5th Grade Astronomy Unit: Lesson 16

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Solar System & Scale

Lesson 16: Models of Planets Assessment

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Scientific Models Assessment Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Scientific Models Assessment (Microsoft Word) Optional Review Questions (Adobe Reader PDF) Optional Review Questions (Microsoft Word) Assessment Rubric (Adobe Reader PDF) Assessment Rubric (Microsoft Word)

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

What are models? Why are models used in science?

11B(3-5)#2: Geometric figures, number sequences, graphs, diagrams, sketches, number lines, maps, and stories can be used to represent objects, events, and processes in the real world, although such representations can never be exact in every detail.

Formal Assessment: Scientific Models Assessment

(Teacher-generated assessment available under "Teacher Resources" on the electronic blueprint.)

Use rubric available on the electronic blueprint under "Teacher Resources."

* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions.

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

5th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint