Middle School Science Curriculum

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Middle School Science Curriculum

• August 2009
• Karen Greene
• 910.254.4335
• kgreene_at_nhcs.net

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Agenda

• Community Resources
• NHCS Science Webpage
• Instruction and Assessment
• Science Competitions
• Curriculum Changes
• Science Training
• Data
• Next meeting
• Thursday, October 15
• 405 PM
• Roland Grsie

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Community Resources

• Cape Fear Museum
• Science and Math Education Center
• City of Wilmington Stormwater Services
• Airlie Gardens
• NHC Soil and Water Conservation District
• Classroom programs
• Envirothons

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NHCS Science Webpage

• Middle School Resources
• Science Kit Schedule Delivery and return

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Instruction and Assessment

• Curriculum Maps
• Sample
• Formative Assessment
• Performance Assessments
• ClassScape Assessments
• Ready-made assessments 2 per objective
• District-made assessments
• Assessments for each goal
• Cumulative assessment
• New State writing assessment
• Content-specific writing
• Support website

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Science Competitions

• Competitions Calendar
• NHCS Science Fair Thursday, January 28
• NC Science Olympiad
• No funding for coaches clinic October 2 and 3
• Each school registers teams online and sends
  Karen email invoice

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Science Competitions

• NHCS Science Fair Thursday, January 28
• Liability Issues
• Required Forms
• Schedule
• Parent Letter
• Clarification Items allowed at display
• Online Resources
• Teachers
• Parents

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Curriculum Changes

• Curriculum Update Essential Standards
• NCDPI Draft 2 Feedback

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Science Training

• Survey will be distributed to teachers via
  principals after day 10
• Content-specific training can be school based or
  district wide

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Monitoring Progress