Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 4 |
Rising Waters
In this task, students must make a connection between weight and water displacement by recording observations and apply their understandings to alternate situations.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM)
Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Rolling Down Hill
In this task, students must record and graph data collected from rolling a marble down a ramp.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 8 |
Rubber Band
In this task (in PALM and in PALS), students will experiment with what happened to the length of a rubber band when rings are repeatedly added.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning
Subject Science
Grade Level
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S.O.S Student Out and Stranded (Man Vs. Wild West Virginia)
In this task, students will work in groups to produce a video of themselves as if they were stranded and came across a cabin with limited resources. They will need to use these resources to construct a compass, telegraph, and flashlight.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, web resources, labs, checklists, evaluations and rubrics, storyboard, construction instructions, guide to managing the process
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 8 |
Sand in Bottles
In this task, students will determine the speed at which bottles filled with various amounts of sand will roll and then predict the the amount of sand in an unknown bottle.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Snell's Law
This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Transfer of Energy. Students must carry out an experiment to help them determine if Corn Syrup refraction meets Federal standards by using the Snell's Law equation.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Soapy Water
In this task, students will design and conduct an experiment that uses several substances to try to seperate soap from water.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Sound Box
In this task, students will observe and compare variables of sound boxes.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Speed and Collisions
In this task, students will design and implement an experiment that explores the relationship between speed and collisions.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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Source Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)
Subject Science
Grade Level 8 |
Starch and Sugar Testing 1
In this task, students will determine if sugar and starch are in unknown mixtures.
This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work
5. Technical Quality Info
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