dandrea_sciencelessonplan


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dandrea_scienceassessment

**Objectives:** The students will be able to observe the properties of powders to determine if the properties are physical or chemical.  The students will collect, record and interpret the data in a precise manner that helped them accurately identify the powders.
 * Grade level:** Grade 4- Properties of Matter
 * Assessment Criteria**: Students will be graded on how well they work in groups, they will fill in a chart showing me that they were able to identify the six powders, and they will write an essay describing what they saw and performed.
 * Analysis of the data**: I was unable to scan the student work on to this site, but i placed some in your mail box. The high performing student was able to fill in each square in the chart with detailed observations. The low performing student did not complete the chart, they left squares empty and was unsure of the powders. When going to write the paragraphs some students did not give much detail they just copied the information that was already given to them and did not come up with their own observations. The high performing essay writers, described the tasks they did in great detail, and had a reason for why changes happened.
 * Recommendations:** For further instruction i will inform the students on the behaviors that are expected when working in groups. I will explain that it may be frustrating to identify the six powders but to try your best and work with your group to come up with an answer.

The students i sampled: The high performer was able to identify what they thought each powder was. They worked well with their group memebers and communicated their finding in an educational way. For the future i would assign them different tasks in order for the high performers to be challenged.

The low performing student was not able to identify all powders. They would give up easily and was unable to fully complete the essay assessement. For the future i would place this student in a group with students who will motivate and help guide this student to succeed.