Warm-up: Answer each question in your notebooks and

give a 1-2 sentence explanation for each

1. What are the 3 things needed for photosynthesis to occur in plants? • A Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide• B Sunlight, water, and glucose• C Water, oxygen, and glucose• D Oxygen, glucose, and carbon dioxide

2. Each part of a plant has a different function. What is one function of the leaves of a plant? • A Leaves hold the plant in the ground.• B Leaves structure and center the plant.• C Leaves carry water to different parts of the plant.• D Leaves absorb sunlight used by the plant.

Science MSL

• Measurement of Student Learning

• Given at the end of the year• Two parts

o Multiple Choiceo Constructed Response Questions (CRQs)

CRQ tips• Be sure to read the entire question

thoroughly.o Failing to answer all parts will result in a lower score

• You can answer the question three wayso Bulleted list o Written paragrapho Picture/Diagram

• Your answer can be a combination of any of the three acceptable formats.

CRQ Rubric

Score Description0 No response or response does not

address the prompt1 Correctly addresses some of the

prompt2 Correctly addresses all required

parts of the prompt

With a partner discuss how you

would answer the following

prompt in order to earn a score

of a 2.

All of the parts of a plant have specific functions. Identify the major parts of a

flowering plant and give their functions.

**When you finish, also discuss how someone could answer the question and result in a score of 0 or 1.

In your notebooks, try the following CRQ example.

Flowers use various pollinators in order to reproduce. Give an example of a pollinator

and describe how it pollenates a flower.

Answer this question using all three of the possible formats