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KLEWS to Building Explanations in Science
Audience: Grade K-2 science teachers | Prerequisite: Introduction to Science4Us and Foundations of Science4Us and/or previous Science4Us usage
About the Workshop
This workshop will help teachers investigate ways to effectively infuse literacy into science lessons with Science4Us. Participants explore the use of the KLEWS and CER Frameworks to construct scientific explanations through experimentation and by visually connecting claims and evidence. The instructor demonstrates lessons that use the models to support scientific investigations.
Participants will:
Workshop Agendas - Onsite & Webinar
A downloadable flyer with the workshop agenda will be available after clicking on each button below.
Agenda Downloads
Share the agenda with the teachers that will be attending the workshop and add the date, time, and location to use as an informational flyer.
Lesson Planning Resources
Energy Sources Challenge Activities and Answer Sheets: Use for the Elaborate portion of the workshop. They are leveled by Grade, with teacher and student documents for each grade level.
Energy Sources CER Activity: Use to do a CER activity with the Energy Sources session.
Lesson Planning Support: Links to downloadable files and other resources that can be useful when using S4U.
Scientist Meeting: Outlines the process for the meeting and provides leading questions and wrap-up statements to use during the process.
Workshop Resources
KLEWS Framework: This document highlights behaviors and questions that assist at each stage of the KLEWS Framework.
KLEWS to Building Understanding Handouts: This includes copies of all activities completed during the workshop.

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