Sunday, November 23, 2008

Projects, Rubrics and Assessments

Primary Science Project Resources, Rubrics, Etc.

Check this blog for Project Idea Updates!

Acrostic Poems can be used in Science!
Check this out:
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
PLUS an acrostic rubric is here (there is one misspelled word and wording could be simpler:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=1210200& or here's another one
http://alex.state.al.us/uploads/15415/Rubric_%20Native%20American%20Acrostic%20Poem.htm
These rubrics were made with Rubistar - see in rubrics below

Dioramas

G3 Science Diorama Project:
http://www.gigglepotz.com/3-scienceproject1.htm
sample dioram picture at http://www.gigglepotz.com/s1.htm

Fancy dioramas:
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/stable-diorama
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/ocean-diorama
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=baaac8d42b446110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&xsc=diy_network

The Habitat diorama rubric is on p. 10 of this science curriculum:
www.wbrschools.net/curriculum2/science/s2/02%20SCI_Grade_2_BLMs.pdf

This project is for a biome (habitat). I would simplify the words.
http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=true&code=F2594A&

Unusual Projects

Science Reader's Theaters! You have to see it to believe it!
Science WOW Factory!
http://gvc03c32.virtualclassroom.org/

Reader's Theater evaluation:
http://www.humboldt.edu/~jmf2/floss/rt-eval.html
Other scripts and hints:
http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm

Shadows & Light, Science & Puppetry! Complete with lesson plan and rubric!
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3895/


Performance Tasks (Labs Plus)
Assessment Ideas for the Elementary Science Classroom -
This is wonderful! Used two examples for Professional Development:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/ideass.html

PALS Performance Tasks (K-4)
Many, many simple experiments and projects
http://pals.sri.com/tasks/tasksk-4.html


All about Rubrics for Science

Rubric Maker:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Rubrics (EVERY kind you will ever need):
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html#builders

Rubric Tutorials:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=Tutorial&module=Rubistar&PHPSESSID=dc9f6225c6645dded3d2f5448ce51d89

Check out sample rubrics by putting in key words
http://landmark-project.com/rubric_builder/

Test Design Ideas

Great Test Questions: many questions about current lessons!
http://orderline.qca.org.uk/gempdf/1847211097/9999063128.pdf

$ These sites have some free samples but they will eventually want to be paid.

http://edhelper.com/ I use this site all of the time

http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx I have not used this one

OKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. I think this is everything I promised.

Enjoy!
Christy B