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Welcome!  I am Mrs. Rimoldi and I am your Gateway science teacher!  We have a wonderful year full of learning, laughter, (and most of all fun!) ahead of us and I am very excited to meet you.  I have taught elementary science for twenty years.  This will be my seventh year teaching science at Gateway.

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In an NGSS science classroom, students do what scientists do in real life.  We look at the world around us, ask questions and then set out to find explanations.  Sometimes we might see things that are unusual or difficult to explain.  Scientists call these types of things phenomenon.  A good phenomena is observable, interesting, complex, and aligned to the appropriate standard.  Here are the standards that will be covered in kindergarten:

Life Science - Plants and Animals (Parts, Survival & Growth)

Earth Science - Earth and Space (Sun, Moon & Stars)

Physical Science - Lights and Sound (Properties of Light & Sound)

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So when will we do this exciting work!  Right here on Zoom!  We will meet together every Monday from 10-10:30.  This way you will be able to ask questions and share your thinking with myself and other friends from class.  This will be a fun and special time where we can be scientists together and each week I will post many other learning activities that you can do at home with your family.

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The science and engineering practices are what students will DO to make sense of the questions they have about the world around them. They include things like:

Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Developing and Using Models

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

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Scientists are people that look at things carefully.  They make observations!  Let's do this together!  This is a fun activity I call, Zoom In, Zoom Out!  I will be zooming in and out of an image.  We will look at something very close up and then from further away.  Pay careful attention and ask yourself these questions:

What do I see?

What do I wonder?

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Explorify is an exciting programme of free activities for primary school teachers. | Spark Curiosity | Develop Thinking Skills | Increase Your Impact.

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You are looking at things closely.  You are working like a scientist!  Let's try that again!  This time ask yourself these questions:

What does the image remind you of and why?

Can you describe the colors, shapes and textures?

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Explorify is an exciting programme of free activities for primary school teachers. | Spark Curiosity | Develop Thinking Skills | Increase Your Impact.

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You're really good at this! Let's try this again one last time.  This time ask yourself these questions:

What do I think the image is and why?

When the image becomes larger – what changed my mind?

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Explorify is an exciting programme of free activities for primary school teachers. | Spark Curiosity | Develop Thinking Skills | Increase Your Impact.

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What did this activity make you curious about?  What would you like to look at more closely?
Find someone at your home and share with them about the things that you observed today.
I observed _____________________________________________________________.