MPS - K-12 Science Instructional Support
The goal of Mason Public Schools' K-12 Science Instructional Support is to provide teachers, students, and parents with information, resources, tools, and the background knowledge necessary to increase student achievement and their ability to become critical thinkers, effective problem solvers, and to wonder about the world around them.
Mason Public Schools' science curriculum is aligned to the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) and the High School Content Expectations at all grades K-12. For more information regarding GLCE and HSCE see below. Mason Public Schools has adopted and is implementing several programs K-7 that are inquiry-based and incorporate hands-on/minds-on learning activities.
K-7 Programs:
Harcourt Brace
Battle Creek Science Kits
GEMS
Tracks (Kendall Hunt)
SEPUP (5-7)
8th Grade Science Teachers and the MHS Science Department have designed courses aligned with the Michigan Merit Curriculum to provide our students with the highest quality science education possible.
Mason Public Schools' science curriculum is aligned to the Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) and the High School Content Expectations at all grades K-12. For more information regarding GLCE and HSCE see below. Mason Public Schools has adopted and is implementing several programs K-7 that are inquiry-based and incorporate hands-on/minds-on learning activities.
K-7 Programs:
Harcourt Brace
Battle Creek Science Kits
GEMS
Tracks (Kendall Hunt)
SEPUP (5-7)
8th Grade Science Teachers and the MHS Science Department have designed courses aligned with the Michigan Merit Curriculum to provide our students with the highest quality science education possible.
Grade Level Content Expectations and High School Content Expectations
The Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCE) and High School Content Expectations (HSCE) provide a guide for what should be taught and assessed by our science teachers throughout the district. The GLCE provide our K-8 teachers with grade level expectations of what each student should learn and master by the time they leave each grade. The HSCE provide our high school science teachers with expectations of what each student should learn and master by the time they leave each course. Please click on the links below to retrieve a PDF of the K-8 Science GLCE or the Science HSCE.
After science teachers had used the GLCE and HSCE documents as a basis for instruction, it became evident that clarification was necessary. As a result, science companion documents have been developed by the Michigan Department of Education and teachers, in collaboration with their Intermediate School Districts, developed Power Standards documents to narrow the focus for instruction. The Power Standards documents, in particular, are written in teacher and student-friendly language and highlight essential understandings in each of the core content areas.
K-7 Science GLCE
K-4 Science Companion Documents
5-7 Science Companion Documents
Science Power Standards
HSCE Science
HS Science Companion Documents
HS Course Descriptions/Related Curriculum Documents
After science teachers had used the GLCE and HSCE documents as a basis for instruction, it became evident that clarification was necessary. As a result, science companion documents have been developed by the Michigan Department of Education and teachers, in collaboration with their Intermediate School Districts, developed Power Standards documents to narrow the focus for instruction. The Power Standards documents, in particular, are written in teacher and student-friendly language and highlight essential understandings in each of the core content areas.
K-7 Science GLCE
K-4 Science Companion Documents
5-7 Science Companion Documents
Science Power Standards
HSCE Science
HS Science Companion Documents
HS Course Descriptions/Related Curriculum Documents
Adjustments have been made to the kindergarten and 1st grade GLCE for science in 2009. These changes to the curriculum are reflected in the two documents below. These changes are the most current update as of 12/09.
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