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NCTE Activity - Compass
Task with Student Directions

GLOBE Assessment
Grade K-4

Literacy Activity for Protocol Test

Write a five-line poem. Each of the first four lines should be about one of the four directions on the compass. The fifth line should be about the compass.

Compass Protocol Test

The Compass protocol test assesses students' ability to take accurate measurements using a compass.

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Use of Compass Protocol Test

 

 

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Student activity & Level of Performance

+ appropriate student performance

- inappropriate student performance

n.a. not appropriate or not observed

                                             
Using a Compass                                              
Set dial to desired degree reading                                              
Hold compass level                                              
Turn body until red end of magnetic needle lines up with orienting arrow                                              
Walk toward object in line with compass bearing                                              
Stop & check calibration of arrows every few paces                                              

 


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