CPO Curriculum Resource Guide

Curriculum Resource Guides

What’s Inside

Three Disks

1. Teacher’s Resources CD-ROM
2. Equipment Set-up CD-ROM
3. Interactive Student Lesson DVD

Reference Guide

• Gives instruction on how to set up and use the equipment
• Gives learning goals and estimated class time required for the investigations
• Provides key vocabulary and sample data
• Contains answer keys for assessment questions
• Gives detailed samples of student graphs, drawings, and completed data tables
• Clearly shows all steps to each investigation

Assessment Questions

• Conveniently located at the end of each student record sheet
• Provides a complete assessment of concepts and skills learned by your students in the investigations

Student Science Content

• Provides background information for all the investigations in the guide

Investigations

• Inquiry-based approach begins each investigation with a “key question”
• Glossary of key science vocabulary
• Three ability levels ensure successful learning for all of your students
• Provides you with an introductory paragraph to introduce the topic of the investigation and objectives
• Experimental procedures are numbered for clarity
• Questions are numbered and have corresponding student record sheets
• Detailed diagrams to help your students follow directions, understand concepts, and use the CPO Science equipment