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This is a summative assessment that assesses the scientific method and the process of writing up a lab report using paper airplanes. This assessment can also be easily differentiated based on the level of your students. This activity allows for independent work and accountability, partner or small group collaboration, and whole class data sharing so everyone is involved. This file includes the following: --Student directions --Teacher directions --Rough draft template for the lab report-writ

This bundle includes everything you need for a fun and engaging unit on measurement using the metric system. Throughout the unit students are exposed to various scientific tools in order to learn, use, and understand the metric system. The various activities in this bundle include both independent and collaborative work for students to explore and demonstrate learning. Students start the unit with an inquiry activity to assess prior knowledge and misconceptions. Students are encouraged to chan

This is a summative assessment that focuses on student knowledge regarding dominant and recessive genes, along with Punnett Squares and patterns of inheritance. This activity is very hands-on as students flip coins in order to determine the genes of the dad and mom smiley faces. They then use Punnett Squares to figure out the probability of the baby smiley face inheriting certain genes and then design the faces on paper. This file includes --Student directions --Recording document template

This is a great summative assessment project at the end of a unit on weather. Students take on the role of a meteorologist and record several atmospheric conditions everyday for a month using either weatherchannel.com or weatherbug.com. At the end of the month students then organize all of their data into tables and several different graphs to see any patterns or relationships between the different atmospheric conditions. They then write a summary about their findings over time. This is a great

This is a very fun, hands-on lab to help students go through the process of the scientific method and learn how to accurately write-up a lab report. This could be used as a summative assessment to a scientific method unit, a culminating activity at the end of the year, or as an introductory assessment or review at the beginning of the year depending on the grade level. The focus of the activity is for students to take three bouncy balls and conduct an experiment to see which ball will bounce

This lab focuses on using metric rulers, meter sticks, and measuring tapes as students find the lengths of various body parts. This lab should be done in the beginning of the school year and then again at the end of the school year so students are able to see and assess how much they have grown over time. This lab is fun and engaging as it focuses on each individual student! In order to assess this lab I have included the Next Chapter MYP Criterion C Level 3 Science rubric, however I have c

This assessment can be used as a summative, culminating assessment after a unit on metric measurement. This assessment was written using the MYP Level 3 Science Criterion Assessment rubric. However, the assessment can easily be graded with points as well. On the MYP Next Chapter Criterion A rubric students can see a vocabulary box that explains the key terms in the descriptors and as students move through the assessment each question progressively gets harder and forces students to use more s

This is lab is a favorite in my classroom. This lab is designed for students to focus on measuring liquid volume using the metric system, following directions, and the importance of accuracy. In order to assess this lab I have included the Next Chapter MYP Criterion C Level 3 Science rubric, however I have created task-specific descriptors next to the actual rubric descriptors that focus on the lab in order to make grading and assessing easier for the teacher. These task-specific descriptors