Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test®

Science Student Report Spring 2014 Grade 8

The FCA T 2.0 is part of Florida's plan to improve student achievement by measuring student success with challenging content standards. The purpose of the FCAT 2.0 is to ensure that Florida's public schools are providing your student with the best education possible and preparing your student for future success.

A high level of scientific knowledge has been identified as critical for success in the competitive 21st century job market. Working with Florida educators, the State developed this test to measure your student's achievement of the science skills in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS). In addition, the content scores help you to identify academic skills that may need improvement.

El FCA T 2. 0 forma parte del plan de Florida para mejorar e/ rendimiento de los estudiantes midiendo sus /ogros con exigentes estandares de contenidos. El objetivo del FCA T 2. 0 es garantizar que las escue/as publicas de Florida /e esten brindando a su estudiante Ia mejor educaci6n posib/e y Ia preparaci6n necesaria para un futuro de exitos.

Se ha determinado que es fundamental contar con un e/evado nivel de conocimiento cientffico para tener exito en e/ competitivo mercado /aboral del siglo xxi. En co/aboraci6n con /os educadores de Florida, el Estado e/abor6 este examen para medir las habilidades adquiridas par sus estudiantes en ciencias segun los Estandares para Ia proxima generaci6n del Estado de Florida (NGSSS). Ademas, /os puntajes por contenido le ayudan a identificar las habilidades academicas que quiz a necesite mejorar.

FCAT 2.0 fe pati de yon plan leta Florida mete pou I arne/yore rannman elev grasa yon mwayen pou mezire sikse elev yo avek de est and a pi difisil onivo matye akademik. Objektif FCA T 2. 0 a se pou asire ke lekol piblik Florida yo ap founi elev au a meye edikasyon posib e ke y ap prepare etev au a kdmsadwa pou I sa gen sikse nan /avni.

Yo idantifye yon nivo elve nan konesans syantifik kom kritik pou sikse nan mache travay konpetitif 21yem syek Ia. Nan travay ansanm avek edikate Florida yo, Eta a dev/ope egzamen sa a pou evalye rannman elev au a nan konpetans nan /asyans pou Estanda Nouvo Jenerasyon Sunshine State Ia (Next Generation Sunshine State Standards: NGSSS). Anplisdesa, not pou chak matye ede au pou idantifye konpetans akademik ki ka bezwen amelyorasyon.

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Your Student's FCAT 2.0 Science Score

LevelS 225-260

Level4 215-224

Levell 203-214

Level2 185-202

Level1 140-184

245

Satisfactory 203

Your student's FCAT 2.0 Science Score is 245, which is in Level 5.

The FCAT 2.0 Science Score shows your student's achievement on the day he or she was tested. If your student had taken this test again with no additional instruction, it is likely that his or her Spring 2014 FCAT 2.0 Science Score would have been between 234 and 256.

Achievement Levels Five categories describe the success students have with the content tested on FCAT 2.0 Science.

Level 5- Indicates mastery of the most challenging

content of the NGSSS.

Level 4- Indicates an above satisfactory level of success with the challenging content of the

NGSSS.

Level 3- Indicates a satisfactory level of success with the challenging content of the NGSSS.

Level 2- Indicates a below satisfactory level of

success with the challenging content of the

NGSSS.

Level 1 - Indicates an inadequate level of success with the challenging content of the NGSSS.

The score ranges for Achievement Levels are different for each grade level. Achievement Level ranges for all grades are available at http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/achlevel.pdf.

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Science Student Report Spring 2014 Grade 8

Your Student's Science Content Area Scores

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The table below gives more specific information about your student's performance in the content areas tested on FCAT 2.0 Science.

Content Areas Points Earned

Points Possible

State Mean

Nature of Science- Identifies test and outcome variables in an experiment. Differentiates between experiments and investigations. Analyzes information to make inferences or predictions. Differentiates between replication and repetition. Distinguishes between theories and laws.

11 11 7

Earth and Space Science- Relates the positions of the Sun, Moon, and Earth that results in tides, moon phases, and eclipses. Identifies Earth changes due to weathering, erosion, and plate 14 15 9 tectonics. Recognizes that the Sun's energy influences global atmospheric patterns.

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Physical Science- Classifies substances by physical properties. Differentiates between physical and chemical change. Distinguishes between kinetic and potential energy. Differentiates contact 15 15 10 forces and forces acting at a distance.

Life Science- Identifies functions of the human body systems. Classifies organisms. Identifies ways genetic variation contributes to the scientific theory of evolution. Determines probabilities for genotypic and phenotypic combinations. Distinguishes relationships among organisms in a food web.

14 15 9

Naturaleza de Ia ciencia - /dentifica /as variables en /as pruebas y /os resultados de un experimento. Diferencia entre experimentos e investigaciones. Analiza informacion para hacer inferencias o predicciones. Diferencia entre replicacion y repeticion. Oistingue entre teorfas y /eyes.

Ciencias de Ia Tierra y el espacio - Relaciona Ia posicion del Sol, Ia Luna y Ia Tierra que provoca /as mareas, /as fases de Ia Luna y /os eclipses. /dentifica los cambios de Ia Tierra debidos a/ desgaste, Ia erosion y Ia tectonica de p/acas. Reconoce que Ia energfa del Sol influye en los patrones atmosfericos globa/es.

Ciencias fisicas - C/asifica /as sustancias segun sus propiedades ffsicas. Oiferencia entre cambios fisicos y cambios quimicos. Oistingue entre energia cinetica y energfa potencial. Diferencia /as fuerzas de contacto y /as fuerzas que actuan a distancia.

Ciencias de Ia vida - /dentifica funciones de los sistemas del cuerpo humano. C/asifica los organismos. /dentifica /as formas en que Ia variacion genetica contribuye a Ia teoria cientifica de Ia evo/ucion. Determine /as probabilidades de combinaciones genotipicas y fenotipicas. Oistingue re/aciones entre los organismos de una red alimentaria.

Did you know?

In the competitive job market of the future, more and more jobs will require science skills.

Science skills are vital for success in many exciting careers.

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Nati Lasyans - ldantifye varyab tes ak varyab rezilta yo nan yon esperyans. Fe diferans ant esperyans ak envestigasyon. Analize enfomasyon pou fe enferans oswa prediksyon. Fe diferans ant replikasyon ak repetisyon. Oistenge ant teyori ak twa.

Syans late ak espasyal- Fe rapo ant pozisyon Soley Ia, Lalin ak Late ki /akoz /amare, faz /a/in yo, ak eklips yo. /dantifye chanjman Late akoz degradasyon, ewozyon, ak kouch tektonik. Rekonet ke eneji Soley Ia enfliyanse model global atmosferik yo.

Syans fizik- Klasifye sibstans baze sou pwopriyete fizik. Fe diferans ant chanjman fizik ak chimik. Oistenge ant eneji sinetik ak eneji potansyet Diferansye ant fos kontak ak fos ki reyaji a yon distans.

Syans byolojik- /dantifye fonksyon sistem ko imen yo. Klasifye oganis. ldantifye fason varyasyon jenetik kontribye a teyori syantifik evo/isyon an. Oetemine pwobabilite pou konbinezon jenotip1k ak fenotipik. Distenge re/asyon ant oganis nan yon rezo alimante.

For more information about FCAT 2.0 Science, visit http://www.fldoe.org/