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Stanford Education Assessment Laboratory (SEAL)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
6, 7, 8, 9

Daytime Astronomy

In this task, students will solve location problems by mapping the path the sun takes from sunrise to sunset.

This task includes: 
1. Teacher Instructions
2. Student Notebook
3. Unit Outline
4. Scoring Form

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

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

Debate Over the League of Nations

This task measures students’ ability to source and contextualize a document. Students read a 1919 opinion column from The Evening Missourian. Students must then select the two facts that help them determine whether the opinions expressed in the column were typical or atypical of American attitudes about joining the League of Nations at the time.

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

Source
Stanford Beyond the Bubble

Subject
History/Social Studies

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

Declaration of Independence

This task measures students’ ability to source a document.  When historians interpret a document, they first look to find out who wrote it and when. This assessment gauges whether students understand an important aspect of sourcing: the time elapsed between when a document was produced and the event that it depicts- and how this might affect its reliability.  

Students are asked to agree or disagree with a claim regarding the usefulness of a painting for historians who wish to understand the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Students who understand the importance of when a document was produced will see that this painting is of minimal use for that purpose because it was produced over 50 years after the event.  

The task includes a range of supplementary materials, all accessible and available for download with the creation of a free account through the site:

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
History/Social Studies

Grade Level
6

Democracy Then and Now

In this task, students will trace the roots of democracy by exploring the purpose and types of government. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, video clips, data table, handouts, timeline, web resources, group contract, evaluations and rubrics, charts, guide to managing the process

Source
West Virginia Teach21 Project Based Learning

Subject
English Language Arts

Grade Level
6

Democracy: Is It for Everybody?

In this task, students will examine how historical civilizations have contributed to modern democracy and use their knowledge to come up with ways to continue furthering it. 

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Additional Resources: Standards, driving question, evaluations and rubrics, daily log, guide to managing the process. 

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Density

In this task (in PALM and in PALS), students must conduct an experiment to observe how density will affect an object's ability to float in water. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Teacher 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

Density

In this task, students will design and construct a boat out of tin foil to hold as many washers as possible. 

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 Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Density and Buoyancy

This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Properties of Specific Substances. Students must experiment to analyze why and predict which objects will sink or float in water. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Density and Buoyancy

In this task, students will predict which objects will float in water and explore the reasoning. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Student Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric

Source
Performance Assessment Links in Math (PALM), Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS)

Subject
Science, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
5, 6, 7, 8

Density of Minerals

This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on Properties and Changes in Matter. Students must measure and determine the mass, volume, and density of two mineral samples. 

This task includes: 
1. Task Description 
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Scoring Rubric
4. Scored Student Work

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