Science Resources
and
Initiatives
Mozell P. Lang, Science Director
Detroit Public Schools
7440 Second Avenue – 3rd Floor
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Email: mozell.lang@detroitk12.org
313-873-1485(W) 517-214-7450(C)
Curriculum Instructional
Sequence and Pacing Guides
• Articulate curriculum, instruction and
assessment.
• Align district, state and national standards.
• Outline the rigor for what students should know
and be able to do.
• Provide outcomes for pre and post assessments.
• Textbooks provide support and content.
• Promote the Inquiry Based Learning
Elementary Science
Instructional Materials
Kindergarten
Harcourt, Science, K
Grade 1
Harcourt, Science, Units A-B
FOSS, Air and Weather Kit. Solids and Liquids
Grade 2
Harcourt. Science, Grade 2
FOSS, Insects Kit
Grade 3
Harcourt, Science, Grade 3
FOSS, Measurement Kit.
Magnetism and Electricity Kit.
Structures of Life Kit
Laser Discs,
Videodiscovery, Science Sleuth’s
The Pet Store Predicament, Disc 1
The Case of the Sore Team. Disc 1
The Vacation to Planet X, Disc 2
The Vanishing Swimming Hole, Disc 2
Grade 4
Harcourt, Science, Grade 4
FOSS, Magnetism and Electricity Kit,
Landforms Kit.
Structures of Life Kit
Laser Discs
Videodiscovery, Science Sleuth’s, Grade 3
The Plant that Wouldn't Grow, Disc 1
The Out of Control Cafe, Disc 1
The Wreck of the Fortuna Dourada. Disc 2
The Frog File, Disc 2
The Challenge of the Bogus Brakes, DISC 3
The Alarming Episode, Disc 3
Grade 5
Harcourt, Science, Grade 5
FOSS, Measurement Kit.
Laser Discs,
Videodiscovery. Science Sleuths, Grade 3, Grade 5
The Fast Fish Frenzy, Disc 1
The Dubious Donor, Disc 1
The Riddle of the Rhino Cast, Disc 2
The Sap Situation, Disc 2
The Puzzling Picture, Disc 3
The Little Blimp that Couldn't, Disc 3
MEAP University Model Lesson
Strategies and Assessments for
Teachers and Students
• Elementary and Middle school curriculum,
aligned lessons and items;
• Multiple choice, constructed response,
performance, extended response, data
analysis, charts and graphs;
• Support hands-on, materials to enhance
the teaching and learning process.
Detroit Elementary Science
MEAP Fall 2005-2006
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2006
30
2005
20
10
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Percent Meeting or Exceeding
District MEAP Analysis
Grade 5
An analysis of the MEAP data showed:
• The percentage of district students who are proficient in
science has improved but is still low when compared to
the state.
• Each year there continues to be a thirty percent difference
between the number of students with disabilities and the
number of students without disabilities that are proficient
in science.
• Students consistently do poorly on questions written with
negative wording such as least likely, less, not, etc.
• Students continue to do poorly on constructed response
questions.
District Targets for
Elementary MEAP University
– Analyzing the data
• Measurement, Weather, Earth
History, Ecosystems, and Sound
– Improvement strategies
– Interpreting data-Graphs, Charts
– Collecting data- Hands-on
Activities
– Deconstructing MEAP ItemsImproving vocabulary and writing
skills
Materials for Elementary
MEAP University
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rubber bands
straws
scissors
small box (1 per group)
crayons
tape
cup
string
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construction paper
yarn
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clear plastic cups
gravel
potting soil
sand
spoon
newspaper
Vaseline
shells
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clear plastic bag
Dixie cup
metric rulers
various objects
to measure.
bowl
clay
• glue
Prentice Hall
Middle School
Science Text Books
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Environmental Science
The Nature of Science and
Technology
From Bacteria to Plants
Earth Waters
Cells and Heredity
Human Biology And Health
Weather and Climate
Earth’s Changing Surface
Electricity and Magnetism
Sound and Light
Astronomy
Chemical Interactions
Motion, Forces, and Energy
Chemical Building Blocks
Inside Earth
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Middle School Science
Resources
Resources with Each Book
Spanish Teaching Guide With Test
Spanish Guided Reading and Study
Teaching Resources: Inquiry Skills Activity Books, Reading
Strategies for Science Content, Probeware Lab Manual
Student Text
Teachers’ Edition
Spanish Student Text
Guided Reading and Study Workbook
Adapted Test
Adapted Reading and Study Workbook
All- in- One Teaching Resources
Middle School Science
Resources
Other Resource Materials
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Teacher Express CD
Lab Zone CD
Presentation Express CD
Exam View CD
Lab Activity Library
Teacher Online Access
Science Explorer Video Explorations DVD/VHS
Detroit Middle School Science
MEAP Fall 2006
2005 MEAP
Detroit
State
50% meeting or exceeding
77% meeting or exceeding
2006 MEAP
Detroit 43% meeting or exceeding
State
75% meeting or exceeding
Detroit scored 32% lower than
the state for the Fall 2006
Science MEAP
Science Skills for Test Taking
• Constructed Response and other writing
in Science (rubrics, modeling, peer
critiques)
• Negatively worded questions, using
wording such as “least likely, less, not,
etc.”
