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Middle Protocol Test - Soil Moisture This task is from PALS and was previously part of the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)'s Soils Unit. Students will determine the moisture in a soil sample after collection. This task includes: |
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2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 1 The 2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 1 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary English assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 2 The 2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 2 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary English assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary Math Specimen Paper 1 The 2014 Primary Math Specimen Paper 1 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Math assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary Math Specimen Paper 2 The 2014 Primary Math Specimen Paper 2 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Math assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 1 The 2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 1 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Science assessment covers four content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 2 The 2014 Primary Science Specimen Paper 2 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary Science assessment covers four content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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5th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment The 5th Grade Common Core Curriculum Assessment includes four tasks. In Task 1, students will watch a short video clip twice and fill in a box-and-bullets outline to use later in an essay. In Task 2, students will read an article, underline as they read, and answer questions in a booklet. In Task 3, students will another article and fill in a table with details from the text. In Task 4, students will write a research-based argument essay to clearly state a position related to the video and readings. This assessment includes a rubric and, an alternate text with task, and a chart. |
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5th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8 The 5th Grade RI Standards 4 and 8 includes two tasks and uses "Harriet Tubman" excerpted from A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War by Ina Chang. IN Task 1, students will explain the meaning of the word “conductor” as it is used by Harriet Tubman to describe her role in the Underground Railroad. In Task 2, students will re-read the excerpted passage about Harriet Tubman identify evidence in the text that support specific points the author makes. This assessment includes a rubric. |
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A Cartoon Role Model In A Cartoon Role Model students will describe positive and negative role model characteristics; demonstrate the strategy role model used to deal with stress (peer pressure, eustress and distress). This task includes:
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