Student Response and Assessment Tools

Lesson Idea Name: Physical Vs. Chemical.

Content Area: Science
Grade Level(s): 5th grade
Content Standard Addressed:
S5P1. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the differences between a physical change
and a chemical change.

Technology Standard Addressed:

Standard 2: Digital Citizen
Selected Technology Tool:
☐ Socrative ☐ iRespond ☐ Quizlet ☒ Plickers ☐ Kahoot! ☐ Office365 Forms
☐ Other:
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):
https://www.plickers.com/library

Technology that student will use to respond to questions/prompts:

☐ Computer ☐ Hand-held student response system (like iRespond) ☒ Phone ☐ Tablet (such as iPad)
☐ Other wireless device (such as iPod Touch)
Type of session:
☒ Teacher-Paced ☒ Student-Paced
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):
☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☒ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

and free to use. Plickers is great for schools that are districted in low in-come areas. This student response
tool only requires one piece of technology for the teacher to have such as an iPhone or iPad. The students use
cards that can be printed off the Plickers website for free. This piece of technology is great for classes of all
ages and levels due to its user friendliness.

Describe the instructional activities that will occur PRIOR to the SRT activity and how you will introduce
the SRT activity.
We will be doing to Oobleck activity. Oobleck is made of corn starch and water and when sitting still portrays
a solid but when manipulated drips and portrays a liquid. Although this experiment seems to be a physical
change the two original ingredients can return to their original states making it a physical change.
Describe the purpose of the SRT activity (check all that apply):
☐ Assess prior knowledge ☐ Anticipatory set (Create interest in a topic) ☒ To illuminate common
misconceptions ☒ Formative assessment of content knowledge (for purpose of differentiation and
mastery for ALL students) ☒ Summative assessment of content knowledge ☒ Test preparation
☒ Survey/Poll ☐ Discussion starter ☐ “Homework” collection ☐ Other (please explain):

Briefly describe what will happen DURING the SRT activity:

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Students will read questions presented on the board and use their plickers card to show what answer they
think is correct. The teacher will use phone or iPad to scan each of the students cards and record the answer
they have chosen for the teacher to later grade and record.

Type of questions/prompts used in this activity (check all that apply):

☒ Multiple choice ☐ Multiple select ☐ True/False ☐ Yes/No
☐ Short open-ended response or fill-in the blank ☐ Longer open-ended response

If you are unable to provide a working sample of your questions, please list them below (8-10):

Right/Wrong answers: Will there be right/wrong answers to these questions?

☒ Yes ☐ No
☐ Mixed (Some will have correct answers, other will not.)
Immediate corrective feedback: Will you pre-select correct answers to some of all of the questions and
display correct response to the class after the SRT activity?
☒ Yes
☐ No
Why or why not?

Describe what will happen AFTER the SRT activity?

A leaf falling from a tree is a...

1
Chemical Change
None
Physical Change
Burning wood is a....
2
Physical change
Chemical change
none
Chopping wood is a...
3
Physical change
Chemical change
None
Shredding paper is a...
4
Chemical change
Physical change
None
A rotting banana is a.
5
None
Chemical change
Physical change

A ________ change happens when a substance is changed by a mixture.

1
Physical
Chemical
None

A ________ change happens when the substance is not changed.

2
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None
Physical
Chemical

What kind of change is Oobleck?

3
None
Chemical
Physical

What kind of of change was the soapy tooth pick on the penny with a water?
4
Chemical
Physical
None

Pressing a button as a ...

5
Chemical change
Physical change
None

How will the data be used?

Information from this student response tool will be collected and rewarded with a grade. I will anonymously
show the results to the class and go over the ones most missed. The grades from this assignment will go on
students report card for parents to see.

Describe your personal learning goal for this activity.

I have never used plickers before and hope to fine if kids of an elementary age are responsible enough to
handle using the plickers card system. I hope this will help the students feel comfortable enough to
participate in class discussions and assure them that they are smart too.
Reflective Practice:
My hope is that this student response tool will encourage students to share their thoughts to the class more
even if they were originally to shy too. After teaching this lesson I would love to have my students go home
and research chemical and physical changes on their own. With the information they collect I would have the
students create a power point of one chemical change and one physical change and explain why what is what.
Once they finish their power points, we will have a presenting day in class where they can show off their work
the their classmates.

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