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The following examples of student work may be used for teacher training, informational documents, scoring practice with students, or for other uses. To view the work samples (with Adobe Acrobat Reader) External Link

, click on the title in quotes (Ex.: "Magnetic Pole"). To look at the scores and read the justification for scores, click on the “Scores and Justification” link below the sample being viewed.

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	HIGH	MEDIUM	LOW
Grade 3	"Rockets - 2" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Rockets - 3" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Rockets - 1" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
		"Blowing Cotton Balls" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
Benchmark 2	"Magnetic Pole" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Magnetic Fields" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Magnets" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"Seeds: Lima and Corn" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Seeds in Light and Dark" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Hole in Straw" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"My Right Hand" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Pendulum" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Size of Cotton Ball" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"Erosion" (Earth Science) Scores and Justification		"Erosion" (Earth Science) Scores and Justification
Benchmark 3	"Walking Snails" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Pond Water" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"My Pond Water" (Life Science) Scores and Justification
	"Water Rocket 117" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Car Experiment" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Pond Water 229" (Life Science) Scores and Justification
	"Water Rocket 198" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"Water Rocket 82" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"Isopod Experiment" (Life Science) Scores and Justification

High School	"Penny Lab/Matter in Pennies" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Fluid Force" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification	"Penny Lab" (Physical Science) Scores and Justification
	"Circadian Rhythm" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Circadian Rhythm" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Enzymes 451" (Life Science) Scores and Justification
	"Reading Rate" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Enzymes 449" (Life Science) Scores and Justification	"Enzymes 468" (Life Science) Scores and Justification
		"Enzymes 507" (Life Science) Scores and Justification
		"Cardiovascular Homeostasis" (Life Science) Scores and Justification

Scientific Inquiry Training Opportunities
Oregon educators needing professional developers to assist teachers in scoring work samples are invited to contact the science teacher leaders or contact Leslie Phillips for current training opportunities available throughout Oregon.

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Development of Scientific Inquiry Anchor Papers
The current Scientific Inquiry Anchor Papers have been scored by many educators from throughout Oregon. Improvement of the collection will be greatly facilitated by the submission of your students' work. Be sure to include the Science Student Permission Form for each submission.