Copy, download, adapt, and use with students or educators:

• Original-format item cluster (sign-in to Google to copy-move-use the Google Form)
  • Preview the item cluster directly.
• Stimulus Paper-Handout -- information and data that students use to do the task (reduces computer scrolling).

• In Washington, a Coal-Fired Power Plant Will Put Its Money on the Sun (NRDC)
• Agreement to Stop Burning Coal at the Centralia Plant (Seattle Times)
• US Electricity System & its Impact on the Environment (US Energy Information Administration)
• Power Profiler -- Amounts of each energy type in your Zip Code (US EPA)
• Energy Kids -- Energy literacy for students and teachers (US Energy Information Administration)
• Grand Coulee and the Forgotten Tribe (Upper Columbia United Tribes)
• Four Dam-Removal Projects to Watch (The Revelator)

• Alignment Spreadsheet
• Evidence Statements: 4-ESS3-1 & 4-PS3-4 & 3-5ETS1-2
• NGSS Matrices for alignment beyond the PEs above: SEP matrix, CCC matrix, DCI matrix

• Item #3
• Item #4
• Item #5

Feb-May student responses:

• Item-by-item responses and statistical summary.
• Random samples of 30 students were scored (different samples in Feb/May).

What was the purpose of the field-use?

• Get a general idea of how actual students respond to various item types and 3-dimensional items related to climate science.

What is the makeup of the student group that used this item cluster?

• Used across the state in February (about 150 students) & May (about 130 students).
• Aggregate results only (no breakdown by curriculum, region, age, or other demographics).