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About the Start-Up Kit
1hls sLarL-up klL lncludes Lhe followlng lLems and lnformauon:
~AbouL Sclence Weekly llve
~Semng up
~1lps and 1rlcks
~ManagemenL 1lps
~Crouplng 8ookmarks
~SLauon Slgns
~SLauon ulrecuons
~SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeL

About Science Weekly Five

1he Sclence Weekly llve ls a program easy Lo lmplemenL and change Lo meeL Lhe needs of
you and your sLudenLs. 1hls program ls greaL for grades 3-6, buL could work aL oLher grade
levels as well! 1he acuvlues can be compleLed ln as llule as 13 mlnuLes each day once your
rouunes are ln place.

1he preparauon ls very slmple and ls a greaL way Lo supplemenL your sclence program.
WlLh Lhe sLress added Lo oLher sub[ecLs wlLh sLandardlzed Lesung and nCL8, 1he Sclence
Weekly llve ls a greaL way Lo cover all sLandards ln depLh and keep sLudenLs lnLeresLed and
mouvaLed.

lL's all abouL sLauons! 1he sLauons are Lhe !"#$ each week, you [usL Lrade ouL maLerlals for
Lhe concepL you choose.

%&"'() +- 8ead and Comprehend (one-page, low uency, hlgh level concepL readlng
passage wlLh summarlzauon graphlc organlzer and senLence sLems for sLudenLs Lo
compleLe)
%&"'() ,- Lxplore! (Pands-on acuvlLy Lo creaLe a model or dlagram)
%&"'() -- Crganlze lL! (uslng a graphlc organlzer or dlagram Lo help sLudenLs organlze
absLracL concepLs ln a concreLe, vlsual way)
%&"'() .- CenLer AcuvlLy (AcuvlLy Lo furLher explore a concepL)
%&"'() /- vocabulary (CuL and pasLe maLchlng of Lerms and denluons and a vocabulary
lour Square for one lmporLanL Lerm)
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Setting Up

1. rlnL and lamlnaLe Lhe Sclence Weekly llve Slgns and Sclence Weekly llve ulrecuons. 1he
slgns help esLabllsh an organlzed cllmaLe for Lhe acuvlLy and Lhe dlrecuons wlll be Lhe same
for each acuvlLy for all of Lhe weeks. use a folder, baggle, or baskeL for each sLauon Lo
conLaln all of Lhe maLerlals. ulerenL color baskeLs clearly labeled wlLh Lhe sLauon name
work nlcely lf you don'L have dlerenL areas of Lhe room Lo sLore Lhe maLerlals.

2. rlnL o Lhe lesson of your cholce and follow Lhe dlrecuons on Lhe 1eacher 8esource age
Lo prepare Lhe maLerlals. 1he preparauon ls always as easy as posslble and requlres only
baslc supplles.

3. Lach sLudenL geLs a SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeL for Lhe weekly acuvlLy. LlLher have
sLudenLs glue Lhe SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeLs ln Lhelr sclence [ournals or keep Lhem ln
folders. 1here are &0( Lypes of SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeLs lncluded. 1he rsL can be folded
lnLo a bookleL and sLapled. 1he second can be copled as ls, fronL and back, Lhen sLapled.

4. Cn Lhe rsL day of Lhe week, have sLudenLs glue Lhelr SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeL ln Lhelr
sclence [ournals. 1hey need Lo ll ln Lhe uLle and compleLe Lhe k(know) and W(WhaL l WanL
Lo know) on Lhe cover of Lhelr ackeL before golng Lo a sLauon. 1hls should Lake abouL 3
mlnuLes.

3. Croup sLudenLs and compleLe Lhe acuvlues.

6. Aer compleung Lhe lasL acuvlLy, glve sLudenLs abouL 3 mlnuLes Lo compleLe Lhe lasL page
of Lhelr SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeL wlLh whaL Lhey learned and compleLe Lhe L" of Lhelr
kWL.






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Tips and Tricks

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?ou may wanL Lo creaLe Lhe groups yourself aL rsL unul Lhe sLudenLs geL used Lo lL. ?ou can
also have cards Lhe sLudenLs draw from a "Sorung PaL" LhaL have Lhe dlerenL acuvlues
llsLed ln a dlerenL order, one acuvlLy per day. 1here are 3 sLauons, so for a class of 23, you
should have 3 sLudenLs per group. l ran 3 coples and lamlnaLed Weekly 8ouune 8ookmarks
and Lhe sLudenLs draw one each week Lo know whaL order Lhey wlll go ln.

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LxcellenL managemenL ls key Lo maxlmlzlng ume on Lask. Chances are Lhe sLudenLs wlll
en[oy Lhe acuvlues, buL Lhey do need Lo be LaughL how you wanL Lhem compleLed. 8ules or
norms for Lhe classroom durlng Weekly llve ume wlll help sLudenLs undersLand Lhe
expecLauons.

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l see Lhe Leacher's role as a faclllLaLor of learnlng. 1he acuvlues should be compleLed
wlLhouL Leacher asslsLance for Lhe mosL parL. ?ou can pull a small group durlng Lhls ume,
walk around and supervlse sLudenL work, or work wlLh sLudenLs ln a sLauon you Lhlnk your
sLudenLs may nd more challenglng. 1he nlce Lhlng ls LhaL you have many cholces!

