5th Grade Astronomy Unit: Lesson 7

5^th Grade Astronomy Unit Blueprint

Light

Lesson 7: Light Assessment

Pacing Suggestions: 1 day

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Light Assessment Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Light Assessment (Microsoft Word Format) Assessment Rubric Adobe® Reader® (PDF) Assessment Rubric (Microsoft Word Format)

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

In what direction does light travel? What causes the direction to change?

When light interacts (hits) an object, what are the different ways it behaves?

4F(3-5)#3: Light travels and tends to maintain its direction of motion until it interacts with an object or material. Light can be absorbed, redirected, bounce back, or allowed to pass through.

Formal Assessment:

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

Use rubric available on 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