Assessment For Learning: A Teacher’s Guide

Teacher Name: Kryger Grade: 5th

Subject: Science Time Frame: 50 minutes every day for two

weeks.

Standard(s) Assessed: Standard 5: Objective 2: Describe how some characteristics could give a
species a survival advantage in a particular environment.

OBJECTIVE(S)
What understanding and goals will be assessed through this task? What will students know and be able to do?

Students will create a report where they research an animal and present their information.

Students will be able to explain the adaptations and characteristics of the animal they research.

TASK SUMMARY
What evidence will show that students understand? Through what authentic performance task will students
demonstrate understanding?

Students will write a report and then create a presentation through the use of Google slides.

MATERIALS/RESOURCES
What materials or resources will be used for this task? Please include links to the resources you’ve created.

Exemplar for Students:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EPQ0Bkb6SLCTfR1mQs2Vd_EWvhmElftTw3CcfPvvWO

M/edit?usp=sharing

Animal Report Document:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1geWqqvxD1P1RxDaQdm9LfQ_a_f6XmrGGa0mz56scZFw

/edit?usp=sharing

Animal Report Presentation Script:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1khoC0U9uMxfAztz0S2YfYO-EtFd_Fp-
 N5zY8MxwYODw/edit?usp=sharing

CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS

By what criteria will student products and performances be evaluated? Please include a fully developed rubric.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A-JZzztLDstUtiGEGYA9cDwbnustRjsAKRjMq8uzeCs/edit?

usp=sharing

FORMATIVE CHECKS
What formative checks will you be administering along the way and how will you be doing this? What questions
will you ask your students during this process?

We will have a mid-week and end of the week check in to check the progress of their reports

and presentations.