Grade 5-8 Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)
Student #1
Task:
At this station, you will determine the sequence
of events in the formation of wind.
Materials:
- 6 "wind" cards
- 1 blank card
Directions:
Each of the six index cards you have been given has
written on it a letter and a statement describing one of the events
leading to the formation of wind.
- Spread the cards out on your desk, and read each statement
carefully.
- Arrange the cards in the order in which they must occur to
result in the formation of wind.
- When you are satisfied with your arrangement, record in the
blanks below the numbers on the cards in the order you have placed
them.
- Card G represents the final event which leads to the formation
of wind. In a complete sentence, write a statement which describes
this event.
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