Assessment Plan

Unit Topic: Scientific Method: Science Fair Projects

Pre-assessment plan:
- I am going to use a KWL chart to assess what the students know about
the Scientific Method. See attached for KWL worksheet.
Formative Assessment Plan:
- Students will create a science fair experiment and presentation on the
topic of their choice.
o Pick and experiment to try and have teacher agree on it
o Research and find out as much about your topic as you can
o Develop a question to be tested.
o Predict the answer to your question
o Create a poster with your findings
o Hand out brochure with information from your project
Summative Assessment Plan:
- Scientific Method Quiz (Vocabulary, matching)
- Present scientific experiment to class.
o Create poster board
o Demonstrate your experiment to the class.
o Let classmates try your experiment.

Name: ______________________________
Pre- Assessment
Scientific Method
What do you KNOW?

What do you WANT to

What do you want to

know?

LEARN?

Formative Assessment Plan:

- Students will create a science fair experiment and presentation on the
topic of their choice.
o Pick and experiment to try and have teacher agree on it
o Research and find out as much about your topic as you can

o
o
o
o

Develop a question to be tested.

Predict the answer to your question
Create a poster with your findings
Hand out brochure with information from your project

2
Excelle
nt

Name and
Title of
Experimen
t

At least 3
graphics,
must
include
one of
each
below
(pictures,
graphs,
charts)

1
Good

One and
not both.

Has at
least 2 of
the three
required
graphics.

0
Unacce
ptable

Neither
Name or
Title of
experimen
t

Shows
one or
none of
the 3
required
graphics.

Must
show
all 7
steps
of the
scienti
fic
metho
d on
your
trifold.
Shows
4 at
least
four of
the
steps
to the
scienti
fic
metho
d.
Shows
less
then
four
steps
to the
scienti
fic
metho
d.

Trifold Poster Board Presentation

Materials
Left Side of Middle
to perform poster
section:
experimen board:
Title,
t in class.
Problem,
Researc
Question,
h,
Observatio Controls
ns,
and
Hypothesis Variable
s,
Material
s, Data
Does not
Has at
Has at
bring in
least 3 of
least 3
enough
the 4 listed of the 5
materials
topics
for entire
listed.
class.

Doesnt
bring in
any
materials
into class
presentati
on.

Has two or
less then
the four
listed

Has less
then 3
of the 5
topics
listed.

Right
side:
Experime
nt,
Analysis,
Conclusio
n

Has
atleast 2
of the
three
categories
listed .

Doesnt
have any
of the
three
categories
listed.

Name: ________________________
Summative assessment
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the word that fits the description.
Analysis
Hypothesis
Question
Variable
Conclusion
Control
Research
Scientific Method
Experiment
Data

1.____________ The word used to describe finding out all about your experiment.
2.____________ What is going to be tested?
3.____________ The end? Was your hypothesis correct or incorrect?
4.____________ Record what you found during your experiment.
5.____________ Design a test to confirm or disprove your hypothesis.
6.____________ Educated Guess?
7.____________ The part of the experiment that stays the same.
8.____________ The part of the experiment that changes.
9.____________ A collection of information that helps make graphs and charts.
10.____________ The method used in order to research a problem or question in
science

Directions: You will be given a science experiment and you will need to identify
the controls and variables in the experiment.

Smithersthinksthataspecialjuicewillincreasethe
productivityofworkers.Hecreatestwogroupsof50workers
eachandassignseachgroupthesametask(inthiscase,they're
supposedtostapleasetofpapers).GroupAisgiventhe
specialjuicetodrinkwhiletheywork.GroupBisnotgiventhe
specialjuice.Afteranhour,Smitherscountshowmanystacks
ofpaperseachgrouphasmade.GroupAmade1,587stacks,
GroupBmade2,113stacks.

Identifythe:
1.ControlGroupGroupB
2.IndependentVariableSpecialJuice
3.DependentVariableNumberofstacks
4.WhatshouldSmithers'conclusionbe?Itdoesnt'work

5.Howcouldthisexperimentbeimproved?ANswersvary

Homernoticesthathis
showeriscoveredina
strangegreenslime.His
friendBarneytellshimthat
coconutjuicewillgetridof
thegreenslime.Homer
decidestocheckthisthisout
bysprayinghalfofthe
showerwithcoconutjuice.
Hespraystheotherhalfof
theshowerwithwater.After
3daysof"treatment"there
isnochangeintheappearanceofthegreenslimeoneitherside
oftheshower.

6.Whatwastheiniitialobservation?Slimeontheshower
Identifythe
7.ControlGroupSidesprayedwithwater
8.IndependentVariableCocoJuice
9.DependentVariableAppearanceofSlime
10.WhatshouldHomer'sconclusionbe?Itdoesn'twork

Bartbelievesthatmiceexposedtoradiowaveswillbecome
extrastrong(maybehe'sbeen
readingtoomuchRadioactive
Man).Hedecidestoperformthis
experimentbyplacing10mice
neararadiofor5hours.He
comparedthese10miceto
another10micethathadnot
beenexposed.Histestconsisted
ofaheavyblockofwoodthat
blockedthemousefood.he
foundthat8outof10ofthe
radiowavedmicewereableto
pushtheblockaway.7outof10oftheothermicewereableto
dothesame.

Identifythe
11.ControlGroupMicenotradiowaved
12.IndependentVariableradio
13.DependentVariableStrengthofmice
14.WhatshouldBart'sconclusionbe?
Improvesstrength,maybeinconclusive
15.HowcouldBart'sexperimentbeimproved?
Moremice,testgroupbeforeandaftertreatment

Krustywastoldthatacertainitching
powderwasthenewestbestthingon
themarket,itevenclaimstocause
50%longerlastingitches.Interested
inthisproduct,hebuystheitching
powderandcomparesittohisusual
product.Onetestsubject(A)is
sprinkledwiththeoriginalitching
powder,andanothertestsubject(B)
wassprinkledwiththeExperimental
itchingpowder.SubjectAreported
havingitchesfor30minutes.Subject

Identifythe
16.ControlGroupSubjectA
17.IndependentVariablepowder
18.DependentVariablelengthofitchiness
19.Explainwhetherthedatasupportstheadvertisementsclaims
aboutitsproduct.Itdoes

Breportedtohaveitchesfor45minutes.
Lisaisworkingonascienceproject.
Hertaskistoanswerthequestion:
"DoesRogooti(whichisacommercial
hairproduct)affectthespeedofhair
growth".Herfamilyiswillingto
volunteerfortheexperiment.

20.DescribehowLisawouldperformthisexperiment.
Identifythecontrolgroup,andtheindependentand
dependentvariablesinyourdescription.
Twoheadsofhair,orsameheadwithhalftreatedandthe
otheruntreatedcanbeused.Measurethehairgrowth.

The answers are listed with the questions.