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Contents

• Kit Topics
• Objectives
• Themes and Concepts
• District Standards
• Assessment

Introduction

The Myself and Others module is part of the Insights Elementary Science Curriculum, created by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) with funding from the National Science Foundation.

This kit focuses children's attention on their physical characteristics. They look at themselves and their classmates; they gather information about characteristics such as height, eye color, and hand size; they explore similarities, differences, and variations. Thus, children will become aware that although each of them is unique, they all share many similar characteristics.

Kit Topics

Lesson 1: Introduction to Myself and Others
Lesson 2: Alike and Different
Lesson 3: Body Outlines
Lesson 4: Measuring Height
Lesson 5: Our Hands
Lesson 6: Handfuls
Lesson 7: Our Eyes
Lesson 8: Our Hair
Lesson 9: Our Skin
Lesson 10: The Color of our Skin
Lesson 11: Children's Conception of Time
Lesson 12: Past, Present, and Future
Lesson 13: Completion of Body Outlines

Objectives

Students are expected to:

• deepen their awareness and appreciation of similarities and differences between themselves and others.
• strengthen their sense of self and develop an understanding and appreciation of others.
• expand their knowledge and awareness of their bodies.
• develop greater awareness of their own growth and development.
• develop and practice the skills of observing, exploring, organizing, communicating, and applying.

Themes and Concepts

Major Organizing Themes:

• Diversity
• Change

Major Concepts:

• Likeness, difference, and variation in human physical characteristics
• Appreciation of differences and similarities
• Growth and development over time

District Standards

The Myself and Others module meets the following State/District Standards:

Standard 1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations. (1.a., 1.b., 1.c., 1.d.)

Standard 3: Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (3.4.a.,3.4.b)

Assessment

The Myself and Others module has two assessment purposes. The first is to provide the teacher with information about how well the students are understanding concepts and developing their thinking, process, and group skills so that daily teaching adjustments can be made. The second is designed to help the teacher monitor students' individual growth and development over the entire module.

Types of Assessment:

• Introductory Interview
• Daily Assessment Strategies

- Anecdotal records

- Portfolios of student work

- Checklists

• Final Interview

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