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Curriculum Embedded Performance Task Middle School Science Content Standard 8.1 Shipping and Sliding Teacher Manual Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction  Acknowledgements The Connecticut State Department of Education is grateful to the many dedicated science educators who contributed to the development of the elementary, middle and high school curriculum-embedded performance tasks and teacher manuals. Beginning with the initial ideas for tasks, through the classroom field testing, to the guidelines for classroom implementation, these inquiry teaching and learning activities are the result of the creativity, experiences and insights of Connecticut’s finest science educators. We thank all of you, too numerous to list, who gave your time and energy so generously to this project. Table of Contents Page Overview of the Curriculum-Embedded Performance Task Model 1 Introduction to Shipping and Sliding 5 Teacher Notes 8 Teaching Resources 16 OVERVIEW OF THE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM-EMBEDDED PERFORMANCE TASK MODEL The Connecticut State Board of Education approved the Core Science Curriculum Framework in October of 2004. The framework promotes a balanced approach to PK-12 science education that develops student understanding of science content and investigative processes. WHAT IS A CURRICULUM-EMBEDDED PERFORMANCE TASK? Curriculum-embedded performance tasks are examples of teaching and learning activities that engage students in using inquiry process skills to deepen their understanding of concepts described in the science framework.? Developed by teachers working with the Connecticut State Department of Education, the performance tasks are intended to influence a constructivist approach to teaching and learning science throughout the school year. They will also provide a context for CMT questions assessing students’ ability to do scientific inquiry. The three elementary performance tasks are conceptually rel