• Separating true information from the
information that the actual question is
asking
MEAP University Content
• Elements, Compounds, and
Mixtures
• Common Physical Changes
• Common Chemical Changes
• Geological History of the Earth
• Water in Various forms on Earth
MEAP University Content
(cont.)
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Origins of Water Pollution
Motion in 2 Dimensions
Energy from Sunlight
Force and Distance Using Simple
Machines
• Designing and Conducting investigations
MEAP University Materials
• Graph paper
• Toilet paper
• Clock with second
hand/stopwatches (68)
• Masking Tape
• Clear Cups
• Sand
• Gravel
• Water
• Clay
•Colored pencils/crayons
•Fishing line/dental floss
•Relief Maps
•Food Coloring
•Overhead projector
•Styrofoam ball
•Copies of food chain
cards (originals included
in packet)
•Test tubes/beakers/jars
•Water plant
High School Science
“What students
learn is greatly
influenced by
how they are
taught.”
Michigan Merit Examination Components and
Score Contributions
Assessments
Administered
Contributes to
an English
Language Arts
Score
•ACT Plus
Writing
Total ELA
Score
•WorkKeys
Applied
Mathematics &
Reading for
Information,
plus Michigan
Mathematics
Reading
•ACT Reading
(MC)
•WorkKeys
Reading for
Information
items (MC)
•Michigan
Science and
Social Studies
Writing
•ACT English
(MC)
•ACT Writing
(CR)
•Michigan
Social Studies
CR item -writing
score
Contributes to
a Mathematics
Score
•ACT
Mathematics
(MC)
•WorkKeys
Applied
Mathematics
(MC)
•Selected ACT
Science items
(MC)
•Michigan items
(Approximately
13 MC)
Contributes to
a Science
Score
•ACT Science
(MC)
•Michigan
Science (53
MC)
Contributes to
a Social
Studies Score
•Michigan Social
Studies (57 MC
and 2 CR social studies
score)
Note: The
number of
Michigan items
shown includes
field-test items
to replace those
released
annually.
All Grade 11 First-Time
Testers
Average ACT Score
MME Spring 2007
20
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16.1
19.5
Series1
S1
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DPS
State
Maximum possible score = 36
High School Science
Using Data
To Inform Instructional Delivery
To Improve Student Achievement
and Performance
Introducing the Michigan Merit
Exam (MME)
Science DOK Levels
Development of Knowledge
• First Level - (Recall and Reproduction) =
Performance Level 4
• requires the recall of information.
– Students to demonstrate a rote response
– Use a well-known formula
– Follow a set procedure (like a recipe)
– Perform a clearly defined series of steps
Verbs: identify, recall, recognize, use, calculate,
measure
Item does not need to be “figured out” or “solved”
Science DOK Levels
Development of Knowledge
• Second Level (Skills and Concepts) = Performance Level 3
• includes the engagement of some mental processing
beyond recalling or reproducing a response.
– Content knowledge or process involved is more complex
than Level1
– Items require students to make some decisions as to
how to approach the questions or problem
Keywords: classify, organize, estimate, make
observations, collect and display dat and compare data
Science DOK Levels
Development of Knowledge
• Third Level (Strategic Thinking) = Performance Level 2
• requires reasoning, planning, using evidence, and a
higher level of thinking that the previous two levels.
– Require an explanation of their thinking
– Identify research questions and design investigations for a
scientific problem
– Solve non-routine problems
– Develop a scientific model for a complex situation
– From conclusions from experimental data
Science DOK Levels
Development of Knowledge
• Fourth Level ( Extended Thinking) = Performance
Level 1
• Involves high cognitive demands and complexity
• Requires complex reasoning, experimental design
and planning
– Make several connections
– Relate ideas within the content area or among content areas
– Select or devise one approach among many alternatives to
solve the problem
– Significant conceptual understanding and higher-order
thinking
High School Science
Professional Development
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Citywide Curriculum Leaders
Integrated Natural Science
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Science
Science Fair
New Teachers
Course
Grade
Title
Authors
ISBN
Copyright
Cost
Publisher
Adopted
INS
9
Integrated
Science: An
Investigated
Approach Tch.
Edition
Hsu
1-58892148-4
2006
77.95
Delta
Educationa
LLC dba
CPO
Science
2006
INS
9
Integrated
Science: An
Investigated
Approach E
Book
Hsu
Product
Number
592-2922MIB
2006
1/textbook
Delta
Educationa
LLC dba
CPO
Science
2006
INS
9
Integrated
Science: An
Investigated
Approach
ProPlanner DC
ROM
Hsu
Delta
Educationa
LLC dba
CPO
Science
2006
Biology
10
Biology-The
Dynamics of
Life Tch
Wraparound
Biggs
0-07829899-7
2004
GlencoeMcGrawHill
2004
Anatomy
&
Physiolog
y
11-Jan
Hole's Human
Anatomy and
Physiology
Student Edition
c1999, 8th Ed.
c2004, 10th
Ed.
