Danielle Giunta – Network Leader Fourth Grade Science Parent Workshop – PS 101
Jan 02, 2016
Danielle Giunta – Network Leader
4th Grade Science Test Overview 2 Parts:
Written – June 2nd Performance – May 21st – May 30th
Information available on www.nysed.gov Testing Grades 4 and 8 Science(http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/science/science-ei.html)
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Written Exam
Format & Testing Conditions: Untimed Multiple Choice (approx. 30 questions) Open Ended (approx. 10-14 questions) Very similar to ELA and Math state testing conditions
Key Ways to Prepare: Vocabulary Big Ideas
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VocabularyActivity: Find a definition and word pair in the vocabulary cards handout. Keep
it a secret from your partner. Describe the meaning of your word to your partner and have your
partner guess your word. Swap roles with your partner and repeat the steps.
Home Connection:Plan a variety of vocabulary games with your child:
Describing and guessing game Memory Taboo version
What other ways have you studied vocabulary with your children?
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Big IdeasActivity: Read the questions and identify the key topics & ideas being assessed
in each. List the big ideas for the question set.
Home Connection: Look for science in everyday life and identify big ideas Make connections to current events (articles, Olympics) Museum trips
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Performance ExamFormat & Testing Conditions: 3 – 15 minute stations Follow directions to perform simple hands on activities to answer
questions Materials – balance, mass pieces, ball and ramp, and circuit Students rotate among stations
Key Ways to Prepare: Short experiments & tasks by following directions
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