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Unpacking the 5 th Grade STAAR Science Release Items Eligible Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills . Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division Fall 2010 . Webb Article Foldable.
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Unpacking the 5th Grade STAAR Science Release Items Eligible Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Texas Education Agency Student Assessment Division Fall 2010
Same Verb Used at Depth of Knowledge Levels3.7 (B) Investigate rapid changes in the Earth’s surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.4.7(B) Observe and identify slow changes to the Earth’s surface caused by weathering, erosion, and deposition from water, wind, and ice.5.7 (B)Recognize how landforms such as deltas, canyons, and sand dunes are the result of changes to Earth’s surface by wind, water, and ice.3.2E & 5.2E (4.2E the verb demonstrate changes to perform) Demonstrate that repeated investigations may increase the reliability of results.
In order for a 5th grade student to be able to master this question what does the student need to know? 2011 5th Grade Science Release Items
In order for a 5th grade student to be able to master this question what does our teachers promise to teach? Let’s look at Vertical Alignment
Steps for Analysis of 2011 STAAR Released Items 1. Unpack the SEs by: • Circling the cognitive demands (verbs) • Underlining the content (concept) • Boxing the context 2. Read the Question 3. Solve the problem and determine the number of steps it took you to solve it. 4. Identify the academic vocabulary either implied or stated that is aligned to the SEs in the question. • Determine what part of the SE is being tested. • Determine how the question is being tested. (question stem) • Determine the level of thinking (DOK) that is required for the student to successfully work through the problem. • Determine what the students need to know in order to answer the question.
Taught in CSCOPE 5.5 A 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2 5.2D 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2 2nd Nine Weeks, Units 6,7 3rd Nine Weeks, Units 8,10,11 4th Nine Weeks, Units 11,12 2 to 3 steps Classifying matter based on physical properties (relative density-sinking-floating-mass-volume) Students need to know that the cork has a relative density less than oil and oil has a relative density less than water. Level 2 Analyze the different diagrams and interpret what will happen when the 3 different substances are mixed together Which diagram shows what would happen if… Matter (I) Physical Properties (I) Relative Density (I)
Taught in CSCOPE 5.5 B 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2 2. 1 step Identifying the boiling point of water on a Celsius scale Recall of knowledge of the boiling point of water on a Celsius scale Students need to know that no matterwhat the volume of water is, it will boil once it reaches 100 ° C The table below shows… If …. Boils at …, at what temperature would… boil? boil (s) temperature (s) celsius (s)
Taught in CSCOPE 5.5 C 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2
Taught in CSCOPE 5.6 B 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 3 2nd Nine Weeks, Unit 4 5.2D 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2 2nd Nine Weeks, Units 6,7 3rd Nine Weeks, Units 8,10,11 4th Nine Weeks, Units 11,12
Taught in CSCOPE 5.6 C 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 3 2nd Nine Weeks, Unit 4
Taught in CSCOPE 5.6 D 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 3 5.2 E 4th Nine Weeks, Unit 12
Taught in CSCOPE 5.7 A 2nd Nine Weeks, Unit 5
Taught in CSCOPE 4.8 C (4th Grade CSCOPE) 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 6 5.2 C 2nd Nine Weeks, Units 6,7 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 8 4th Nine Weeks, Unit 12
Taught in CSCOPE 5.7 B 2nd Nine Weeks, Unit 6
Taught in CSCOPE 5.9 C 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 9 5.2D 1st Nine Weeks, Unit 2 2nd Nine Weeks, Units 6,7 3rd Nine Weeks, Units 8,10,11 4th Nine Weeks, Units 11,12
Taught in CSCOPE 5.9 A 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 9
Taught in CSCOPE 5.9 B 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 9 5.3 C 2nd Nine Weeks, Units 6,7 3rd Nine Weeks, Unit 9 12.