CN+Anecdotal

The **anecdotal records** below came from my Science lesson plan. Due to the open nature of the lesson and the students inexperience with this type of lesson, there were many questions and resulted in me only being able to effectively assess two students.



1. Grade 2, Science lesson dealing with sinking, floating and dissolving 2. Objectives - Students will: 1. Explore the question, **“What happens when certain materials are combined with water?”** 2. Choose four materials and investigate the results when combined with water. 3. Process: Write descriptions of what happened in their science journals accurately using scientific terms. 4. Content: See different materials when combined react differently. 5. Action: Work with a partner to answer the question. 3. I was assessing students on how they were conducting their observations, their nature with this partners and how they constructed thier data charts. I used an anecdotal record for this where each student is designated a sheet of their own with boxes for the date and comments. In class, I wrote right on the paper then took it home and typed up the document. 4. The data shows that Sara is more comfortable working with partners and was able to construct her chart. She did not follow the directions as I explained them but that could have been due to unclear directions and was not detrimental to the nature of the lesson (she was still able to get the concepts). Josh was shy with sharing his idea with his partner but not the teacher. Both students struggled on making and filling in the charts but was able to successfully do so when prompted. 5. Sample: see records above 6. For the entire class, I would certainly alter the level of openness of this lesson. I feel this group would have benefited more from some structure while they were conducting their investigations. With this structure present, I would have been able to take records on more than just two students. 7. In Sara's case, I would make sure she was actively listening to the directions and really understood them. In Josh's case, I would certainly give him more time to discuss and communicate with a partner so he feels comfortable sharing his through and collaborating on ideas. I would also like to give both students more practice with data charts and constructing them on their own.

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