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Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Sun and Temperatures

In this task, students will apply their understandings of the relationship between temperature and environment to solve a problem. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Survival

In this task, students will decide which material to use for a jacket that will be best suited for a cold and windy climate. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scored Student Work
4. Technical Quality Info

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Swinging

In this task, students will design modifications to a swing apparatus. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Technical Quality Info

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Tadpoles

In this task, students will take a look at the various stages of tadpole development. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Technical Quality Info

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Art, Music, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Taisho Koto

In the Taisho Koto task, students will explore the harmonies from Taisho Koto, a traditional Japanese instrument.  They will learn about musical traditions and gain an appreciation of diverse musical traditions.

Source
iEARN Collaboration Centre

Subject
Art

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Talking Kites Around the World

In the Talking Kites Around the World task, students will be learning about children' rights, learning about Korczak as a writer, and learning about Korczak's philosophy. They will make and fly a kite with their thoughts, fears, dreams, and/or hopes on them. The main outcome is the enhancement of important values, such as tolerance, acceptance of the "other", co-existence, listening, choosing dialog over force, universal solidarity etc.

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Temperature and Enzymes

In this task, students will experiment with mixing rennin and milk. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Tennis Court Oath

This task assesses students' knowledge of the past—but rather than measure rote recall of decontextualized facts, this assessment requires students to make connections across time and construct an argument about how events are connected.

Students with a strong sense of the past will explain that the representatives depicted signed the Tennis Court Oath, which rejected the doctrine of divine right and pronounced that political power came from the people and their representatives. A strong response to the second question may explain that the huge cost of the Seven Years’ War contributed to a financial crisis in France. This resulted in higher taxes and anger among the public, creating popular discontent. The Tennis Court Oath was a product of this discontent.

Resources available for this task include downloadable PDF versions of both the assessment with source materials, as well as the Rubric containing benchmark descriptors.

Source
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)

Subject
Interdisciplinary, History/Social Studies, Communication

Grade Level
7, 8

The 1967 Referendum

The The 1967 Referendum unit includes an introduction, the learning focus, 7 teaching and learning activities, assessment criteria, and resources.

Unit description from source: The 1967 Referendum was a significant milestone in the progress towards equal rights for Indigenous Australians. It holds great symbolic importance for Indigenous Australians. In the campaign for the referendum, Victorians played a significant role. In The 1967 Referendum, students evaluate the significance of the 1967 Referendum by:

  • reflecting on the civil, political and social rights enjoyed by citizens in a democracy
  • analysing democratic values, including freedom, equality and respect
  • examining the Referendum’s historical, social and political context
  • understanding the importance of referendums as a process of constitutional change
  • analysing a range of primary sources, including photographs, speeches, songs, slogans, pamphlets and statistical data
  • developing strategies in brainstorming, questioning and note-making
  • researching and presenting a point of view on a significant issue
  • understanding the importance of context, audience and purpose in presenting a point of view.

Source
The Historical Thinking Project (Canada)

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The Battle of Quebec, 1759

In this task, students will use multimedia resources to determine how the English won the Battle of Quebec in 1759.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Detailed lesson plan, web resources, activities, maps, photographs,painting

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