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ASSET Performance Assessment Framework
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Enduring Learning
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Product to Be Assessed
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Rubric
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Second Grade
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STC: Soils
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1. Every soil has unique properties that can be
identified using simple tests.
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Record sheets 3-A, 4-A, 5-A, 6-A, and 7-A
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Assessment rubric
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2. Previously learned concepts and skills can be
used to analyze unfamiliar samples.
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Record sheets 8-A, 8-B, 8-C, 8-D, 8-E, 14-B, 14-
C, 15-A, 15-B, and 16-A
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Assessment rubric
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Third Grade
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STC: Sound
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1. Changing the length, tension, or thickness of
a vibrating object affects the frequency of
vibration and, therefore, the pitch of the sound
it produces.
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Student-made instruments from lessons 7, 9, 10,
and 15.
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Assessment rubric
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2. Communicating results through writing and with
graphs.
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Record sheet 6-A
Design sheet from lesson 15
Presentation planning sheet from lesson 15
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Assessment rubric
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STC: Rocks and Minerals
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1. Identify differences in objects (such as rocks
and minerals) by using a variety of tests.
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Venn diagram-Lesson 4
Activity sheet 1-A
Activity sheet 4-A
Mineral Profile Sheets
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Assessment rubric
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2. Apply what has been learned from a variety of
tests (on rocks and minerals) to identify new
substances.
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Mineral Profile Sheets
Mineral Identification Cards
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Assessment rubric
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Fourth Grade
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STC: Land and Water
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1. Both the flow of the water and the slope of
the land affect erosion and deposition.
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Record sheets 4-A, 10-A, and 13-A.
Stream table procedures
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Assessment rubric
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2. Implementing a planned investigation (homesite
model) and making and validating predictions.
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Record sheet 15-A
Homesite model
Written predictions
Test of landscape
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Assessment rubric
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STC: Electric Circuits
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1. A complete circuit is required for electricity
to light a bulb. A complete circuit can be
constructed in more than one way using the same
materials.
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Activity sheets 1, 2, and 3
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2. Applying information about electric circuits
to design and build a flashlight, and wire a
model house.
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Flashlight model (including the schematic
design)
House wiring design and model
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Assessment rubric
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STC: Animal Studies
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1. Certain behaviors and body structures enable
animals to survive in a particular habitat.
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Record sheets 13-A and 14-A, B, and C
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2. Collecting, analyzing, and drawing conclusions
from data, and supporting the conclusions with
reasons based on the data.
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Activity sheets 4-A, 6-A, 9-A, 10-A, and 12-A
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Fifth Grade
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STC: Ecosystems
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1. Organisms in an ecosystem have dependent and
interdependent relationships that can be
illustrated by food webs that include producers,
consumers, and decomposers.
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Venn diagram from Lesson 1
Webbing activities from Lesson 7
Assessment checklist from Lesson 7
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Assessment rubric
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2. Model ecosystems can be used to learn more
about the complex relationships that exist on
Earth, i.e., pollutants can affect the stability
of an ecosystem.
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Record sheets 4-A, 10-A, 11-A, 12-A, 13-A, and 15-
A
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Assessment rubric
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Sixth Grade
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STC: Magnets and Motors
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1. Learning to plan and conduct experiments in
which variables are controlled.
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Activity sheets 2, 3, and 4
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2. Interpreting the results of experiments to
draw conclusions.
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Oral or written explanation of the results and
conclusions of their experiment.
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Assessment rubric
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