DoK1

DoK2

Recall and Reproduce

Skills and Concepts

The student either knows

the answer or does not;
this does not need to be
solved; a one step
process.

The student needs to

engage in some mental
process beyond simple
recall; this involves making
a decision; a more than
one step process.

Products:

Products:

quiz, worksheet, list,

collection,
bulleting/outline,
highlighting

photograph, presentation,
demonstration, journal,
one dependent variable
experiment

Examples for B.1.1.2

Examples for B.1.1.2

- recognize a vertebrate and

an invertebrate

-identify patterns between

vertebrate and invertebrate
body size

- visually identify plant and

animal cell
- state the difference
between a one-celled and
multi-celled organism

- compare appendages of
vertebrates and invertebrates
for similarities/differences
- predict if a plant has
vascular or nonvascular tissue
based upon visible
characteristics

DoK3
Short-term
Strategic Thinking
The student must engage
in some planning,
reasoning, and/or use of
evidence; this moves into
more abstract thinking; a
multiple step process that
demands reasoning.

DoK4
Extended Thinking
The student will make
connections between
multiple aspects of the
task; this involves pulling
together information to
develop generalizations of
results; a task that will
require an extended
period of time.

Products:
graph, spreadsheet,
outline, report, program,
animation, more than one
dependent variable
experiment

Projects:
Science Fair
project/presentation,
newspaper, game, song,
media project/presentation

Examples for B.1.1.2

- investigate organisms with
exoskeltons to determine
similarities/differences
between external structures
based upon ecosystems
- examine carnivorous plants
and draw conclusions about
the function of each "catching
mechanism"
- research and present the
similarities/differences
between a bat's wing and a
human's hand to explain why
the bat can fly and human's
cannot

Example for B.1.1.2

using a topic of interest
to the student
from this standard area
- conduct an investigation
- write a research paper
- create a game
- write and produce a song