1. Science Inquiry Larry Scheffler November 25, 2009 Parkrose High School

2. Contact Information Larry Scheffler Lincoln High School 1600 SW Salmon Portland, OR 97205 503 916-5200] Email: lscheff@pps.k12.or.uslscheff@pps.k12.or.us Website: http://lincoln.pps.k12.or.us/lscheffler/ 2

3. What do we want to accomplish today? From Dr Montieth Middle School Teachers would like calibration and common understanding for the rubric High School Teachers to collectively be educated on the components of the ultimate tool- Scientific Method used in our lab (work) samples so everyone is on the same page. Collectively agree on appropriate benchmarks for the components based grade level as well as course level such as advanced and AP courses. For example, what are the essential components of a correctly written hypothesis? to work together to develop common power standards for our scientific inquiry work samples. 3

4. Other needs relevant questions?? From 4

5. New Oregon Standards Science inquiry is an essential piece of the new standards 5