<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">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. <SPAN style="">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.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">We ask that one teacher from your school collect the requested information and answer the survey.</FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The survey can be accessed here: <FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><A href="http://www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/index.htm">http://www.maine.gov/mlti/educator/index.htm</A> (Under header Surveys and sub-header Middle School)</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The following questions will be asked (we recommend that you print this page and gather the information before completing the survey).</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Completing the survey should take less than 15 minutes.<SPAN style=""></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">====================================</FONT></P><OL style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><LI class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><I>The number of:</I></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><I><O:P></O:P></I></SPAN></LI></OL><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.75in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">·</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">teachers in your building</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.75in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">·</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">students in your building</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.75in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">·</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-shadow: transparent -2px 3px;">science teachers in your building</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><SPAN style=""><I>2. Whether each performance indicator is taught completely, partially or not at all for grade 6, grade 7, and grade 8 in your school.</I></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students plan, conduct, analyze data from, and communicate results of investigations, including simple experiments.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">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.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students explain the movements and describe the location, composition, and characteristics of our solar system and universe, including planets, the sun, and galaxies.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">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.</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"> </FONT></SPAN><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students describe physical and chemical properties of matter, interactions and changes in matter, and transfer of energy through matter.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students describe the force of gravity, the motion of objects, the properties of waves, and the wavelike property of energy in light waves. </FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students differentiate among organisms based on biological characteristics and identify patterns of similarity.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">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.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students describe the hierarchy of organization and function in organisms, and the similarities and differences in structure, function, and needs among and within organisms.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">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.</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -686.9pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Students describe the evidence that evolution occurs over many generations, allowing species to acquire many of their unique characteristics or adaptations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-687.0pt;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops: 28.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><I>3.</I></FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><I> </I></FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><I>Indicate which, if any, of the following resources are used at grade 6, grade 7 and grade 8.</I></FONT><I><O:P></O:P></I></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Event Based Science</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">FOSS</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Gems</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Glenco</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Holt</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Its About Time</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">National Institutes of Health (NIH)</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Prentice Hall</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Project Learning Tree</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Scott Foresman</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">SEPUP (Science Education for Public Understanding Program- Lawrence Hall of Science)</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School (STC)</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT">Teacher Prepared Materials</FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style=""><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Symbol">·</FONT><SPAN style="font:7.0pt " times="" new="" roman""=""> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT">Other: ___________</FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></P><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Thank you<DIV>Juanita</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Juanita Deschambault</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">M.L.T.I.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Maine Department of Education</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">23 State House Station</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Augusta Maine 04333</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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