Assessment+Tools

Check out these tools for assessment........... Formative Assessment Probe Rainfall pg. 171 vl.3 Where Did Water Come From? pg. 163 vl.3 What Are Clouds Made Of? pg. 155 vl.3 Wet Jeans pg. 155 vl.1 Formative Assessment Tools No Hands Questioning #37  The teacher poses a question practices wait time, and calls on students randomly. With this assessment all students will have to be prepared to think on their toes. Volleyball-Not Ping Pong #72 This assessment involves the back-and-forth question and responses that go on between a student and teacher. The teacher volleys the question to a student and the student answers a question, with other students adding to the answer until the teacher serves another question. Think-Pair-Share #61 The teacher poses a question, gives students time to think about it on their own, and then pairs with a partner to discuss. After that discussion students are put into small groups to share their ideas or share with the class. Traffic Light Cups #66 Red, yellow, and green party cups that are in a stack in the middle of the table during group work. The students use the cups for when they need teacher assistance and/or feedback. Give Me Five #22 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students are given a minute or two for a "quiet think" over a prompt. Five students volunteer to publicly share their reflection. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Human Scatterplots #24 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">This activity get students up and moving to create a "floor" graph. Students position themselves around the room according to their response to the teachers question, and their confidence level. This creates a visual scatterplot of class results. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Muddiest Point #36 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Students take a few minutes to jot down what the most difficult or confusing part of the lesson was for them. The students can partner up to try and find the answers and discuss their points. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Popsicle Stick Questioning #45 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The teacher puts the entire classes name on popsicles sticks, and puts them in a cup. The teacher pulls their name from the cup, and they must respond to the question randomly. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Standard Test Items: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">