Performance Tasks

In this assessment, students learn that the moose population in Isle Royale National Park has been steadily increasing with no end in sight and how the moose are affecting the ecosystem. Michigan lawmakers are proposing two bills to address the issue, one that allows hunting of the moose and...

In this assessment, students analyze one of their favorite meals to examine the efficiency of plant-based vs. animal-based diets. After calculating the calories they receive from plants and animals in this meal, they create a computational model that shows the proportional transfer of energy...

In this assessment, students analyze one of their favorite meals to examine the efficiency of plant-based vs. animal-based diets. After calculating the calories they receive from plants and animals in this meal, they create a computational model that shows the proportional transfer of energy...

This Short Performance Assessment was designed to evaluate the following NGSS Performance Expectations (PEs): 

3-PS2-3 Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

3-PS2-4. Define...

This Short Performance Assessment was designed to evaluate the following NGSS Performance Expectation (PE):

3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.*
3-5-ETS1-...

This Short Performance Assessment was designed to evaluate the following NGSS Performance Expectation (PE):

5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.