Family Education
Family Education: Testing
Standardized tests are an important assessment tool used in schools. Find links to numerous topics associated with these tests. Getting ready, expert advice, and test tips are just a few.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Cp: False Positive Test Results
A certain test for mononucleosis has a 99% chance of correctly diagnosing a patient with mononucleosis and a 5% chance of misdiagnosing a patient who does not have the infection. Suppose the test is given to a group where 1% of the...
Learning Farm
Learning Farm: Common Core Standards Dictionaries and Glossaries
View a lesson on using dictionaries and glossaries to determine the meaning of words. Test your skills using Test Mode or Game Mode.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Main Idea With Supporting Details
Strategies to help students recognize main ideas and supporting details provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes strategies such as Main Idea Pyramids, Number Notes, QAR (Question/Answer...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Misplaced Modifiers Power Point
Learn about placing modifiers correctly in a sentence and practice with misplaced modifier questions that could be found on standardized tests.
University of South Florida
Fcat Express: Cause & Effect Tree
Strategy to help students recognize cause and effect relationships provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade. Includes simple instructions and a visual.
Other
California Department of Education: Cahsee Math: Number Sense for Teachers [Pdf]
Although part of the Teacher's Study Guide for the CAHSEE, this section of the document focuses on number sense. In this guide, teachers are shown sample questions correlated to state standards, given an explanation of the worthiness of...
Quia
Ixl Learning: Long Multiplication
Brush up on your math skills relating to long multiplication then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Finding Equal Groups
This activity will test how quickly students can count objects. The teacher will assemble a variety of groups of objects in a few different forms (examples included). Students will race against the clock to sort the groups of objects...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Asteroid Impact
Asteroid Impact is an 8-10 class long (350-450 min) earth science curricular unit where student teams are posed with the scenario that an asteroid will impact earth. They must design the location and size of underground caverns to save...
Doina Popovici
Math Play: 4th Grade Halloween Math Game
This game will test students understanding of standard numbers in expanded forms. Students destroy the monsters by answering the questions about numbers in expanded, standard, or word form.