[MOSAIC] Science vocabualry

[Cynthia Reyes]

Here is a link for one list I found:

http://www.liverpool.k12.ny.us/standards/lstandards/curriculum/sci/gksci/gkscivocab.html

Cynthia

On 12/14/06, Michele Polselli <mpolselli at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I am a Kindergarten teacher and a Literacy Coordinator for Grades 5 - 8.
> I tell the teachers at the Middle school level that it is essential that
> the
> vocabulary students should be expected to know should be connected to the
> big idea of what you are teaching in science.  So if your big idea in
> science is say, the physical properties of water for instance, then the
> vocabulary would be words related water:
> I.e.: weather, ice, snow, sleet, rain, frozen, fog, steam, solid, liquid
> hot, cold, temperature, etc.
> In fact I would begin by asking them what words they know that are related
> to WATER first and maybe they can help to create their own vocabulary
> lists
> to use when writing stories related to WATER.
> There are 5 big ideas in science, so whatever big idea you are teaching in
> science, your vocabulary should connect and flow from there.
> If you want more help in understanding the big ideas in science, email me
> off the list and I will share.
> Thanks,
> Michele NBCT '06
>
>
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> Subject: [MOSAIC] Science vocabualry
>
> Hello All
> I am a literacy coach working with Kindergarten-we are really focusing
> this
> year on content integration in our literacy block. We are looking for a
> good
> vocabulary list for kids in science for K. Does anyone have one or know
> some
> good resources?>
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