My students are so creative and LOVE designing new things. I bet your students are the same! If so, they will LOVE this activity! Use this assessment to check for understanding on animal structures and functions.

Students will design a new animal, complete with internal and external structures.
There is also an extended response for you to use as an assessment!

This product includes:
1. An extended response on animal structures and functions
-Included is the task, student answer sheet, scoring guide & sample answer
2. A performance task asking students to design a new animal
-Included is the task, student answer sheet, scoring guide, 8 cutouts of animal parts
3. Clear learning target page (2 targets)
4. Teacher tips page (including video clips I use when teaching this standard)

This product aligns with:
4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

1-LS1-1: Use materials to design a solution to a human problemby mimicking how plants and/or animalsuse their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.