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Developing Assessments Based on NJ Standards
Science: Animal Adaptations
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(See step 5 worksheet)
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Step Seven

NJ ASK

CPI  (Cumulative Progress Indicators) Modified Question 
Note: you may want to combine CPIs at this stage.		 Question Type
5.1.A.1 
Raise questions about the world around them and be willing to seek answers through making careful observations and experimentation.		    
5.1.B.1
Develop strategies and skills for information-gathering and problem-solving, using appropriate tools and technologies. 		    
5.3.D.1 
Use tables and graphs to represent and interpret data. 		    
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.		     
5.5.B.1
Develop a simple classification scheme for grouping organisms. 		  

 

 

 

GEPA

CPI  (Cumulative Progress Indicators) Modified Question 
Note: you may want to combine CPIs at this stage.		 Question Type
5.1.B.2
Design and conduct investigations incorporating the use of a control.		    
5.1.B.3
Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. 		    
5.3.D.1 
Represent and describe mathematical relationships among variables using:
• graphs
• tables
• charts		    
5.5.B.1
Compare and contrast kinds of organisms using their internal and external characteristics.		    
5.5.B.3
Recognize that individual organisms with certain traits are more likely to survive and have offspring.