Authentic Phenomena
This module's anchor phenomenon is "Life at a Pond"
Level 1 - Module 1 - Survival
How long is a PHD Science Lesson?
35-45 minutes
How many lessons are there per module? (range)
25-30 lessons per module
Name the three parts of each in class PHD Science lesson structure
Launch
Learn
Land
How much does a student logbook set cost?
$15.75
This module's anchor phenomenon is the 1900 Galveston Hurricane (Level, module, title)
Level 3 Module 1 - Weather and Climate
Name the three core anchor visuals...
Driving Question Board
Anchor Chart
Anchor Model
This content learning cycle in PhD Science is the same structure used to access complex texts in Wit & Wisdom
WORD K
Students use this tool to "develop models or record observations, predictions, data analysis, explanations, claims, and other information as they complete scientific tasks"
Student Logbook
What is MFN on a TE set?
$99.00
Across the year, this Level examines: the formation of the Grand Canyon, how light effects visibility, the way windmills create energy, and how elephants can sense distant rainstorms.
Level 4
What does ABC > CBT stand for?
Activity Before Concept
Concept Before Terminology
Elicit, Explore, Engage and Extend are all examples of...
7Es
Name the four levels of assessment in PhD Science
CFUs
Conceptual Checkpoints
Science or Engineering Challenge
End of Module Assessment
What are the 4 Foundational PD sessions for PhD Science
Launch, Lead, Module Level Study, Focus on Instructional Techniques
These are the two Levels that have more than one Physical Science module
Level 1 and Level 4
This visual provides a home for students’ questions about the anchor phenomenon and supporting or investigative phenomena as well as related, student-generated phenomena. These questions are what give direction and purpose to the learning from concept to concept throughout the module.
Driving Question Board
What are the three parts to the Questioning Structure
Essential Question
Focus Questions
Phenomenon Questions
___ are carefully crafted with informational text combined with visually arresting images on consumable cards for the students and non-consumable posters for the classroom
Knowledge Decks
How many students per class do the material kits accommodate?
24 (6 groups)
Name the two Life Science anchor phenomena in Level 3
Butterfly Survival
Individual Variation in Humpback Whales
What does Appendix B of the teacher edition provide?
PHD Science students study Survival in Level 1. Which Level and Module builds on this knowledge vertically?
Level 3 Module 2 - Butterly Survival
Name three instructional routines used across PhD Science
Answers will vary but can include:
Fishbowl, Question Corners, TPS, Gallery Walk, Give One Get One Move On, Garffiti Wall, Act it out, Link Up, Outside-In, Choral Reading, Jigsaw, Save the Last Word
Name one text that is included in the PhD Science Level 2 Core Text Bundle (Modules 1-4)
Word Traveler: The Sphinx
A Nest is Noisy
An Island Grows
Beastly Biomes
Seeds Move!
The Crayon Man
Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island
Word of Wonder: Mountains