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Management Tips

Pere are some of Lhe Lhlngs l do Lo help manage sLauon ume:
1. Someumes l have a parenL volunLeer LhaL comes ln Lo help. l have hlm help wlLh Lhe
sLauon LhaL requlres Lhe mosL supporL.
2. vocabulary sLauon and 8eadlng sLauon requlre very llule supporL because lL ls Lhe exacL
same rouune each week. 1haL way, lL's easler Lo supervlse Lhe oLher 3 groups.
3. l have a folder for each secuon wlLh Lhe lamlnaLed slgn, lamlnaLed dlrecuons, and any
sLudenL pages lnslde. l keep Lhem each ln 3 dlerenL parLs of Lhe room LhaL easlly
accommodaLe Lhe acuvlLy.
4. l randomly group Lhe sLudenLs for Lhls because l group Lhem by ablllues, needs, and
lnLeresLs mosL of Lhe ume. l use Lhe Crouplng 8ookmarks.
3. l sLarL each class wlLh Sclence Weekly llve, so no ume ls wasLed. 1hey come ln, puL down
Lhelr Lhlngs, and lmmedlaLely geL Lo work.
6. l seL a large umer for 13 mlnuLes and glve a 3 mlnuLe warnlng.
7. l keep a loL of resources and books on Lhe Loplc around ln case Lhe sLudenLs need Lo look
someLhlng up. 1hey can also use any of Lhelr own personal resources, noLes, or [ournals.
8. l encourage group work and collaborauon, buL Lhe conversauons musL be Lwo Lhlngs: on
Loplc and uslng a whlsper.
9. l lnslsL LhaL Lhey read Lhe dlrecuons and dlscuss wlLh Lhelr group before asklng me a
quesuon abouL whaL Lo do. l rarely geL any quesuons abouL whaL ls expecLed.
10. l have cuLe suckers LhaL l glve ouL for excellenL work. Some of Lhe klds really do quallLy
work and Lhey llke Lhe recognluon for lL.
11. lor gradlng, l assess Lhe general quallLy and LhoughL LhaL wenL lnLo creaung 1 or 2 of Lhe
weeks for each 6 weeks. l do noL grade all of Lhem because Lhey are sull ln Lhe learnlng
process when compleung Lhem.
12. Cccaslonally, l have Lhem Lrade SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeLs and glve each oLher glows"
and grows" on Lhelr work.
13. Pave fun wlLh lL! klds love acuvlues, dolng cuL and pasLe, and learnlng!
14. l asslgn a sLudenL Lo be Lhe "SLauon Checker" LhaL makes sure everyLhlng lL puL where lL
belongs aL Lhe end of sLauon ume.
13. l have a volce monlLor for each group LhaL makes sure Lhe volume level ls approprlaLe.
16. When a group nlshes Lhelr sLauon early, Lhey clean up and sllenLly lncrease Lhe quallLy
of Lhelr SLudenL 8ecordlng ackeLs aL Lhelr seaLs.

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Station 1



Read and
Comprehend
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Station 2




Explore!
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Station 3




Organize It!
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Station 4




Center Activity
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Station 5




Vocabulary
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1. Aer you read each secuon, summarlze lL ln Lhe ln
My Cwn Words graphlc organlzer.
A good summary senLence Lells Lhe maln ldea of Lhe
secuon and does noL dlrecLly copy anyLhlng from Lhe
readlng selecuon.

2. SelecL one of Lhe followlng SenLence SLems. Copy
lL and ll ln Lhe blank.
l'm surprlsed LhaL ___________.
l would llke Lo ask Lhe auLhor _____________.
lf l had wrluen Lhls, l would also lnclude
___________.
lL's lnLeresung LhaL ____________.
l would llke Lo know more abouL _____ because
_____.

Station 1
Read and Comprehend
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lollow Lhe Lxplorauon dlrecuons for Lhls week's
acuvlLy.
When drawlng a dlagram of whaL you dld, be sure
Lo glve lL a uLle and label all parLs. 1hls lsn'L arL,
lL's sclence!
llll ln Lhe blank wlLh Lhe Loplc for All l know AbouL
____.
?ou may make a llsL or wrlLe a paragraph wlLh
facLs you learned from Lhe explorauon acuvlLy.

Station 2
Explore!
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1. 1hls sLauon ls Lo help you organlze Lhe
lnformauon you are learnlng.
2. lollow Lhe dlrecuons for Lhls week's acuvlLy. lf
you are asked Lo develop your own graphlc
organlzer, Lhese are good cholces.
Station 3
Organize It!
Sorung/CaLegorles
Sequenclng
Cycles
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Station 4
Center Activity
1. lollow Lhe dlrecuons for Lhls week's acuvlLy
and record your work ln your packeL.
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Station 5
Vocabulary
1. CuL ouL Lhe words and denluons and pasLe
Lhem nexL Lo each oLher ln Lhe correcL column.
2. lor Lhe bold word, draw and compleLe a
vocabulary lour Square.
Choose one of Lhe dlagrams below.
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Grouping Bookmarks
Make enough coples of Lhe bookmarks for all of Lhe sLudenLs ln
your class and lamlnaLe Lhem for durablllLy. SLudenLs can draw
Lhelr bookmark Lo geL Lhelr sLauon schedule for Lhe week.
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Sclence Weekly llve 1oplc ____________________________ name __________________
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Station 1 Read and Comprehend
ln my own words
1- ________________________________________________________
2- ________________________________________________________
3- ________________________________________________________
4- ________________________________________________________
SenLence SLem Cholce
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

Station 2 Explore!
My Awesome ulagram of _________________________








All l know abouL ________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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Station 3 Organize It!
1lLle ________________________________














Station 4 Center Activity
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vocabulary lour Square
Word uenluon
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Reflecting on My Activities

Aer compleung my kWL, l sull wanL Lo know ____________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

l would glve myself a ____________ on Lhls asslgnmenL because _____
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
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