PYP 4 How the World Works 2014-2015

1st Formative Assessment

Task:
Students make a diagram to classify the energy based on the forms and the
sources of energy and give an example how energy is used in that certain
object or activity.
Assessment Strategy and Tool:
Observation-Checklist
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Date:

CRITERIA

Classifies the types and forms of

energy
Identifies the sources of energy
Provides examples how energy is
used in those certain
objects/activities
1) Types of energy : kinetic and potential
Forms of energy :
* kinetic (moving energy) : radiant/light, sound, electrical, heat/thermal, motion
* potential (stored energy): stored-mechanical energy, chemical energy
2) Sources : renewable & nonrenewable
3) Write a short definition / explanation for each form and give some examples
4) The diagram can be done backwards or vice versa

PYP 4 How the World Works 2014-2015

2nd Formative Assessment
Task:
Students will make a process (pictorial flowchart) to show the system of energy
produced and used in certain object.
Assessment Strategy and Tool:
Open Ended Task-Exemplar
Name :

Date:

CRITERIA

Identifies the form of energy in each

energy transformation
Makes a reasonable explanation for
each flow of energy transformation
Uses media to display their
understanding of the energy
transformation
1) Standard : provide 2 sources of the energy, 5 branches in total (electricity,
chemical)

PYP 4 How the World Works 2014-2015

3rd Formative Assessment
Task:
In groups, students will modify one of the experiments and individually, make a scientific
report
Assessment Strategy and Tool:
Process-Focused Assessment-Rubric
Name :

Date:

CRITERIA
Problem the
question that you
are trying to
answer

Hypothesis an
educated guess

Variables:
Independent
variables:
the things
/factors you
change in
your
experiment.
Dependent
variables:
the things
you
measure
whenever
you make a
change to
the
independent
variable
Controlled
variables:
the factors
that you
keep
constant in

Question is unclear
and/or incomplete
and difficult to
understand.

Question is quite
clear and/or
complete and has
some difficulty in
understanding.

Hypothesis relates to
Hypothesis does not
the question but doesnt
use statement (I
use statement (I think
think , I hypothesize
, I hypothesize , If..
, If.. then) and
then).
does not relate to the
or
question.
vice versa

Question is clear,
complete and easy to
understand.

Hypothesis uses
statement (I think , I
hypothesize , If.. then)
and relates to question.
All variables in the
experiment are clearly
identified.

Has difficulty to
identify the variables
in the experiment.

Only some variables in

the experiment are
identified.

each run of
your
experiment.

Materials and
Equipment

Procedure a
step-by-step
explanation of
how to perform
the experiment

Data the
information
collected from the
experiment

Materials and
equipment used
are not identified.
Only a FEW of the
requirements have
been completed :
Steps are:
numbered
in the correct order
written in complete
sentences

Data is
disorganized and
unclear.
Only one trial
performed.

Results the
part of
experiment where
we analyze and
calculate the data
and draw
graph/chart

Conclusion
the part of the
experiment that
answers the
problem.

Graph is not labeled

completely and
shows incorrect
calculations.

Conclusion does
not answer the
question and
does not explain
why the
hypothesis was
correct, incorrect,
or partially
correct.

Most of the
materials and
equipment used are
identified.
Only SOME of these
requirements have
been completed:
Steps are
numbered
in the correct order
written in complete
sentences

Inconsistent
organization of
data.
Only a couple of
trials performed.
Graph is mostly
labeled and only
shows some of the
correct calculations.
or
vice versa
Conclusion
answers the
question but
doesnt explain
why the
hypothesis was
correct, incorrect,
or partially correct
in details.
or
vice versa

All materials and

equipment used are
identified in detail.

ALL of these
requirements: Steps are:
numbered
in the correct order
written in complete
sentences

Data is clearly
organized.
Use more than 2
trials with different
variables.

Graph is complete,
neatly labeled and
shows the correct
calculations.

Conclusion answers
the question and
clearly explains with
details why the
hypothesis was
correct, incorrect, or
partially correct.

The Quality of
Science
Experiment

The science
experiment is
failed using the
modified
variable.
The scientific
method steps are
neither taken nor
recorded.

The science
experiment is
successful but
needed teachersuggested
variables.
Most scientific
method steps are
taken and
recorded.

The science
experiment is
successful, and
shows initiative by
coming up with
creative variables to
be tested.
All scientific method
steps are taken and
recorded.

PYP 4 How the World Works 2014-2015

Summative Assessment
Task:
You are a scientist who is going to prove the existence and transformation of
energy through an experiment.
Assessment Strategy and Tool:
Process Focused-Checklist
Name :

Date:

CRITERIA

Explains the energy used in the

experiment
Makes comprehensive and
reasonable explanation of each flow
of energy transformation used in
experiment

 Applies scientific method to do the

experiment about energy

Applies safety standards when doing

experiment

Choose a new experiment to be done (can be modified)