Assessment Plan
Assessment Plan
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Before project work begins |
Students work on projects and
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After project work is completed |
- Contribution to Wondering Wall
- Wondering Journals
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- Anecdotal Notes about Questioning of Students
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- Sorting Activities
- Observation and student discussion on development of ideas while students use Visual Ranking and Showing Evidence tools
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- Creating diorama
- Contribution to class blog
- Preparation and presentation of ‘Save my minibeast’ using Group Presentation Rubric
(DOC 40.5KB)
- Preparation of minibeast brochure
- Anecdotal notes about questioning of students
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- Presentation – ‘selling’ – of minibeast and habitat diorama
- Completion of minibeast Wondering Journal
- Completed Group Presentation Rubric (DOC40.5KB)assessment of ‘Save my minibeast’
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Assessment
A range of assessment strategies and tasks will be used throughout the unit to assess student understanding prior to the commencement of the unit, during the unit and upon its completion. The strategies will include self, peer and teacher assessment, teacher anecdotal notes and observations as well as formal student presentation and product development.
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Assessment Plan for Mighty Minibeasts Unit |
| Beginning of Unit |
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| Wondering Wall |
Students begin their reflections very early in the unit by posting their initial wonderings about minibeasts. Have students write their names on the back of their wonderings so that they can be used as a form of anecdotal assessment. |
| Wondering Journals |
Introduce ongoing minibeast wondering journals – Today I Wondered, Today I Learned, Things I Will Remember |
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| During Unit |
Ongoing adding to wondering wall and minibeast journal |
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Observation of sorting activities |
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Use of Visual Ranking Tool |
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Use of Showing Evidence Tool |
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Group work and preparation of “Save My Minibeast” presentation |
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Investigation and preparation of minibeast and habitat diorama |
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Contribution to class blog |
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| End of Unit |
Presentation (“selling”) of minibeast and habitat diorama |
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Completion of minibeast wondering journal |
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