This survey is designed to help Project 2061, the science literacy initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), explore how well middle school students are prepared for success in high school biology. Please answer the questions below and then click on the Done button at the end to submit your responses. Thank you!

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* 1. What grade level(s) do you teach?  (choose all that apply)

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* 2. At what achievement level(s) are the students that you teach? (choose all that apply)

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* 3. What subject(s) do you teach? (choose all that apply)

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* 4. What is the longest you have taught any of the subjects listed in Question 3?

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* 5. What is the status of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in your district or state?

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* 6. For the subject(s) you teach, to what extent do your incoming students need to understand the following NGSS middle school core ideas:

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Structure and properties of matter (e.g., atoms and molecules, characteristic properties, etc.)
Chemical reactions (e.g., atom rearrangement, conservation of mass in open and closed systems, etc.)
Organization for matter flow in organisms (e.g., photosynthesis in plants, the breakdown and rearrangement of food molecules to support growth and repair in animals, etc.)
The role of energy in biology (e.g., energy from the sun for photosynthesis, the use of food as fuel, etc.)

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* 7. Are there other middle school core ideas that you wish all of your students understood when they first enter your biology class? If so, please list them here:

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* 8. For the subject(s) you teach, to what extent do your incoming students need to understand the following NGSS middle school crosscutting concepts:

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Patterns
Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
Structure and function
Stability and change

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* 9. For the subject(s) you teach, to what extend do your incoming students need to be able to engage in the following NGSS middle school science practices:

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Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Engaging in argument from evidence
Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
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