Review of Exemplary Early Childhood Place-Based Programs: The purpose of this
assignment is to research and describe 2 exemplary early childhood/primary schools using
Place-Based Education.
I am a 5th grade Science Teacher so I will need to use the information to help implement place based in the 5th curriculum of Science.
Fifth-grade students are scientific thinkers who have developed many skills that enable them to conduct more refined measurements of data and
communicate scientific information with greater detail through various forms of presentation. They can plan and carry out investigations, identify
patterns in data, and revise design solutions. Explicit science instruction is critical for applying scientific literacy to make connections between
academic content and the world around them. An encouraging and challenging learning environment can inspire fifth graders to develop a passion for
science and engineering.
Students in Grade 5 learn disciplinary core ideas from the scientific domains of physical, life, and Earth and space sciences. The physical sciences
domain includes “Matter and Its Interactions” and “Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions.” Students carry out investigations to provide
evidence of the conservation of matter and find evidence of the gravitational force that pulls all objects toward the center of Earth. In life sciences,
students explore “Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics,” in which they create models to explain the flow of matter in ecosystems. The
Earth and space sciences domain encompasses “Earth’s Place in the Universe,” “Earth’s Systems,” and “Earth and Human Activity.” Students use
models to represent how systems interact and how water is distributed on Earth. Students obtain information about ways individuals and communities
can protect Earth’s resources and construct explanations for the patterns of seasons, day and night, and the seasonal changes of stars’ visibility in the
sky.
Please see the attachments as guidelines.
