1. High School Science Seattle Public Schools
August 21, 2012
Jen Fox, HS Science Coach,

2. Our work today… Welcome, Introduction & Marshmallow Challenge
Courses and Resources
Biology EOC Updates
Collaboration and Planning

3. Common Course Sequence
9th Grade Physical Science
Current adopted materials are out of date (Its about Time), modeling physics, modeling chemistry
Standards from OSPI
10th Grade Biology
Current adopted materials – BSCS: A Human Approach.
Other resources – Insights, North Cascades Olympic Science Partnership, Science Education Partnership, Amgen Bruce-Wallace Biotechnology
Distribute – Standards, Pacing Guides

4. Common Course Sequence
11th/12th Grade Chemistry
Current adopted materials - Addison Wesley: Chemistry
Other resources – Modeling Chemistry, Atom’s First, Living by Chemistry
Standards from OSPI, Massachusetts and College Board
11th/12th Grade Physics
Current adopted materials – ??
Modeling Physics from ASU
Standards from OSPI and AAPT

5. Budget and Resouces
Each School has a budget and/or collects lab fees, ask department chair right away.
There is NO money centrally located to fund new materials and resources.
Materials Centrally located and loaned out:
Vernier Probeware
Molecular Model Kits
Living - Elodea
Verneir Spreadsheet

6. High School Science Resources
Collaboration Groups – Biology and Physical Science
District-Wide Release Days (October and March)
Wiki - Seattlescience.pbworks.com

7. HS Science Wiki Courses and shared materials Biology EOC
Lab Safety Resouces
Chemical Hygiene Officer and Disposing of Materials

8. EOC as Pie Is 50% of your instruction on Systems Inquiry &
Application?
EOC as Pie
50% of the test is!
From the Test and Item Specifications Document at OSPI
Cells

9. Biology EOC Resources
Biology Test and Item Specifications
Biology EOC Sample Item Templates
Biology Updates Document with Sample Scenarios and Items
Assessment questions?

10. Previous Work in SPS
Adoptions for physical science, chemistry and physics (almost)
Math Science Partnership Grant – Professional Teachers of Science
Content Knowledge (Bio, Physics and Chemistry)
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Formative Assessment Strategies
Carbon Time – Biology Teachers

11. Is it a System? Volume 4 page 81
Science Formative Assessment Resources that are available from NSTA

12. Assessment Probes Uncovering Student Ideas in LIFE Science
Page Keeley; NSTA press
Can be used multiple ways
Diagnostic- use as a pre-lesson survey*
Formative- use as a check for understanding
Summative- use as a final assessment
Deep learning- use to measure retention over time
Accompanying material with each probe is very useful

13. According to PK only the pile of sand and box of nails are not a system.

14. How do you talk about Systems?
Write down 10 words that your students should hear, use and understand to perform well on Systems questions.

15. Science Standards Glossary
Systems
Science Standards Glossary
Systems.
An assemblage of interrelated parts or conditions through which matter, energy and information flow.
We think it is matter or energy or information , or a combination of these.

16. How do you talk about Systems?
Test and Item Specs
Page 22

17. models 9-12 Systems Input Output Matter Energy Model Limits Changes
Positive Feedback
Negative Feedback
Static Equilibrium
Dynamic Equilibrium
Model Limits
Changes
Feedback
Equilibrium
models