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SCIENCE INSTRUCTION
Use consistent terminology and content in vertical alignment of the standards
Update standards to include references to additional energy sources
Move examples and details to the Curriculum Framework
The .1 stem for the majority of the K-12 SOL changed to include the “nature of science.”
Real world applications added to .1 SOL
Summary of Changes to Science SOL
What is The Nature of
Science?
UNDERSTANDABLETHE NATURAL WORLD IS
EVIDENCE
SCIENCE DEMANDS
LOGIC AND IMAGINATION
SCIENCE IS A BLEND OF
DURABLESCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IS
BIASSCIENTISTS ATTEMPT TO AVOID
SOCIAL ACTIVITYSCIENCE IS A COMPLEX
Revisions to the Science SOL:
Kindergarten• K.1h (added) Observations are recorded
• K.6 (added): Living and nonlivingThe student will investigate and understand the
differences between living organisms and nonliving objects. Key concepts include
a) all things can be classified as living or nonliving; and
b)living organisms have certain characteristics that distinguish them from nonliving objects including growth, movement, response to the environment, having offspring, and the need for food, air, and water.
• K.7b (added) plants need nutrients, water, air,
light and a place to grow to survive
• 1.1c (observations are made from multiple positions to achieve a variety of perspectives and are repeated to assure accuracy).
• 1.1e: nonstandard measurement only, measurement of temperature added.
• 1.6c: relative position of the sun (the sun relative position in the morning is east and in the
late afternoon is west).
Grade one
Spring 2012 Division Summary of Science SOL
796 Students Tested86.93 % Passing
Mean Scale Score (out of 50)
Scientific Investigation 40.0Force, Motion, Energy & Matter 38.3Life Processes and Living Systems 38.6Earth/Space Systems and Cycles 37.3
Grade 3 Science SOL
Areas of Strength: Yeah! 93-95% correct in division
Analyzing a table for data Interpreting bar graphs Properties of objects changing as size changes Recognizing simple machines within a complex
machine Survival adaptations of animals Recycling of natural resources Seasonal variation in plants Measuring time to the minute The process of evaporation
From the Spring 2012 3rd G. Science SOL “Student Performance by Question Report”
Areas of Growth (Can you help?) 50-70% correct in division
Purpose of simple machinesMagnetism in a magnetic compassWhat mixes with waterThe interdependency of plants and animalsProducers and consumers in our environmentUnlimited energy resourcesMethods of data collection to understand weather
patterns
From the Spring 2012 3rd G. Science SOL “Student Performance by Question Report”
Let’s talk about the position of the sun in the sky.
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