts to our PreK-2 students. We will look at some of the children’s literature available to support the learning of these concepts and discuss different methods of assessing student understanding of these big ideas.

Session 1- How do objects move? What affects how objects move?
Session 2- What can you observe about an earthworm? How do earthworms behave?
Session 3- What do you notice about a drop of water? What makes a bubble?
Session 4- How do we assess inquiry based learning in the PreK-2 classroom?

Registration Information:

Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.

Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session.

The last day to sign up for Engage, Explore, and Explain! Science in the PreK-2 Classroom is February 16, 2009