Assessment

Plan
Cells, Systems, and Senses
Entry Level Formative Summative
Initial Model In class, we Data Blitz Presentations In Zoom Out animation Students will
will draw a beginning model their lab groups, students will use their graphic organizer pyramid
of how what we think is be assigned a system (vision, as a guide to create an animation
going on when we interact auditory, somatic, gustatory, starting at the cell level and zooming
with external stimuli, and olfaction, and vestibular). out to the entire body, explaining at
how exactly it is that we can Students will then research each level how each structure
create memories. their system, and create a 60 contributes to the function of
second presentation creating memories.
(accompanied by a
PowerPoint slide or poster) Students may create drawings, stop
to explain why their system is
motion, or use internet images to
the most important to create their animations. Students
human life. may use any method to create their
Sensory Lab Data & animations, but guide students
Observations Students will towards these apps and websites:
engage in a sensory lab
station in class. Students will https://www.commonsense.org/ed
record their data and ucation/top-picks/websites-and-
observations at each station, apps-for-making-videos-and-
as they interact with external animation
stimuli.
If students use their iPads to create
animation, suggested apps are:

-iMovie
-ShadowPuppet

. Gizmo: Cell Structure Graphic Organizer Pyramid
Students will engage in an Students will use what they have
iPad lesson on the Explore learned over the unit and fill out a
Learning website, where they pyramid graphic organizer to help
will explore the inside of a organizer information for their
cell. Students will record animations. Student may utilize
their observations and data, their textbooks and several online
as well as responses to resources to complete this pyramid.
reflective questions.
Quizlet Flashcards and game

Students will study flashcards
about cells and their
organelles. Students will then
use their vocabulary
knowledge to play a game to
destroy asteroids by typing in
word definitions.