Seng_08_Performance+Assessment


 * Subject**: Science
 * Lesson**: Sorting Objects
 * Grade**: 1st


 * Purpose**: Assessing students on whether they understand the difference between states of matter, and be able to group different solids according to their attributes (Standard: PS1-(K-2)-1).


 * Directions**:
 * Part I: Give students a bag up air, balloon with helium, zipped bag of milk, cup of paint, balloon of water, cup of shredded paper, wooden wheel, foam triangle, tubing, and square cloth. Have students categorize the objects into the three states of matter (gas, liquid, solid). *Make sure to label things that are contained, such as the air, water, paper, etc.


 * Part II: Give students a set of objects that are solids and have them group objects with similar attributes; have them explain why they grouped the way their did. Objects include a wooden wheel, craft stick, paper clip, foam triangle, square cloth, tubing, sandpaper rectangle, paper, yarn, screw, and diamond shaped plastic.

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