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General Notes
Access Courses: Access courses are intended only for students with a significant cognitive disability. Access courses are designed to provide students with access to the general curriculum. Access points reflect increasing levels of complexity and depth of knowledge aligned with grade-level expectations. The access points included in access courses are intentionally designed to foster high expectations for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Access points in the subject areas of science, social studies, art, dance, physical education, theatre, and health provide tiered access to the general curriculum through three levels of access points (Participatory, Supported, and Independent). Access points in English language arts and mathematics do not contain these tiers, but contain Essential Understandings (or EUs). EUs consist of skills at varying levels of complexity and are a resource when planning for instruction.
English Language Development ELD Standards Special Notes Section:
Teachers are required to provide listening, speaking, reading and writing instruction that allows English language learners (ELL) to communicate information, ideas and concepts for academic success in the content area of Science. For the given level of English language proficiency and with visual, graphic, or interactive support, students will interact with grade level words, expressions, sentences and discourse to process or produce language necessary for academic success The ELD standard should specify a relevant content area concept or topic of study chosen by curriculum developers and teachers which maximizes an ELL’s need for communication and social skills. To access an ELL supporting document which delineates performance definitions and descriptors, please click on the following link: https://cpalmsmediaprod.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/docs/standards/eld/sc.pdf.
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Student Resources
Original Student Tutorials
Explore how the properties of materials change, including how the copper metal covering the Statue of Liberty changes from a brownish color to a greenish patina over time, with this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Visit The Sweet Shop and size up their menu as we explore volume and mass measurement in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Visit The Sweet Shop and see how their treats measure up as we explore length measurement in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Visit The Sweet Shop and tickle your senses as we observe properties of matter in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented with tally marks and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented in tables and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented with tally marks and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to record and compare observations a group of students made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented in tables and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented as pictographs and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented as pictographs and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a class of students as they record and compare observations made during nature walks in the woods near their school. You will interpret data represented as bar graphs and compare observations made by different groups in this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
This is part 2 of 2-part series, click HERE to view part 1.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Investigate what happens to water left in an open container or a closed container in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover the importance of preparing for severe weather like strong wind in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to interpret data represented as bar graphs and compare observations made by different groups of students during nature walks with this interactive S.T.E.M. tutorial.
This is part 1 of 2-part series, click HERE to view part 2.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover the importance of preparing for a severe weather related event such as a flood in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Investigate the movement of the air that is all around us, the effects of wind on our environment, and how people use wind as a source of energy in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how scientists answer the question, "How do you know?" by making observations and gathering evidence in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Enjoy a visit to the beach and explore how the Sun's energy directly and indirectly warms Earth in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Was the statue of liberty always green? Why do some things rust? Exactly how cool were hypercolor shirts? Explore these questions and more as we investigate how different materials react to situations that may change their properties in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
What is the shape of water? Explore common states of matter and how the state affects the shape of matter inside and outside different containers in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how pushes and pulls can have different effects on different objects as you help Maria and her family take care of the pets in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join Mr. Reynolds and his class as they use magnetic attraction and repulsion to make objects move in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Help Ms. Griffin's class use pictographs to answer questions about the data they collected on their class's favorite ice cream flavors in this interactive student tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to organize collected data about ice cream to create your own pictographs in this interactive student tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Explore how forces can change the motion of objects on the playground in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join a young girl and her grandmother in the garden as they discover the importance of repeating and replicating results to arrive at similar conclusions in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to measure and compare temperatures taken every day at the same time in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Opportunities to explore the measurement of liquid volume are overflowing in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Investigate the importance of electricity and other forms of energy to our daily lives in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn about water in its different states, including solid, liquid, and gas, in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Compare seasonal precipitation patterns in Miami and Tallahassee, Florida by interpreting data on bar graphs in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 2 of a 2-part series, click HERE to view part 1, Patterns in Temperature.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Compare daily and seasonal temperature patterns in Miami and Tallahassee, Florida in this interactive science tutorial.
This is part 1 of 2-part series, click HERE to view part 2, Patterns in Precipitation.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover how Earth's gravity influences objects in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn to make observations and inferences as you take a virtual kayak trip down the beautiful Suwannee River with this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Come along as we explore how a plant grows and develops from a tiny seed into a mature adult plant. Learn what a seed needs to sprout and grow and what a plant needs to grow. This is an interactive tutorial that explores the major stages in the life cycle of a typical plant.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Join Peep, a baby chick, and explore the major life cycle stages an animal may go through during its life in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 2 in a two-part series. Click to open part 1.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover what a virus is, actions that cause viruses like the flu to spread from one person to another, and strategies to decrease the spread of viruses to others.
