formative assessments for european explorers unit 3 rd grade
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Formative Assessments for European Explorers Unit 3 rd Grade. By: Donald Barbour Kim Mahan Kami Buchholz West Salem Elementary. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Formative Assessments for Formative Assessments for European Explorers UnitEuropean Explorers Unit
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By: Donald BarbourBy: Donald BarbourKim MahanKim Mahan
Kami BuchholzKami BuchholzWest Salem ElementaryWest Salem Elementary
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The formative assessment will focus on four explorers (Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacques Cartier, and Christopher Newport). Throughout this unit students must be able to identify and understand the locations that each explorer landed, their motivations for exploration, their sponsors, and their achievements in landing in the New World.
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Assessment Using KWL ChartAssessment Using KWL Chart
• The first formative assessment is to start with a KWL chart to establish what the class already knows, what they hope to learn.
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Assessment with Q and AAssessment with Q and A
• Read Our World Far and Wide on all four explorers as a preview.
• Ask Q and A discussion questions about each explorer as your read their profile.
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Highlighting with Q and A on each Highlighting with Q and A on each ExplorerExplorer
• Students read and highlight important facts on explorers.
• Teachers asks questions from highlighted sections.
Once narration is through, click on picture below to see student booklet.
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Worksheet Assessments on Worksheet Assessments on ExplorersExplorers
• Review reading from Our World Far and Away on the explorers and introduce worksheet.
• Worksheets will focus on location of landing, motivations, and sponsors of the explorers.
• Grades are based on proper location of each explorers’ landing, their motivations/sponsors, and achievements.
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InteractiveInteractive Websites and QuizzesWebsites and Quizzes
• Interactive websites allow students to practice their knowledge of information, plus learn new information while actively participating in the site.
• On-line quizzes are quick assessments that teachers can use for grades or a check system.
Once narration is through, click on links below.
Norfolk Public Schools
Explorer Matching Game
Explorers Quiz
Newport and Jamestown
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Explorer Timeline AssessmentExplorer Timeline Assessment
• Using the Timeliner 5.0 Software program, students must correctly place the explorers and dates on a timeline along with their country, sponsor, and landing.
Once narration is through, click on picture below to see student timeline.
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Explorer PowerPoints for Explorer PowerPoints for AssessmentAssessment
• Each student will be given one of the four explorers to make a PowerPoint presentation.
• Grades are based on correct sponsor, obstacles, achievements, and corresponding information and pictures.
Once narration is through, click on picture below to see student PowerPoint.
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Qwizdom with ExplorersQwizdom with Explorers
• Qwizdom is an interactive way to test students’ knowledge of material.
• Students must score at 75% or higher to prove retention of information.
Once narration is through, click on picture below to see Qwizdom quiz example. Quizzes located on G Drive.
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Final Assessment with test on all Final Assessment with test on all four explorers.four explorers.
• Students take final assessment to gauge retention of material.
• Must perform 75% or higher to prove mastery of material.
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Finish KWL Chart and ReviewFinish KWL Chart and Review
• Finish placing “What I Learned” on the KWL chart.
• Review unit one last time with Q and A session.