Diagnostic Assessment

Rating scale in form of a checklist

(Engage lesson)
Student Name Were students able to Were students able to Were students able to
match term and understand the Earth identify the difference
definition as well as rotates whilst the Sun between day and night
justify their choice? stays in one position? AND why this occurs?

Amelia

Joshua

Sally

Ben

Aleesha

Joe

Amy

Josh

Jamie

Daniel

Sabrina

Lachie

Rose

Rating students achievement with 0 being the lowest and 5 being the highest –
provide notes if necessary.

Formative Assessment
Checklist
 (Explore lesson)
Student Name Were students able to Were students able to Were students able to
create a well-designed demonstrate Earth’s explain this in their
diagram of their rotation on its axis labelling?
movement activity? whilst orbiting the Sun?

Amelia

Joshua

Sally

Ben

Aleesha

Joe

Amy

Josh

Jamie

Daniel

Sabrina

Lachie

Rose

Tick if students have understood content, cross if more work needs to be done –
provide notes if necessary.

Formative Assessment
Checklist
(Explain lesson)
Student Name Were students able to Were students able to Were students able to
choose the correct size justify their choice present their
ball comparison? using scientific observations and
language? findings in an engaging
way?

Amelia

Joshua

Sally

Ben

Aleesha

Joe

Amy

Josh

Jamie

Daniel

Sabrina

Lachie

Rose

Tick if students have understood content, cross if more work needs to be done –
provide notes if necessary.

Summative Assessment
Rubric
(Elaborate lesson)
Highlight the comment that best suits the students knowledge of the content.
 Above satisfactory Satisfactory Below
satisfactory

Were students able to Student was able to Students created a Students needed
construct a working successfully create a working sundial with a lot of
sundial to complete their working sundial. direction. assistance to
investigation? create a sundial.

Were students able to Students provided Students provided Students

provide detailed answers detailed answers to detailed answers to provided an
to the discussion discussion questions the questions answer.
questions posed? whilst using evidence including more than
from the investigation one sentence.
to support their
answers.

Were students able to Students provided a Students justified Students

justify how time of day justified answer using answer with some provided an
can be worked out using evidence form the connection to answer.
a sundial and shadows? investigation and investigation.
research.

Summative Assessment
Rubric
(Evaluate lesson)
Highlight the comment that best suits the students knowledge of the content.
 Above satisfactory Satisfactory Below satisfactory

Were students able to Student were able to Student were able to Student was able
identify facts about include multiple, include multiple facts to include a few
the Earth, Moon and detailed facts with from lessons. facts.
Sun? reference to
investigations and
lessons.

Were students able to Student was able to Student is able to Student stated fact
extend on these facts extend on these facts extend on facts to talk in small detail.
and give details? including predictions about the investigation
and observations found.

Were students able to Student is able to use Student is able to use Student is able to
write a letter to multiple sentence some different write a simple
astronaut Dave that structures, correct sentence structures, letter.
flows and uses grammar and spelling of grammar and some
correct grammar and scientific words to correct spelling of
spelling on scientific create a written letter. scientific words.
words?