Formative Assessment Tools

Criteria 1:
Calculates increased recipe measurements by first using mental math and
estimation strategies, communicated through graphic organizer and reflection.

Instructions for the Coach:

After completing the estimating process on the back of your graphic organizer, find
a partner and complete the task below:

ESTIMATING - Here you can work individually or with a partner, recording your
initial estimations for increasing your cookie recipe. How will you get from a
recipe that yields 24 cookies to 168 cookies? Be sure to show your mathematical
process and notes.

Indicate your level of understanding on the continuum based on the explanation

provided by the students you are coaching.

Student Coach
Provide an On a scale of 1-5, indicate your understanding of the
explanation for explanation.
the mental math 1 2 3 4 5
and estimation I still Your
strategy you used have
for increasing explanation
your recipe. questions makes
sense
to me

I think this because…

Criteria 2:
Compare fractions of ingredients with like and unlike denominators by
accurately ordering measurements.

Understanding the Order:

Find a classmate to help you practice. One person will ask the questions below and
the other person will answer them.

How do you know your graphic organizer accurately

orders the ingredients?

Explain how you compared the different units of

measurement (ie cups vs tbsp) and how you used that to
determine the order.

Explain how the order of your ingredients would or

would not change if you increased or decreased the
recipe.