Millie and Kristy’s Goals for the School Year:

1. Students will use a science journal to make observations, take down data and drawings from experiments, practice scientific writing
2. Let the students know they CAN become a scientist
3. Practice measurement and math skills in a scientific context
4. Make sure students can interpret figures, charts, graphs, and make graphs themselves
5. Inquiry-based experiments weekly to mimic real science, have students write lab reports
6. Make the language of science accessible to second-language learners and those with learning disabilities
7. Tie activities in with Massachusetts Learning Standards and MCAS goals
8. Make sure students are learning accurate and up-to date science, no misconceptions
9. Tie science in with their daily life and the world around them
10. Make science more visual and hands on, less wordy
11. Build a strong scientific vocab through activities
12. Maintain open communication through weekly planning meetings (between Millie and Kristy)