Developing Assessments Based on
NJ Standards
Science: Animal Adaptations
| Overview | Student | Teacher | Assessment
Steps |
Step Five
| CPI (Cumulative Progress Indicators) | Question (create a question based on the activity and the CPI) |
| 5.1.A.1 Raise questions about the world around them and be willing to seek answers through making careful observations and experimentation. |
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| 5.1.B.1 Develop strategies and skills for information-gathering and problem-solving, using appropriate tools and technologies. |
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| 5.3.D.1 Use tables and graphs to represent and interpret data. |
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| 5.5.A.3 Recognize that plants and animals are composed of different parts performing different functions and working together for the well being of the organism. |
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| 5.5.B.1 Develop a simple classification scheme for grouping organisms. |
| CPI (Cumulative Progress Indicators) | Question (create a question based on the activity and the CPI) |
| 5.1.B.2 Design and conduct investigations incorporating the use of a control. |
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| 5.1.B.3 Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. |
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| 5.3.D.1 Represent and describe mathematical relationships among variables using: • graphs • tables • charts |
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| 5.5.B.1 Compare and contrast kinds of organisms using their internal and external characteristics. |
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| 5.5.B.3 Recognize that individual organisms with certain traits are more likely to survive and have offspring. |
