Elementary Science Exemplars

For the Teacher The ORKQ The Rubric Web Sites for Students Reflections

Templates

Word Templates: When downloading these templates, you must place (save) it in the correct templates folder. In Windows, look for the Program Files folder on your hard drive; in it, find and open the Microsoft Office folder then find the Templates folder. On a Mac, find and open your Microsoft Office folder then find the Templates folder. Word templates should be saved there. To use one in Word as a template for a new file, you must do File: Open (using the menu bar, not the icon on the toolbar.)
Inspiration Templates: When downloading these templates, you must place (save) it in the correct templates folder. In Windows, look for the Program Files folder on your hard drive; in it, find and open the Inspiration 6 folder then find the templates folder. On a Mac, find and open your Inspiration 6 folder then find the templates folder. The symbol library for Living and Nonliving is also needed and must be placed in the correct folder (Inspiration Libraries 6) of any computer that will be used for this assessment.To use one in Inspiration as a template for a new file, you must find it during the Open command (you can make a template the default so it always loads whenever you start Inspiration. To do this do File: Template: and find the template then click Set as Default.)

To download using Windows: right click on the link and select the save command. To download using a Macintosh: use the Control (CTRL) key while clicking and then select the save command.

Kindergarten Trees Five Senses Earth’s Land & Water
First Grade Living and Nonliving for Inspiration (you also need the symbol library) Pushes and Pulls for Word Weather for Inspiration
Second Grade Habitats Balancing & Weighing Light and Color Sun, Moon, & Earth
Third Grade Life Cycles Energy for Word Earth’s Water Sound for Word
Fourth Grade Animal Needs for Word Bones Minerals for Word Electricity
Fifth Grade Ecosystems for Inspiration Cells for Word Astronomy for Word Chemistry for Word