Waipahu Intermediate School
August 2023
Argumentation
Grade 8
Single Point Rubric - Grade 8
Permian Puzzle Pre-Assessment
Grade 7
Single Point Rubric - Grade 7
Lake Mead Pre-Assessment
Additional Resources
4-Dimensional Inquiry Poster
Science Curriculum Landing Page
Mini-Lessons on SEP and CCC
Sample Evidence for Analysis
May 2023
Instruction and Argumentation
Science Curriculum Landing Page
Andersen Slides
Driving Question Board and Summary Tables
Argumentation Vertical Progression (6-8)
CNG Vertical Progressions
3-D Lesson Screening Tool
March 2023
Storyline / Unit Planning
Science Curriculum Landing Page
Grade 7
Exemplary Student Responses
Red Squirrel Assessment
Feature Analysis Chart - Red Squirrel Assessment
Red Squirrel Assessment - Key
Single Point Rubrics
Grade 8
Permian Puzzle Assessment
Permian Puzzle KEY
Feature Analysis Chart - Permian Puzzle
Single Point Rubrics
January 2023
Storyline / Unit Planning
Science Curriculum Landing Page
Grade 7
Grade 8
November 2022
Storyline / Unit Planning
Grade 7 - Storyline 3
Grade 8
August 2022
Storyline / Unit Planning
Grade 7 - Quarter 2
Grade 8 - Quarter 3
May 2022
Storyline / Unit Planning - Quarter 1
Grade 7 - Chemistry Storyline
Grade 8 - Kinetic and Potential Energy Storyline
March 2022
Storyline / Unit Planning - Quarter 4
Grade 7 - Waves Storyline (Part 2)
Grade 8 - Forces Storyline
Additional Resources for Quarter 4 Storylines
Grade 7 - OpenSciEd (Natural Hazards) (Sound Waves)
Grade 8 - OpenSciEd (Contact Forces)
Looking at Student Work
Defining Problems (for engineering)
Designing Solutions (for engineering)
Generic Feature Analysis Charts
Simple Rubrics for Each Practice
Observable Features of Student Performance (K-12)
Stanford Grading Rubrics (6-8) pdf
January 2022
Storyline / Unit Planning - Quarter 4
Grade 7 - Waves Storyline (Part 2)
Grade 8 - Forces Storyline
Gr 8 Feature Analysis Chart - MS-ESS1-1
- MS-ESS1-2
Labsite
Coqui Data - Google Doc, PDF
Coqui Frog Introduction - Google Slides
Storyline Feedback - Quarter 3
Rubrics
Hawaii State Assessment
Practice Test - Select Grade 8 Science
October 2021
Generic Implementation Plan
Andersen Slides (pdf)
Labsite
Performance Expectation
Learning Plan
Google Doc - O’ahu Origins
Andersen - Slides (pdf)
Storyline / Unit Planning
Grade 7 - Ecosystem Storyline
Grade 8 - Space Systems Storyline
Standards
August 2021
Learning Plan Resources
MS-LS1-2 Assessment
MS-LS1-2 Evidence Statement
MS-LS1-2 Learning Plan - Cell Parts and Function
MS-LS1-6 Assessment
MS-LS1-6 Evidence Statement
MS-LS1-6 Learning Plan - Photosynthesis: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow
MS-LS4-1 Assessment
MS-LS4-1 Evidence Statement
MS-LS4-1 Learning Plan - Fossil Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
Assessments
Exemplar Assessment - Deer (MS-LS2-1)
Evidence Statement (MS-LS2-1)
Performance Assessment Screening Tool
Resources
Inquiry Cards (pdf)
Inquiry Cycle Posters (pdf)
Questions and Reflections from Day One
Inquiry Slides Template
Mini-Lessons
Mini White Board Covers
Thinking Block Squares - Blank, CCC1, CCC2, CCC3, SEP
Andersen Slides
- Day One - 3-D Instruction
- Day Two - Assessments and Instruction
- Labsite - Extinct bat argumentation. (bat fossil images)
Standards
Grade 7
Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems
MS-LS1-6: Photosynthesis - Matter Cycling and Energy Flow
MS-LS1-7: Food and Chemical Reactions
MS-LS2-1: Effects of Resource Availability
MS-LS2-3: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow in Ecosystems
MS-LS2-4: Ecosystem Interactions and Dynamics
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS-LS2-2: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS-LS2-5: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Solutions
History of Earth
MS-ESS2-2: Geoscience Processes at Varying Scales
MS-ESS2-3: Evidence of Plate Tectonics
Earth's Systems
MS-ESS2-1: Cycling of Earth's Materials
MS-ESS3-1: Uneven Distribution of Earth's Resources
Structure and Properties of Matter
MS-PS1-1: Atomic Composition Model
MS-PS1-3: Synthetic Materials
MS-PS1-4: Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
Chemical Reactions
MS-PS1-2: Chemical Properties and Reactions
MS-PS1-5: Conservation of Atoms in Reactions
MS-PS1-6: Thermal Energy Design Project
Human Impacts
Grade 8
Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-1: Collision Design Solution
MS-PS2-2: Forces, Mass and the Motion of an Object
MS-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces
MS-PS2-4: Gravitational Interactions
MS-PS2-5: Electric and Magnetic Fields
Energy
MS-PS3-1: Kinetic Energy of an Object
MS-PS3-2: Potential Energy of the System
Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation
MS-PS4-1: Wave Properties
MS-PS4-2: Wave Reflection, Absorption, and Transmission
MS-PS4-3: Digitized Wave Signals
Human Impacts
Growth, Development, and Reproduction
MS-LS3-1: Mutations - Harmful, Beneficial or Neutral
MS-LS4-5: Artificial Selection
Natural Selection and Adaptations
MS-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
MS-LS4-2: Anatomical Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships
MS-LS4-3: Embryological Evidence of Common Ancestry
MS-LS4-4: Natural Selection
MS-LS4-6: Adaptation of Populations over Time
Space Systems
MS-ESS1-1: Earth-Sun-Moon System
MS-ESS1-2: Gravity and Motions in Space
MS-ESS1-3: Scale Properties in the Solar System
History of Earth
Other Middle School Standards (i.e. Grade 6)
Earth's Systems
MS-ESS2-4: Cycling of Water Through Earth's Systems
MS-ESS2-5: Interacting Air Masses and Weather
MS-ESS2-6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-3: Human Impact on the Environment
MS-ESS3-5: Causes of Global Warming
Energy
MS-PS3-3: Thermal Energy Transfer Solution
MS-PS3-4: Thermal Energy Transfer
MS-PS3-5: Energy Transfer to or from an Object