1. 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

2. Parents’ Night Presentation
Mr. Knowles
Inquiry Science -> Level 2
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Parents’ Night Presentation
Integrated Inquiry Science
MSHS Science Dept.

3. 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

4. Why was this curriculum selected?
Extensive review process
Center for Inquiry Science
BSCS curriculum highly regarded
Educational Research shows the Inquiry Model increases:
Retention
Ownership
High test scores
Better understanding at university level

5. Level 2:Curriculum Coverage
Science inquiry-> experimental design
Plate tectonics/geologic time
Biological Evolution
Genetics
Molecular Biology (DNA structure/function->protein synthesis)
Population Growth
Natural Resources & Sustainability

6. 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

7. 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)

8. What is left out? Nothing
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
In fact the state EALRs are better represented in this curriculum than the previous 9th /10th grade curriculum
More Biology is taught in the Inquiry Science classes 1 and 2 then was possible with our previous biology offering

9. Why Inquiry? Student-centered Much more personalized
Much higher retention/ownership

10. NOT inquiry

11. Inquiry in action

12. 5-E model of inquiry

14. EOC data

15. EOC

16. EOC SCORES 2012-2013 Level 4% Level 3% Level 2% Level 1% No Score%
Level 4%
Level 3%
Level 2%
Level 1%
No Score%
Pass%
Bellevue 60
29.4
9.6
2.1
1.9
89.4
Mercer Island
70.8
17.9
3.5
0.3
7.5
88.7
MSHS
63.2
24.7
6.8
3.3 2
87.9
Tahoma
51.5
34.7
11.4
1.4 1
86.2
Lake Washington
56.9 29
9.5
2.6
85.9
Riverview
46.1
34.8
13.5
2.2
3.4
80.9
State Avg.
33.8
20.4 6
5.1
68.5
An 11% increase over the EOC scores!
These are our highest score to date and some of the highest pass rates in the state.

17. EOC SCORES 2013-2014 Level 4 % Level 3 % Level 2 % Level 1 %
No Score %
2013/14
Pass %
2012/13
Mercer Island
67.3 26
2.2
0.2
3.3
94.1
88.7
MSHS 61
26.4
5.1
2.9
2.4
89.4
87.9
Lake Washington
55.1
32.5
6.6
2.7
2.1
88.4
85.9
Bellevue
57.7
26.8
7.5
3.4
3.1
85.8
Riverview
40.2
43.1
8.9
4.3
84.5
80.9
Tahoma
39.3
29.8
13.3
13.9
0.4
72.2
86.2
State Average 31
36.9
17.5
5.5
70.3
68.5

19. Class website (Weebly) http://knowlessci.weebly.com

20. Grading Tests Daily Work Category % Description 60 % 40 %
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
Daily Work
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)

21. Homework/reviewing: about 20-30 minutes (at least) per day.
Should you expect to see your son/daughter doing homework for this class?
Absolutely!!
Homework/reviewing: about minutes (at least) per day.
What are they doing?- check their notebook….

22. 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

23. Thank you: This presentation is saved under “IIS2 tab on the Mr
Thank you: This presentation is saved under “IIS2 tab on the Mr. Knowles’ Weebly website