Activity 1.1 - Animals Unit Pretest (20 min)

Directions

1. Describe the unit pretest.

Explain the purpose of the unit pretest to students:

  • It will help you as a teacher understand how students think about what happens when animals grow, move, and function.
  • It will help them think about what they know and what questions they have.

Assessment

Use the 1.1 Animals Unit Pretest to assess students' understanding of digestion, biosynthesis, and cellular respiration in terms of learning progression levels. You should not give your students grades on the pretest or expect your students to know the correct answers. The document 1.1 Assessing the Animals Unit Pretest has assessment guidelines, and identifies correct responses and explaining how students’ responses reveal their learning progression levels.

Differentiation
  • Be sure that students are comfortable with the technology that they are using and provide assistance when necessary.
  • If classroom in includes English Language Learners or have other special needs and considerations, you may want to read questions aloud and discuss meaning of questions.
Modifications
Extending the Learning