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Ecosystem Pre-Assessment AssessmentEcosystem Pre-Assessment Assessment
Publisher
Science Matters
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Grade
3rd - 5th
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Science
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1 hr
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Ecosystem Pre-Assessment

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This Ecosystem Pre-Assessment assessment also includes:
  • 4th Grade Life Science: Ecosystems Overview
  • Introduction and Conceptual Flow Narrative
  • Conceptual Flow Graphic
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Test scholars' knowledge of ecosystems with a 20-question pre-assessment. Assessment challenges learners to answer multiple choice questions, read diagrams, and complete charts.

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Concepts

ecosystems, organisms, abiotic factors, biotic factors, biomes, adaptations, food chains, food webs, matter, energy, human impact on the environment

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Administer the assessment before and after an ecosystem unit to gauge proficiency 
  • Allow pupils to take the pre-assessment home to fix incorrect answers
  • Work with small groups on specific learning goals determined by their test performance 

Classroom Considerations

  • This assessment is the first of 17 items in an ecosystem-themed unit
  • Requires copies—four pages per child
  • Provide an appropriate testing environment for class members with special needs 

Pros

  • Test includes a variety of question types 
  • Provides an easy-to-read answer key equipped with italicized and highlighted text 

Cons

  • Lines for short answers appear close together—this may be a challenge for writers with large handwriting 

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