Integrating Science With Mathematics and Literacy, Second Edition defines a new vision for integrating science, mathematics, and language arts with instruction and assessment and encourages teachers to develop reliable processes for assessing both their teaching practice and student learning. This revised edition offers more than 20 performance assessments that promote student engagement. Each clearly articulated task correlates with current research and focuses on learning indicators linked to state and national standards. The assessments also model inquiry-based science in ways proven to increase student achievement, allowing learners to demonstrate their understanding of embedded concepts through exploration, inquiry, and application. Featuring learning logs, portfolios, peer interview strategies, detailed guidelines to develop customized assessments, and sample teacher-student interviews, helps educators obtain accurate performance data while giving students opportunities to examine the world in exciting ways. --Publisher.