Butler,
Lewis &
Shier
0-69734193-3
2004
McGrawHill
(Higher
Education)
1999
2006
81.99
For More Information
• For more information on MME
– www.michigan.gov/mme
– www.michigan.gov/highschool
– www.michigan,gov/science
For More Information
• For more information on MME
– www.michigan.gov/mme
• For ACT specific questions
– mi.mme@act.org
Safety Policies and Procedures
Science Classrooms must be evaluated to
ensure that all safety procedures are
being followed in regards to:
• Animals
• Activities
• Equipment
• Chemicals
Science Safety Resources
For full text of the American
Chemical Society's 32-page safety
guide, visit:
http://membership.acs.org/c/ccs/pubs/chemical
_safety_manual.pdf
Google Search: science classroom safety
Upcoming Professional
Development Events
• Back-To-School Fair - August 25, 2007, Belle
Isle
• Curriculum Roll-Out – August 22-23, 2007
• Teacher Staff Development – August 27-29,
2007
Professional Development
• District Sponsored P.D. – Ongoing
• NSTA Regional – Cobo Arena, Detroit,
October 18-21, 2007
• MSTA Lansing, March 6-8, 2008
• NSTA – Boston, March 27-30, 2008
Science Programs (selected)
• Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit,
March
• First Robotics Competition
• Family Science and Mathematics
• SAE A World In Motion Program
• STARS – (The Science Training Apprenticeship
Research Students)
• DAPCEP (Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program)
• Summer Research Apprentice Program (Wayne State
University)
• Advanced Placement Courses
• KARMANOS – Oncology Nurse Mentorship Program
• Biomedical Symposium for Junior and Senior Students
• Center for Learning Technologies In Urban Schools
(Letus, University of Michigan)
• TRAC Careers
New
Initiatives
•Careers-TRAC
•Diversity/African Centered Education
•Health
•Science Resource Center
(needs a new home)
Partnerships
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Detroit Science Center
Charles Wright Museum
Children’s Museum
Cranbrook Science Museum
Detroit Zoo/Visteon
Lawrence Tech University
Supervisors
Deborah Peek-Brown, Elementary Science
(313) 873-1791
deborah.peek-brown@detroitk12.org
Alycia Meriweather, Middle School Science
(313) 873-1792
alycia.meriweather@detroitk12.org
Nadine Tibbs-Stallworth, High School Science
(313) 873-1793
nadine.tibbs@detroitk12.org
Mathematics and Science Center
Dr. Shedrick Ward
(313) 596-0728
shedrick.ward@detroitk12.org
Brian Jewel
(313) 596-0728
brian.jewel@detroitk12.org
Instructional Specialists
Judith Reese
(313) 867-0155
Donald Szlezyngier (313) 870-3479
Ceola Taylor (313) 870-3480
Christine Zakalata (313) 870-3482
Support Staff
Maria Cancel
(313) 873-1488
maria.cancel@detroitk2.org
Brenda J. Johnson
(313) 873-1489
brenda.johnson02@detroitk12.org
Executive Staff
Connie K. Calloway, Ph.D., General Superintendent
Oscar Abbott, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent
Juanita Chambers, Ed.D., Associate Superintendent
Curriculum and Instruction
DAPCEP
(Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program)
Jason D. Lee, Executive Director
idlee@dapcep.org
Veronica Hall, Ext. 230
Accountant
halldian@dapcep.org
Margaret Tucker, Ext. – 227
High School Program Administrator/I-Test
mtucker@dapcep.org
Suzanne Wasson, Ext. – 229
Middle School Program Administrator/K-3 Program
swasson@dapcep.org
Writing in Science – The Ultimate
Guide – Strategies:
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Learning log
Using charts, graphs, tables and diagrams
Cubing
R.A.F.T.
Summary writing
Double entry journal
Supporting a point of view
Biopoems
Connecting With The Learner Resources
(CWL)
Introduction
•Examining Beliefs and Defining Equity
•Designing Equitable Curriculum
•Linking Teaching With Learning
•Exploring Instructional Strategies
•Building Upon Successful Model Programs
•Partnership with Families and the Community
Appendices
•Appendix A: Exemplary Programs
•Appendix B: Organizations and Resources
Science Web Site
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Curriculum
Instructional Materials
Assessments
Science Fair Materials
Board Members
Rev. Jimmy Womack, M.D., President
Joyce V. Hayes-Giles, Esq., Vice President
Rev. David Murray, (At Large)
Carla D. Scott, M.D., (District 1)
Jonathan Cleveland Kinloch, (District 2)
Annie Carter, (District 3)
Tyrone Winfrey, (District 4)
Ida Short, (At Large)
Paula Johnson, Esq., (District 6)
Marvis Cofield, (District 7)
Marie L. Thornton, (At Large)