Assessment strategies

Lesson 1
Diagnostic assessment- TWLH chart

TWLH chart

Group members:
Date
What we Think we know What we Want to learn What we Learned How we know

Lesson 2
Formative assessment- checklist
Students Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Any anecdotal notes
name Make stage 1 of the Write 3 key words Write one
flowering plant life to describe their prediction in
cycle using 1 given stage for the their science
strawberry seed. flowering plant. journals of what
they think will
happen to their
strawberry seed
in 2 weeks.

Student
1

Student
2

Star= Students completed independently

Tick= Students required minimal teacher assistant
Dot= Students required significant assistance

Lesson 3
Formative assessment- exit slip

TICKET OUT THE DOOR

Why are flowering and non-flowering plants

are different/ similar?
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Lesson 3
Formative assessment- checklist
Students Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Any anecdotal notes
name
Student Individually match Write on an exit Write 1 thing
a life cycle picture slip 1 reason why they have learnt
1
of a flowering flowering and non- in today’s
plant with the flowering plants are lesson in
correct stage and different/ similar column 3 and 4
take a photo of it. in the TWLH
chart

Student
2

Star= Students completed independently

Tick= Students required minimal teacher assistant
Dot= Students required significant assistance

Lesson 4
Summative assessment- work sample
 Plant growth investigation planner

Student name_______________ Date:________________

Other members of your group___________________

What are you going to investigate? What do you predict will happen and why?

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To make this a fair test what things (variables) are you going to:

Change (independent) Measure (dependent) Keep the same (controlled)

Describe how you will set up this investigation What equipment will you need?

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 Lesson 5
Summative assessment- Rubric

Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

A B C D
Observations - Takes a picture once a week of - Writes an observation for - Write at least 4 - Does minimal to know
straw berry seed. almost all or all of the observations to describe observations
- Gives a well detailed observation pictures the life cycle of their - Observation does not
about what is happening in the - Writes a detailed response strawberry seed. accurately represent the
picture for most pictures picture of the straw berry
- Uses words from the word wall to seed
enhance written observation e.g.
germination and seedling.
Presentation - Individually create a well informed - Individually create a - Presentation is created - Presentation is under 2
presentation within the timeframe of presentation within the individually or with a minutes long
4-6 minutes. timeframe of 4-6 minute partner - Presentation does not
- Presentation accurately reflects what - Presentation reflects what - Presentation is a explain what they have
has been taught over the 9 weeks has been taught over the maximum of 2 minutes learnt about the flowering
- Uses at least 3-4 accurate pictures past 9 weeks - Create a presentation life cycle
and diagrams to support presentation - Uses at least 2-3 pictures about what they learnt - No pictures or diagrams
on explain everything and diagrams to support about the life cycle of a have been used to support
presentation. flowering plant containing presentation
at least 1 picture.
Focus questions - Answers all 6 of the focus questions - Answers 4 or more of the - Correctly at least 3 of the - Does not answer the focus
- Correctly outlines in detail the focus questions focus questions using questions given for the
stages of the life cycle - Uses critical and creative explain everything presentation
- Correctly explains seed germination thinking to answer the
- Correctly explains the difference focus questions
between flowering and non-
flowering plants

General comments

Overall Grade: