Environments and Survival Unit Assessment for Amplify Science

This unit assessment is aligned to concepts for the Environments and Survival Unit. This assessment is designed to supplement the assessment provided by Amplify Science, however can be implemented without use of the curriculum to assess the conceptual understanding of environments and survival. 

The assessment is designed to include a storyline about environments and survival to engage learners in making sense of the phenomena presented. The assessment includes texts and models for students to draw conclusions and answer targeted questions about environments and survival. 

The assessment is designed with the 3 Dimensions of NGSS in mind, and highlights the ability for students to do science throughout the assessment. An answer key is provided, along with a clear rubric for a written CER response. Within the answer key, you will see how each question aligned with a science and engineering practice. 

The assessment includes 4 questions and 1 CER response. For the CER response, there is a scaffolded writing template included. This template can be given to students requiring additional support in CER writing.  

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