Assessment Plan
Assessment Timeline
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Before project work begins |
Students work on projects and
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After project work is completed |
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- Questioning
- Field Journals
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- Scientific Journals
- Journals Scoring Guide
- Group Conferences
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- Project Rubric
- Brochure Rubric
- Journals Scoring Guide
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Questioning is used throughout the unit to help students develop their higher-order thinking skills and process content. The Earthlife Insect Quiz* serves as an informal initial assessment, while the quality of scientific journals, field journals, and research worksheets help both teacher and students to monitor progress and understanding of content. Use the journal scoring guide to assess experimental studies in their scientific journals. Team group conferences are used to help monitor progress and answer any questions. Ask students to use the project rubric and brochure rubric to help them self- and peer-assess work on these projects prior to completion. Use these same rubrics to assess and grade their final presentations and insect order brochures.
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