PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOCUS

Within the CELL, this Performance Assessment is designed to:

• promote problem-solving skills by encouraging students to find appropriate solutions to problems.
• indicate student understanding of the phases of the Moon.
• provide students with an opportunity to exhibit an understanding of the seasons.
• require an understanding of the position of components of the Solar System in various scenarios.

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Third grade is the first year in the LabLearner curriculum in which Performance Assessments are provided. In third grade, the intent is to acclimate students to the Performance Assessment format. During this transitional year of Performance Assessment introduction and practice, we do not recommend the grading of student work. Therefore, there is no Performance Assessment Rubric for Exploring Ecosystems.

Nonetheless, after the Performance Assessment is completed, the teacher should review student results and Student Data Records entries for the Performance Assessment as a class.

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TEACHER VIDEO