Open House Schedule
General Meeting in
Gymnasium
6:15PM - 6:45 PM
Period 1
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM
Period 2
7:15 PM - 7:25 PM
Period 3
7:30 PM - 7:40 PM
Period 4
7:45 PM - 7:55 PM
Period 5
8:00 PM - 8:10 PM
Period 6
8:15 PM - 8:25 PM
Zero/7 Period
8:30 PM - 8:40 PM
Mr. Knowles
Inquiry Science -> Level 2
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Parents’ Night
Presentation
Integrated Inquiry Science
MSHS Science Dept.
What we’re covering tonight
 Why
was the Integrated Inquiry Program
selected?
 What is inquiry science?
 What does it look like?
 Curriculum coverage
 Some useful resources for parents
 Elective science offerings
Why was this curriculum selected?
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Extensive review process
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Center for Inquiry Science
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BSCS curriculum highly regarded
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Educational Research shows the Inquiry
Model increases:
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Retention
Ownership
High test scores
Better understanding at university level
Level 2:Curriculum Coverage
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Science inquiry-> experimental design
Plate tectonics/geologic time
Biological Evolution
Genetics
Molecular Biology (DNA structure/function>protein synthesis)
Population Growth
Natural Resources & Sustainability
What is inquiry science?
 Asking
questions about the world
 Increase curiosity and independent
thought
 Ultimate goal: increase understanding of
core science concepts and science
practices
What does it look like?
 Standards
based: aligned with state and
Next Generation Science Standards
 Many hands-on activities
 Integration of physical, life and Earth
science disciplines (mostly bio for now)
What is left out?
NOTHING
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All content that was covered in preparation for the
Washington State end of course exam (EOC) is still covered
at the same depth. The difference is that the content is
covered over a two year period rather than a single year
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In fact the state EALRs are better represented in this
curriculum than the previous 9th /10th grade curriculum
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More Biology is taught in the Inquiry Science classes 1 and 2
then was possible with our previous biology offering
Why Inquiry?
 Student-centered
 Much
more personalized
 Much
higher retention/ownership
NOT inquiry
Inquiry in action
5-E model of inquiry
EOC
data
2013-2014 EOC
EOC SCORES 20122013
Lev Lev
No
el
el Level Level Score Pass
4% 3% 2%
1%
%
%
Bellevue 60 29.4
Mercer
Island 70.8 17.9
63.2 24.7
MSHS
9.6
2.1
1.9
89.4
3.5
6.8
0.3
3.3
7.5
2
88.7
87.9
1.4
1
86.2
Tahoma 51.5 34.7 11.4
Lake
Washingt
56.9 29
9.5
2
2.6
85.9
on
Rivervie
46.1 34.8 13.5
2.2
3.4
80.9
w
• State
An 11% increase over the 2011-2012 EOC
scores! 34.7 33.8 20.4
6
5.1
68.5
Avg.
• These are our highest score to date and some
of the highest pass rates in the state.
EOC SCORES 2013-2014
Level Level Level
4%
3%
2%
Mercer
Island
MSHS
Lake
Washington
Bellevue
Riverview
Tahoma
State
Average
No 2013/14 2012/13
Level Score
Pass
Pass
%
1%
%
%
67.3
61
26
26.4
2.2
5.1
0.2
2.9
3.3
2.4
94.1
89.4
88.7
87.9
55.1
57.7
40.2
39.3
32.5
26.8
43.1
29.8
6.6
7.5
8.9
13.3
2.7
3.4
2.1
13.9
2.1
3.1
4.3
0.4
88.4
85.8
84.5
72.2
85.9
89.4
80.9
86.2
31
36.9
17.5
6.6
5.5
70.3
68.5
Class website (Weebly)
http://knowlessci.weebly.com
Grading
Category
%
Description
Tests
60 %
Formal and informal assessments including tests, quizzes, etc.
There will be several formative and summative quizzes each chapter.
Midterm, Finals are cumulative for the year.
There are no “exam re-takes”.
Formal Lab reports
Projects
40 %
Classwork includes, but is not limited to:
Discussion: Whole class, small group, and/or partner work
Reading: Individual and partner reading, note-taking content and organization
Homework: lab reports and In-class assignments
Lab: proper procedure, preparation and cleanup
Notebook, fully filled out, lab data present, all answers sufficiently supported (1 sentence or more)
Daily Work
Should you expect to see your
son/daughter doing homework for
this class?
Absolutely!!
Homework/reviewing:
about 2030 minutes (at least) per day.
What are they doing?- check
their notebook….
Other Science offerings
available after IIS1and IIS2
• Oceanography
• Meteorology
• Astronomy (and college credit UW101 Astronomy)
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Statistics
• Geology
• Chemistry
• Physics
Thank you:
This presentation is saved
under “IIS2 tab on the Mr.
Knowles’ Weebly website