Science Learning Letter
Updates and information for teachers of Science in GCISD
Updates and Information
57 Educators from across the district attended CAST. Please connect with teachers on your campus who attended to share in their learning.
Secondary Argument-Driven Inquiry is being implemented in 25 classrooms. Opportunities to join this cadre will occur for both elementary and secondary classrooms next year.
If you need assistance in analyzing and using data from TEKS checks, please reach out to your liaison or science instructional coach.
Check out Discovery Education Streaming, it includes video, video clips, text, and instructional strategies.
Please be aware that all K-8, Biology, Chemistry and Physics students have access to StemScopedia our online “textbook”. Video instructions on how students access StemScopedia. Feel free to use this link on your teacher website.
The assessment calendar is up to date. Please be sure to administer district TEKS checks.
If you’d like support in your professional growth, or just have a question, contact your learning liaison to enter a ticket so that you may meet with an instructional coach.
STEMScopes Updates
STEMScopes has pushed out several updates this fall. Some make assignments easier to manage, allows teachers to filter which levels of scopes students can see and more. Check out this STEMScopes Blog Entry to learn more.
PK-8 OverDrive Non-Fiction Science E-books
Check out the non-fiction science titles in OverDrive
Discovery Education Resources for Current/Upcoming Units
Discovery Education offers video, text, and teacher resources. Sign in via Classlink, then click on the following links to peruse resources for current or upcoming units of study.
K: Weather
1st: Plants
3rd: Food Chains
4th: Properties of Soil
5th: Formation of Fossil Fuels
6th: Motion Accel: Layers of the Earth
7th: Motion Accel: Periodic Table
8th: Periodic Table
Biology: DNA
Chemistry: The Mole
Physics: Momentum
Stay Connected
Search #GCISDSci to see what your peers are doing in classrooms.
Science Blog: https://scienceingcisd.blogspot.com/ Be sure to click the subscribe button!
GCISD Science
Email: tony.zahn@gcisd.net
Website: https://www.gcisd.net/departments/science
Location: 3051 Ira East Woods Avenue, Grapevine, TX, USA
Phone: (817)251-5519
Twitter: @aszahn66