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SCIENCE :: SECONDARY RESOURCES

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HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

The high school science support documents detail the content for each objective, provide course sequencing information, include a variety of teaching strategies, give web resources, recommended classroom and laboratory activities, safety information and resources, and discuss the expectations for honors level courses. Each of these documents can be downloaded in word or pdf format from the Standard Course of Study page for the course at the links below or purchased in hard copy form from DPI Publications. The word version is provided to encourage teachers to modify materials to suit their individual classroom needs.


REFERENCE TABLES

Reference Tables are provided for each of the following courses: Chemistry, Earth Environmental Science, Physical Science, and Physics. They can be downloaded from the links below or purchased from Publication Sales. They are also available in large type editions. Their purpose is to allow students and teachers to focus on understanding and applying concepts rather than memorizing equations. These reference tables are intended for students to use throughout each of the respective courses. Another copy of the appropriate Reference Tables will be provided to students when they take the End-of-Course Test. Students should be given their own copy of these reference tables at the beginning of each course and asked to use it frequently so that they become familiar with all of the information provided.


HONORS COURSE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Has general information about honors course requirements as well as a science specific section. Use in conjunction with the honors section of each course's support document.

Honors Course Implementation Guide Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.
(pdf, 802kb)


POSTERS

  • Goggles: It's the Law Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.
  • Science Chemicals Poster Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.
    This poster can be laminated and then the appropriate chemical safety information can be filled in for each laboratory investigation
  • Science Safety Signs Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.
    These are used to mark Safety Equipment, Exits, Hazards etc to comply with safety regulations
  • North Carolina Through Time Geologic Poster Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.
  • What you need to know about FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Click this symbol to learn about purchasing a hardcopy.


LIST SERVES

Note: Some school system firewalls prevent all list serve messages - please check with your Technology coordinator to be sure you can receive list serve messages. In some counties this has not been possible and educators have had to join with their home e-mail.

  • Science Supervisors List Serve: Designed to communicate with Central Office Science Curriculum Supervisors. Science teachers are also welcome to join. This list serve is used to send DPI announcements only and includes policy updates, DPI professional development opportunities, and other announcements. To join send your name, LEA, e-mail address, phone number and job title to Susan Hart shart@dpi.state.nc.us.
  • High School Curriculum Support: Designed for high school teachers interested in receiving DPI information. Members receive information for all science areas and are expected to share with their departments. Requests for teachers to serve on various committees are also advertised through this list serve. To join e-mail Susan Hart at shart@dpi.state.nc.us with all of your contact information (name, school, subject area, e-mail address and phone) and ask to be added to the High school science support documents list serve.
  • NCSciTeach: This is a list serve for science educators hosted at NCSU. This list serve includes a variety of professional development opportunities, contests for students, grants, and interesting science education news. We do not put non-DPI Professional Development announcements on the DPI List Serves. Therefore it is important for science teachers and supervisors to belong to both!

    To Subscribe:
    1. Visit http://lists.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr
    2. Type ncsciteach in the mailing list box.
    3. Enter your email address on the next page and click subscribe.
    4. If you do not receive a confirmation, please e-mail John Park at john_park@ncsu.edu


SCHOOL SCIENCE SAFETY RESOURCES

Each of our support documents has a detailed section with safety resources. Further web resources are given here.

NIOSH CDC School Chemistry Laboratory Safety Guide
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-107/pdfs/2007-107.pdf

NC Department of Labor Guide to School Safety and Health
http://www.nclabor.com/osha/etta/indguide/ig21.pdf

North Carolina School Science Facilities Planner
This is a helpful guide when designing or remodeling science classrooms, laboratories and prep rooms. It includes important information about safe science facilities.
http://www.schoolclearinghouse.org/pubs/SCIENCE.PDF

Council of State Science Supervisors (safety downloads)

NSTA Position Statements
http://www.nsta.org/about/positions.aspx#list
Statements that particularly relate to safety include:


OTHER WEB RESOURCES

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/highschoolexit
This includes information on Exit Standards.

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/reports/archive
the North Carolina State Testing Results, also known as the "Green Book"

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/parents/highschool
links to test overviews and additional sample EOC questions sorted by goal

http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/science
NCDPI Curriculum and School Reform's site hosted by LearnNC. Follow links to announcements, professional development, science safety and more resources! Draft Support documents are posted here!

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/publications/
Look in the on-line catalog for various curriculum materials, science safety posters, science posters, etc.


END OF COURSE TEST INFORMATION

Contact:
Elizabeth O. Halstead,
Accountability Services/Test Development
919.807.3807
ehalstead@dpi.state.nc.us

  • Moving to embedded field testing
  • Physics - moving to online test only.
  • New Tests 5th and 8th - Operational in 2007-2008
  • New EOC Science Tests fully operational 2007-2008
Test Information Sheets


RESOURCES FOR ASSESSMENT:

Form to volunteer to be an item writer or reviewer.
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/itemwriters/

Style manual for item writers - information for science is on pages 18-21.
http://www.tops.ncsu.edu/control/Text/style%20manual.pdf

This is helpful for designing classroom and district assessments. It includes a brief description of advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of test items and a checklist for item editing.
http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/dme/exams/ITQ.html

NAEP Question Tool: This is sample questions from the NAEP Assessment. Some good sample questions here -also information on how students score nationally on each item. It does take a little time to use. http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ITMRLS/pickone.asp

Edinformatics: This site pulls together links to states with released science test items. The site can help classroom teachers by providing model test questions. www.edinformatics.com

SCASS: This site is houses a database of science questions for use in the public domain. Log in as a "guest" and surf the database. North Carolina is a member of Science SCASS. Your local testing coordinator should be able to give you a password to use the secure item bank. If you have further difficulties please contact one of the science consultants for assistance. www.sciencescass.org

 

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