Science

1. PALS

http://www.ctl.sri.com/pals/nses5-8.html

National Science Standards –absolutely wonderful- has all the national standards with a click to subject /activities/rubrics/teacher

2. Performance Assessment for Science Teachers

http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/Perform/PAST5.htm

Performance test and tasks/lots of samples

3. Improving America’s Schools

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/IASA/newsletters/assess/

article based on improving schools through assessments

4. McRel-

http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/assess.asp

http://www.exemplars.com/about_us.html

site regarding student assessment /exemplars (2^nd site) is a program for purchase on curriculum based instruction on standards

5. Center of English and Literacy-in science and math

http://cela.albany.edu/publication/article/science.htm

article explaining the need and use for writing in science based on standards

6. Alaska Department of Education

http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/frameworks/mathsci/ms5_2as1.htm

great site for samples of assessment

7. Riverdeep Curriculum

http://www.riverdeep.net/science/middle_school_gateways/msg_activity_pages/catn.activityi_800327.jhtm

Wonderful site with lesson plan- for demos on plans to go with standards-this is a product but has good demos

8. Kathy Schrock’s site

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html#rubrics

specific information for science project-includes rubrics and lesson plans

9. Sehome High School

http://wwwshs1.bham.wednet.edu/CURRIC/rubricsources.htm#sl

Various rubrics for across the curriculum

10. About-for secondary educators

http://7-12educators.about.com/cs/rubrics/index.htm?once=true&

Rubrics for writing projects-any content