Grade 5-8 Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department
(NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)
Maximum Score 17 points
| Tasks 1 & 2 Directions |
No credit
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| Task 3. Data Table |
2 points total
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Standard: The student will accurately record
measurements on a data table.
Criteria:
| Task 4. Volume Calculation |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will apply mathematics to solve
for an unknown.
Criteria:
- 1 point for recording data and calculating the amount of water
absorbed.
| Task 5. Application |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will apply the knowledge of pore
space to infer the amount of water retained in the model.
Criteria:
- 1 point if line 3 of Task 4 and the answer given here are
the same.
| Task 6. Capillary Action Calculation |
4 points total
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Standard: The student will apply mathematics to calculate
the average rate of capillarity.
Criteria:
A. Substitution
- 1 point for the correct substitution into the equation.
(Units not required)
B. Correct Units
- 1 point for units recorded as cm/min.
C. Rounding
- 1 point for answers recorded to the nearest tench of a cm/min.
D. Correct Calculation
- 1 point for an answer within +/-0.2 cm/min.
Note 1: Base student responses on student data
| Task 7. Graph |
6 points total
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Standard: The student will correctly set up graph axes,
plot data points, and draw a line graph.
Criteria:
A. Axes Labeled
- 1 point for both of the axes correctly labeled (naming
variable)
B. Correct Units
- 1 point for units recorded on both axes.
C. Appropriate Scale
- 1 point for use of appropriate scale for the data.
D. Data correctly plotted
- 2 points for plotting 7 or more points correctly.
- 1 point for plotting 4-6 points correctly.
- No credit is given for fewer than 3 points plotted correctly.
E. Line Correctly Drawn
- 1 point for either a "best fit curve" or "dot
to dot."
| Task 8. Analysis |
2 points total
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Standard: The student will analyze and describe the plotted
results.
Criteria:
- 2 points for an accurate, logical description using complete
sentences.
- 1 point if the answer is correct but not in a complete sentence
- No credit is given for an incorrect answer even if it written
in a sentence.
| Task 9. Conclusion |
1 point total
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Standard: The student will write a concluding statement
based on his/her observations
Criteria:
- 1 point if the conclusion is consistent with the data.
- No credit is given for a conclusion inconsistent with the
data.
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Highest possible score - 17 points
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Peat Pot - Scoring Form
Student ID ________________
Male or Female (circle one)
Circle the student's score for each question. Add the points for
each question and write the total score at the bottom of the scoring
form.
| 1 & 2. Directions |
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No credit |
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| 3. Data table |
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A. completed data table
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0
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1
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B. recorded accurate data to the nearest tenth
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0
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1
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| 4. Volume Calculation |
0
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1
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| 5. Application |
0
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1
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| 6. Capillary Action Calculation
(6 points) |
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A. data substituted properly
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0
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1
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B. correct units
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0
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1
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C. answer to the nearest tenth
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0
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1
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D. correct calculation
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0
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1
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| 7. Graph (6 points) |
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A. axes (variables) labeled
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0
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1
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B. correct units
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0
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1
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C. appropriate scale
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0
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1
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D. data correctly plotted
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0
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1
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2
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E. line graph correctly drawn according to data
table
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0
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1
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| 8. Analysis |
0
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1
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2
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| 9. Conclusion |
0
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1
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TOTAL SCORE ______________
Total possible score - 17 points
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