Session Slide Deck

Science Coach Contacts: 

• Grades K-8:  Beth Fox bfox@lodiusd.net or text 209-452-2294

• Grades 6-12: Sandi Starr sastarr@lodiusd.net 

Resources for Implementing Amplify Science: 

• Guided Planning Working Document 

• Getting Started with Amplify Science

• Grades K-5 Self-Guided Orientation to Amplify Science

• Grades 6-8 Self-Guided Orientation to Amplify Science

• Planning Templates

  • Google Slides Planning Template

  • Google Sheets Planning Template

• Folder with Unit One Pagers (not all units completed yet)

Co-teach a unit with your science coach

Click on the below samples for what this might look like.  Science coach can facilitate the hands-on activities, while you teach all the lessons in between.  Or we can create a plan together.  Email bfox@lodiusd.net to schedule for your upcoming unit.  

• Kindergarten Pushes and Pulls Unit

• 3rd Grade Balancing Forces Unit

Implementation Tips

• Flip flop a science unit with a social studies unit (instead of 2 days/week science, 2 days/week social studies, for example) 

• Utilize the provided slide decks to teach each lesson.

• Split lesson activities across multiple days as needed (activities are listed in the Lesson Brief as shown below)

• Try to stick to suggested times as much as possible.  The curriculum is purposefully repetitive - students are NOT expected to “get it” right away - they get multiple "at bats" to make sense of the phenomena.

  • Exception: students may need additional scaffolds depending on ELA skills (provide additional reading support, additional discourse routines (i.e. partner A shares first this time), sentence frames, etc to support students' literacy needs) 

• Use the coherence flowchart to guide instruction and make planning decisions

  • Look for where ELA overlaps are to do during your ELA block.  

  • If students are able to answer the investigation question, skip ahead to the next set of activities that help answer the next investigation question)

  • Found in “Printable Resources”

• Make note of the required teacher provided materials and be sure to place those orders with your admin/site secretary ASAP.  

• Preparation - invite parent volunteers in to help prep materials or make time on your calendar for the days that require prep for hands-on materials.  

  • Use the “Preparation at a Glance” table.  (Planning for the Unit - Materials and Preparation - Scroll to Preparation at a Glance)

• Science Program Hub has many great resources

  • Found in Program and Apps - at the very bottom of the page.  

    • Videos ("On Demand Resources") to share with students (especially helpful for combo classes, absent students, or when you have a substitute)

    • Professional Learning Resources

    • PD Library (tips for getting started)