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Performance Assessment Task

Magnetic Toy!

Toys for Kids is one of the largest toy companies in the world. They would like to add a new line of magnetic toys for children ages 5-10. Because you are a child who knows about toys and magnets, you have been asked to design and create a magnetic toy to present to the company president. You will use a variety of materials (including at least one magnet) to build your toy. You will need to be able to explain how the magnet(s) is/are able to work.

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Once your toy is complete, you will present it to the president of the company. The president will ask you to show how your toy works. You will also need to tell about: the materials used and how you built your magnetic toy how to use your magnetic toy why, or what causes, the magnet(s) to work

If your toy meets the companys standards, you may soon see your toy on the shelves of your favorite toy store!

AACeveryday assessment tools to support student learning Grade Two Science: Magnetic Toy!

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Design Page: Magnetic Toy!

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AACeveryday assessment tools to support student learning Grade Two Science: Magnetic Toy!

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Rating Scale: Magnetic Toy!

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Criteria

Description of Criteria Identifies materials used and how the toy was built.

Yes

Describe toy construction

2-8.5 2-1! 2-2.5! 2-3.3 Demonstrate and describe how toy is used

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A good start

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Teacher Comments

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2-1 2-2.3 2-3.8 2-3.9

Shows and tells, step-by-step, how the magnetic toy is used.

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Explain magnetism 2-1 2-2.8 2-8.3 2-8.4 2-8.6

Explains why, or what, causes the magnet(s) to work.

AACeveryday assessment tools to support student learning Grade Two Science: Magnetic Toy!

November 2013 Student Materials

SLOs:

2-8.3:Recognize that magnets attract materials with iron or steel in them; and given a

2-8.4: Recognize that magnets have polarity, demonstrate that poles may either repel or

variety of metallic and nonmetallic objects, predict those that will be attracted by a magnet. attract each other, and state a rule for when poles will repel or attract each other. 2-8.5-Design and produce a device that uses a magnet 2-8.6. Demonstrate that most materials are transparent to the effects of a magnet. A magnetic field will pass through such materials, whereas other materials interact with a magnet. 2-1: Investigate, with guidance, the nature of things, demonstrating an understanding of the procedures followed. 2-2.3: manipulate materials and make observations that are relevant to questions asked 2-2.5: identify materials used and how they were used 2-2.8: describe and explain results; explanations may reflect an early stage of concept development 2-3.3: identify steps followed in constructing the object and in testing it to see if it works 2-3.8: describe the product and describe and explain the processes by which it was made 2-3.9: identify applications for the product that was made.

AACeveryday assessment tools to support student learning Grade Two Science: Magnetic Toy!

November 2013 Student Materials