Learning Progression Scale Sample Progress Monitoring and Assessment Activities Differentiate between controlled experiments I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other and other types of scientific investigations scientific investigations and assess the limitations and benefits Score/Step 5.0 and explain the limitations and benefits of of each. each. Explain circumstances in which designing I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other and conducting a controlled scientific scientific investigations and assess the limitations and benefits Score/Step 4.0 experiment might be impossible when of each. studying gravitational forces. Explain examples of when a controlled I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other Score/Step 3.0 experiment or other types of scientific scientific investigations. Target investigations are appropriate when (Learning Goal) investigating gravitational forces. List ways to investigate a scientific question. I am able to identify an investigation that uses scientific Score/Step 2.0 thinking. I am able to define experiment and investigation. Score/Step 1.0 SC.6.N.1.4 Assessed as SC.7.N.1.2: Discuss, compare, and negotiate methods used, results obtained, and explanations among groups of students conducting the same investigation. (Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning) Learning Progression Scale Sample Progress Monitoring and Assessment Activities
Scale Learning Progression Sample Progress Monitoring and Assessment Activities Score/Step 5.0 I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other scientific investigations and assess the limitations and benefits of each. Differentiate between controlled experiments and other types of scientific investigations and explain the limitations and benefits of each. Score/Step 4.0 I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other scientific investigations and assess the limitations and benefits of each. Explain circumstances in which designing and conducting a controlled scientific experiment might be impossible when studying gravitational forces. Score/Step 3.0 Target (Learning Goal) I am able to distinguish between an experiment and other scientific investigations. Explain examples of when a controlled experiment or other types of scientific investigations are appropriate when investigating gravitational forces. Score/Step 2.0 I am able to identify an investigation that uses scientific thinking. List ways to investigate a scientific question. Score/Step 1.0 I am able to define experiment and investigation. SC.6.N.1.4 Assessed as SC.7.N.1.2: Discuss, compare, and negotiate methods used, results obtained, and explanations among groups of students conducting the same investigation. (Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning) Scale Learning Progression Sample Progress Monitoring and Assessment Activities