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Meghan DeLong
Curriculum Supervisor, Science & Technology (K-12)
Location: HPS Curriculum Office, Haverhill High School, 137 Monument Ave.,
Email: mdelong@haverhill-ps.org
Office Phone: 978-225-3286 (Leave a message or send a text)
Office Hours: Wednesday, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Google Link for office hours: Office Hours
I am also available by appointment. Email me to schedule a time to meet!!
Science Program Goals 2025-2026 (DRAFT)
Science Program Goals 2025-2026 (DRAFT)
Teachers will deliver effective everyday Tier 1 science instruction to all students in grades K-8 through the use of detailed curriculum maps, standards-aligned instructional resources, and intentional pedagogy.
K-12 science teachers, lead science teachers, and the Supervisor of Science & Technology will implement common assessments utilizing existing STEMscopes resources to measure student proficiency with targeted STE Practices.
In response to STE MCAS student performance data in grades 5 & 8, K-8 teachers will engage students with iterative process of creating and revising models of science concepts through use of the Investigative Phenomenon Modeling Tracker. Students should revise their model after each significant learning experience.
Support the growth and development of HHS Engineering and Biomedical Science Innovation Pathways in grades 9 through 12.
Curriculum
Curriculum
Maps
Maps
Links to Science Maps
Links to Gr. 5-8 Technology Maps
Curriculum & Instructional Resources
Curriculum & Instructional Resources
Science Standards - A Combination of Topics and STE Practices: An Example.
The STE PRACTICES
How to Keep Track of them All: A Model.
What they look like by grade band and why they are essential
EXAMPLE - Investigative Phenomenon Modeling Tracker using Gr. 4 Scope - ROCK PATTERNS
Investigative Phenomenon Modeling Tracker - BLANK [Make a copy]
MA STE Frameworks (2016) - Standards and Science, Technology, & Engineering Practices
HPS K-8 COMMON ASSESSMENTS
STE Rubrics [for general use and common assessments]
Supplemental Resources
Supplemental Resources
Anchor Charts - CLICK HERE for some examples
Wondering Wall - CLICK HERE for an overview
Word Walls
Collaborative Student Groups
DESE Ambassador STE Tasks
Updates
Updates
>> K-8 Common Assessments will be implemented this year. Please scroll down for more details!!!
>> The daily data synch between SchoolBrains and STEMscopes does not allow educators with job titles other than "Teacher" to be allowed and given "one click access" via ClassLink. However, there is a process to provide access to these educators. Administrators and ESPs can request access to STEMscopes through a Google Form. CLICK HERE.
>> TIME FOR SCIENCE - K-4 teachers must teach science every day in the following time allotments:
K-2: 30 minutes/ day minimum
Gr.3 & 4: 35 minutes/ day minimum
These time allotments must not include transition time for lunch, recess, or dismissal.
Science curriculum map calendars in Google Shared Drive folders are being updated to reflect changes.
Lead Teachers
Lead Teachers
Like the sherpas who expertly lead their team up the slopes of Everest, the HPS Science Lead Teachers are here to support you and guide you around missteps. Please contact the lead teacher at your school OR one of the lead teachers at your grade level across the district for support.
Department Head:
Grace McIntyre (STEM)
Lead Teachers:
Bradford: Amanda Williams
Consentino: Jessica Paquette
Gateway: Please contact Meg DeLong
Golden Hill: Kelly Curtin
Greenleaf: Pls contact Meg DeLong
Hunking (K-4): Anne Kalashian
Hunking (5-8): Cynthia McLaughlin
Nettle: Michelle Joubert
Pen Lake: Nicole Artz
Silver Hill: Paul Corriveau
TEACH: Please contact Meg DeLong
Tilton: Rachel Queenan
Walnut Sq.: Please contact Meg DeLong
Whittier: Michelle Simes
Classroom Resources to Support Science Inquiry
Students benefit from a learning environment that contains visually engaging reference resources. Science classrooms should display the following resources to prompt, engage, guide and support students in their exploration of science phenomena.
*Vocabulary Walls
Please include science vocabulary with your existing word walls. While science terminology may be subject-specific (E.g.: erosion, life cycle, matter etc.), science shares a lot of academic vocabulary (analyze, diagram, evaluate, explain, model etc.) with other disciplines. So, an inclusive word wall design can support learning not only in science but also across subjects!
DESE Science Ambassadors Program
DESE Science Ambassadors Program
>> During the 2018-2019 school year, six of our science teachers in grades 6-12 participated in the DESE Science Ambassadors' STE Task Development Project, and FOUR of our teachers' tasks were accepted and are now available to science teachers everywhere via the DESE STEM Office website! Please follow the link below to see the thoughtful/ creative work of these talented science teachers.
Grade 7 - Ryan Jesionowski (Nettle) Task Title: Health of the Merrimack River and the Bald Eagle
Grade 8 - Kelly Mansour (Hunking) Task Title: Human Impact on Global Climate Change
HS Biology - Karen Blaustein (HHS) Task Title: Saving the Piping Plover: Analysis of Nest Loss Data
HS Chemistry - Emily Slyva (HHS, now of North Andover HS) Task Title: CO2 Emissions: The Chemistry Behind it and Why We Should Care
CLICK HERE to check out all of the Ambassador Program Tasks!!!!! (PS: There are also math tasks.)
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