[MLTI-MS] MLTI MS Science Content Survey

[Juanita Deschambault]

The MLTI Project is conducting a survey to provide information about  
curricula design and the resources being used in middle school  
science and technology programs.  This information will be shared  
with the Department of Education, software developers working with  
MLTI, and professional development groups to inform their work and  
better serve the needs of Maine teachers.

We ask that one teacher from your school collect the requested  
information and answer the survey.

The survey can be accessed here:  http://www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/ 
index.htm (Under header Surveys and sub-header Middle School)

The following questions will be asked (we recommend that you print  
this page and gather the information before completing the survey).   
Completing the survey should take less than 15 minutes.

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The number of:
·      teachers in your building

·      students in your building

·    science teachers in your building



2. Whether each performance indicator is taught completely, partially  
or not at all for grade 6, grade 7, and grade 8 in your school.

·      Students plan, conduct, analyze data from, and communicate  
results of investigations, including simple experiments.
·      Students use a systematic process, tools, equipment, and a  
variety of materials to design and produce a solution or product to  
meet a specified need, using established criteria.
·      Students explain the movements and describe the location,  
composition, and characteristics of our solar system and universe,  
including planets, the sun, and galaxies.
·      Students describe the various cycles, physical and biological  
forces and processes, position in space, energy transformations, and  
human actions that affect the short-term and long-term changes to the  
Earth.
·      Students describe physical and chemical properties of matter,  
interactions and changes in matter, and transfer of energy through  
matter.
·      Students describe the force of gravity, the motion of objects,  
the properties of waves, and the wavelike property of energy in light  
waves.
·      Students differentiate among organisms based on biological  
characteristics and identify patterns of similarity.
·      Students examine how the characteristics of the physical, non- 
living (abiotic) environment, the types and behaviors of living  
(biotic) organisms, and the flow of matter and energy affect  
organisms and the ecosystem of which they are part.
·      Students describe the hierarchy of organization and function  
in organisms, and the similarities and differences in structure,  
function, and needs among and within organisms.
·      Students describe the general characteristics and mechanisms  
of reproduction and heredity in organisms, including humans, and ways  
in which organisms are affected by their genetic traits.
·      Students describe the evidence that evolution occurs over many  
generations, allowing species to acquire many of their unique  
characteristics or adaptations.
3.  Indicate which, if any, of the following resources are used at  
grade 6, grade 7 and grade 8.

·      Event Based Science

·      FOSS

·      Gems

·      Glenco

·      Holt

·      Its About Time

·      National Institutes of Health (NIH)

·      Prentice Hall

·      Project Learning Tree

·      Scott Foresman

·      SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program-  
Lawrence Hall of Science)

·      Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STC)

·      Teacher Prepared Materials

·      Other: ___________



Thank you
Juanita


Juanita Deschambault
M.L.T.I.
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta Maine 04333
(P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm)
Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org


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