Science Assessments

Atomic Theory

In this project, students have learned about the atomic theory and have done some minor assignments. This is a culminating assessment.

You can see that it gives a variety of choices to the students, which means there are a variety of learning standards. There are also build outs on each project choice so the students know what is expected of them. These are like a checklist to help them cover everything they need to show.

Assessment Choices

You'll notice the assessment is strength-based feedback on the learning standards not on the checklist of items.

These are example templates that one would use to start the assessment. Keep what makes sense, delete what doesn't, and then add more feedback to ensure the student understands their strengths and next steps.

Science Labs

Labs can be just as student centered as anything else! And assessing them becomes easy with a one-page lab report - a Steve Alston specialty!

Try practicing filling out lab reports in a guided lab and then invite the kids to plan their own lab. The beauty of this is you can assess certain skills; choose one or two, or assess the whole lab. Each section relates directly to the learning standards. And it's student centered as they are planning their own labs. You can have them follow a theme, like the KMT one you can see below, or allow them more freedom. The students love it and you can collect great data. Click on the picture of the one-page lab report below to get an example. Click on the assessment below to see how you might give feedback.

Kinetic Molecular Theory Examples

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