Fri, Jul 10, 2015 10:10 AM in How often do you teach science?
In 5th grade, we teach Science daily - most days we have a 60 minute block. In Florida, 5th grade is tested at the end of the year with the FCAT 2.0 Science test.
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Fri, Jul 10, 2015 10:08 AM in Small groups in Science
Small groups for every subject! My 5th graders sit in table groups of 4 and I use small groups throughout the day in every subject. In science, we do investigations and inquiries in groups of 2 or 4 (depending on the activity). It works well and saves on the amount of supplies I need to gather!
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Fri, Jul 10, 2015 10:06 AM in Use the textbook a lot?
We only use the textbook as a reference - usually, we only take it out for some vocabulary work. Our textbook does not align with the standards. I use a lot of trade books (I love the Picture Perfect Science sets) and AIMS activities.
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