This interactive tutorial is part 1 in a two-part series. Click to open part 2.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Take a look at some organs in your body and the jobs they do as you complete this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Explore the needs of living things, including plants and animals, as you complete this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Visit The Sweet Shop and heat up your measuring skills as we explore temperature measurement in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Investigate whether a container is "full" by exploring the three main states of matter in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Discover the importance of preparing for severe weather like lightning in this interactive science tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Presentation/Slideshows
The Tar Heel Reader books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches.
This book provides different examples of the different forms of water: liquid, solid, and gas.
Type: Presentation/Slideshow
This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about the four seasons in the Western hemisphere. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be speech enabled in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for readers with visual impairments.
Type: Presentation/Slideshow
This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about the life cycle of a butterfly. It can be downloaded in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be read to the in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.
Type: Presentation/Slideshow
This is an accessible, easy-to-read book about liquids. It can be downloaded in Power Point, Impress, and Flash formats. For struggling or non-readers, the book can be read aloud in a variety of voices. All of the books on the Tar Heel Reader site can be used with the Intellikeys keyboard and a custom overlay, a touch screen, and/or 1-3 switches. The text and background colors can be modified for students with visual impairments.
Type: Presentation/Slideshow
This is free, easy-to-read, and accessible book that explains the three states of matter. The book may be downloaded as slide show in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. The book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches.
Type: Presentation/Slideshow
Problem-Solving Task
After students have drawn and measured their ten line segments, it might be more useful for the class to discuss part (b) as a whole group. It is a good idea to have the students use color to help them keep track of the connection between a line that they have drawn and the corresponding data point on the graph.
Type: Problem-Solving Task
Text Resource
Users can read and view pictures that explain the three phases (solid, liquid, and gas) in which water exists. An activity that illustrates water vapor in one's breath and a brief explanation of what phase changes are and what triggers them is also included.
Type: Text Resource
Video/Audio/Animations
The representation is an animation showing particle arrangement and movement in a gas, liquid, and solid. In addition, there is accompanying text and a chart that compares the characteristics of a solid, liquid, and gas.
Type: Video/Audio/Animation
This video clip explores what happens to water in the same location over the course of different seasons. On Earth, water can be found regularly in its three distinct phases; liquid, solid, and gas. Each phase has noticeably different properties that need to be considered in certain circumstances. The phase of water is influenced by atmospheric conditions, specifically seasonal temperatures. An example, is that a boat can float and glide on water in the summer, but it cannot pass through solid ice in the winter.
Type: Video/Audio/Animation
To an outsider, chasing storms probably seems like a lot of boring periods of waiting for conditions to become evident, followed by a few moments of sheer excitement or terror. On the other hand, tornado researchers find that the effort and expenses they put into chasing down a single tornado-producing storm reflect the importance of such events, especially in terms of impact on lives and property. These NOVA-adapted video clips include footage of scientists who study supercells and the tornadoes they spawn, highlighting what they already know about these storms, and what they still want to know about how they form.
Type: Video/Audio/Animation
The process that moves water around Earth is known as the water cycle. I this ZOOM-adapted video clip, the cast uses a homemade solar still to separate pure water from a saltwater mixture, mimicing this natural process.
Type: Video/Audio/Animation
Virtual Manipulatives
Students use this interactive tool to explore the connections between data sets and their representations in charts and graphs. Enter data in a table (1 to 6 columns, unlimited rows), and preview or print bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, and pictographs. Students can select which set(s) of data to display in each graph, and compare the effects of different representations of the same data. Instructions and exploration questions are provided using the expandable "+" signs above the tool.
Type: Virtual Manipulative
Through this website, students learn about different weather disasters and what to do before, during, and after an emergency.
Type: Virtual Manipulative
In this activity, students can create and view a histogram using existing data sets or original data entered. Students can adjust the interval size using a slider bar, and they can also adjust the other scales on the graph. This activity allows students to explore histograms as a way to represent data as well as the concepts of mean, standard deviation, and scale. This activity includes supplemental materials, including background information about the topics covered, a description of how to use the application, and exploration questions for use with the java applet.
Type: Virtual Manipulative
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