KANSAS+SCIENCE+STATE+ASSESSMENTS

**Kansas Science Update-January 2008**

State Assessments<<<>>>Administered Spring '08-09  [|sci_std_Aug07_hs.pdf] __   STANDARD 1: SCIENCE AS INQUIRY   STANDARD 2A: CHEMISTRY  STANDARD 2B: PHYSICS (same as Standard 2A above)
 * Science will be assessed annually beginning in 2007-2008
 * Cut-scores will be set in summer of 2008
 * Science scores will be used in school QPA calculations
 * Science is not used in AYP calculations at this time
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Students assessed at 4th, 7th, and **high school**
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">All questions will be multiple choice <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Two questions per tested indicator
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">Number of tested indicators <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">: High School 30 (15 Physical Science/15 Life Science)
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> Proposed testing session ( High School- one 60-min session per test part)
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> High school test will have a periodic table (Utilize practice for format)   <span style="font-size: 130%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">
 * || **__<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">[|Kansas (8-12)Science Standards:]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop the abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry and develop and understanding of scientific inquiry.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop an understanding of the structure of atoms, compounds, chemical reactions, and the interactions of energy and matter.

STANDARD 3: LIFE SCIENCE *** **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will d ****<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">evelop an understanding of the cell, molecular basis of heredity, biological evolution, interdependence of organisms, matter, energy, and organization in living systems, and the behavior of organisms. ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">STANDARD 4: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> *** **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop an understanding of energy in the earth system, geochemical cycles, the formation and organization of the earth system, the dynamics of the earth/moon/sun system, and the organization and development of the universe. ** STANDARD 5: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> STANDARD 6: SCIENCE IN PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> STANDARD 7: HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop understandings about the relationship between science and technology.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop an understanding of personal and community health, population growth, natural resources, environmental quality, natural and human induced hazards, and science and technology in local, national, and global settings.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif">The student will develop understanding of science as a human endeavor, the nature of scientific knowledge, and historical perspectives.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> //Standards Mr. Spore is responsible for covering.//<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> **** ||

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> Resources: [|Science_topeka_update_1-30-08.ppt] <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif"> [|sci_hs_phy_flipchart.pdf] [|HS Science Testing Indicators.pdf]

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