Pacing Guide: Level 3, Module 2, Survival and Change
Pacing Guide TEXAS
Level 3 Module 2 SURVIVAL AND CHANGE
Each PhD Science® Texas Level 3 lesson requires 45 minutes of instructional time. This guide is intended for teachers who are providing in-person instruction. This guide presents lesson objectives and activities by concept and multiple pacing options to allow teachers to maximize instructional time while remaining responsive to student needs. Choose one or more options for each lesson. Note that pacing options do not omit parts of lessons. Teacher choice days are also included in this pacing guide to allow for review, reteaching, assessment, and extension activities. Pacing Option Key Lesson Split: This symbol identifies single lessons teachers may split across 2 days. Cross-Curricular Activity: This symbol identifies parts of lessons teachers may incorporate during instructional time for other content areas, such as English, math, social and emotional learning, and center time. Teachers may implement these parts before or after science instruction; for example, if the class reads a PhD Science core text during English instruction, students can discuss the core text during science instruction rather than reading the full text during that time. Investigation Preparation: This symbol identifies preparation the teacher may do in advance of an investigation. This advance preparation does not interfere with student learning. Teacher Think Aloud: This symbol identifies activities that are appropriate for a teacher Think Aloud. Suggested primarily for use during station activities, this option allows completion of these activities as a class. During a teacher Think Aloud, the teacher assumes the role of a student and verbalizes the thought process of a student completing the activity to engage students with intentional questioning techniques. The teacher may also ask students to model appropriate procedures and participate in collaborative conversations.
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Shared Media Experience: This symbol identifies media (e.g., videos, images) that the teacher may share with the whole class rather than having students view the media individually or in groups. After students observe the media as a class, they complete an activity. Focal Point: This symbol identifies parts of lessons teachers should emphasize. For example, in an activity with multiple resources (e.g., videos, texts, charts), a focal point identifies the most important resources, thus ensuring the coherence of the lessons. Instructional Note: This symbol identifies parts of lessons that have instructional notes that describe time-saving strategies. Examples of such instructional notes are Differentiation supports that provide sentence frames for writing assignments and Teacher Notes that suggest alternative activities. Instructional Routine: This symbol identifies opportunities to use alternative instructional routines. See the Implementation Guide for information on instructional routines.
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