Contributed by: New York State Alternative Assessment in Science
Project (NYSED)
Student Work #2
Task: At this station, you will be using a measuring stick
to determine the shape of the inside bottom of a box.
Materials:
- 1 measuring stick
- 1 mystery box
Directions:
- Slide the measuring stick straight down into each spot marked
on the box lid.
- Measure the distance to the inside bottom of the box from each
spot.
- Record your measurements on the data table.
- Place points on the graph representing the distance to the inside
bottom of the box.
- Connect the dots to make a line graph.
- What does the graph indicate about the shape of the inside bottom
of the box?
- Based on your graph, predict what the depth is to the inside
bottom of the box at spot 4.
In the space below, explain the reason for your answer.
- In the space below, make a drawing of what you think the inside
bottom of the box looks like.
- Below is a set of observations made on another box.
Which of the drawings could represent the shape
of the inside bottom of the box? (Circle the letters of as many
choices that could be possible.)
- Two students performed a similar activity with the same mystery
box that you used. Roberto used a probe that was 4 cm long and
Susan used a probe that was 8 cm long. Compare the results that
Susan and Roberto would have obtained about the shape of the inside
bottom of the box.
NO RESPONSE
Scoring
Circle the student's score for each question. Add points for each
question and write the total score at the bottom of the scoring form.
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