Serven_ScienceLP




 * __Analysis__**: This 4th grade science lesson was used in place of my video lesson for EDC457. My cooperating teacher was very clear about using the assessment from the Earth and Minerals FOSS science kit (//Response Sheet No. 15 Scratch Test Response//). I also collected data by using an observational checklist during the Scratch Test activity. The primary focus in this checklist was to observe student behavior while working with group members during their Scratch Test experiment. From what I observed in the classroom, many students were working very productively with their group members while discovering the hardness level of each mineral. I also created an Earth Materials quiz that highlights the important content the Scratch Test investigation (I was unable to give this quiz to the class). The quiz contains 9 fill in blank and 6 true/false questions.

__**Recommendations for class**__: I will give specific guidelines about how they should be behaving when doing group work. I was very clear about my expectations for both group work, and science exploration. After gaining a knowledge about how to perform their Scratch Test, I made my expectations clear by instructing the students to perform their test in an appropriate manner.

__**Recommendations for sampled students**__: The high performing student did an excellent job. This student was able to provide a clear representation of each mineral along with a list of observations while performing the Scratch Test. Judging by the work provided from Student Response Sheet 15, the student was demonstrated content knowledge of identifying minerals using a Scratch Test by presenting key concepts and ideas. The student was also very thorough in their explanation.

The low performing student did an excellent job of drawing their representation for the minerals. This student clearly did not understand how to rank each mineral by level of hardness as their response from //Earth Minerals Notebook,// p. 9 was incorrect (the student presented minerals in the incorrect order).

[|matt1.JPG] (Student Response Sheet 15) [|drawing1.JPG] (Observational Drawing) [|matt3.JPG] (Scratch Test Notes) [|data1.JPG] (Scratch Test Data)
 * High Performing Student:**

[|lowsheet1.JPG] (Student Response Sheet 15) [|lownotes1.JPG] (Scratch Test Notes) [|lowdata1.JPG] (Scratch Test Data)
 * Low Performing Student**