SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Local Performance Assessment Requirement

Local Performance Assessment Requirements

Local Performance Assessments must be: Embedded within the curriculum; Aligned to content standards; An opportunity for students to learn and receive feedback on their academic progress; Administered at least once a year to all students at Grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. Local Performance Requirement Information

Sample Prompts

• Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design Examples
  Examples of well-defined questions and problems

Scoring Guide

• Scientific Inquiry Scoring Guides
  • Grade 3
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Grades 4 - 5
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Grades 6 - 8
    • English
    • Spanish
  • High School
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Support Documents
    • Model Scientific Inquiry High School Student Template
• Scientific Engineering Design Scoring Guides
  • Grades 4 - 5
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Grades 6 - 8
    • English
    • Spanish
  • High School
    • English
    • Spanish
  • Support Documents
    • Grades K-3: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout
    • Grades K-3: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout Template
    • Grades K-3: The Engineering Design Notebook Template Instructions
    • Grades K-3: The Engineering Design Notebook Template
    
    
    
    • Grades 4-5: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout
    • Grades 4-5: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout Template
    • Grades 4-5: The Engineering Design Notebook Template Instructions
    • Grades 4-5: The Engineering Design Notebook Template
    
    
    
    • Grades 6-8: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout
    • Grades 6-8: The Engineering Design Notebook Instructions
    • Grades 6-8: The Engineering Design Notebook Student Template
    
    
    
    • High School: The Engineering Design Process Poster/Handout
    • High School: The Engineering Design Notebook Instructions
    • High School: The Engineering Design Notebook Student Template

Student Language Version of Scoring Guide

• Grade 3
  • English
  • Spanish
• Grades 4 - 5
  • English
  • Spanish
• Grades 6 - 8
  • English
  • Spanish
• High School
  • English
  • Spanish
• Secondary Sample Student Language Engineering Design Scoring Template
  This document represents one good approach for assisting students in developing a work sample using engineering design. Many other approaches are also possible. This template has been successfully used by several teachers in Oregon to help students produce Engineering Design Work Samples.
• Secondary Sample Student Language Engineering Design Scoring Template (Word)



• Model Scientific Inquiry Student Feedback Forms
  • Grade 3
  • Grades 4 - 5
  • Grades 6 - 8
  • High School

Scored Student Work

• Student Work
  Student work scored using the state Scoring Guide

Resources

• Key Terms for understanding Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design Scoring Guides
• Scientific Inquiry Scoring Model PowerPoint