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DelawareScienceAssessmentPrototype:Grade8IntegrativeItemCluster

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DelawareScienceAssessmentPrototypeGrade8IntegrativeItemCluster

Background:TheDelawareDepartmentofEducationengagedwithWestEdtodesignanddevelopsampletaskstomeasuretheNextGenerationScienceStandards(NGSS).ThesetaskswereadministeredtoDelawarestudentsaspartofaprocesstoevaluatethetasks’effectivenessatmeasuringallthreedimensionsoftheNGSS—ScienceandEngineeringPractices(SEPs),DisciplinaryCoreIdeas(DCIs),andCrosscuttingConcepts(CCC).Thesetaskswererevisedbasedonthedatacollectedduringtheresearchperiod,andarenowavailabletoDelawareeducatorsassampleNGSS-alignedassessmentsforuseintheirclassrooms.RecommendationsonhowtousetheIntegrativeItemClusterPrototype:ThefollowingIntegrativeItemCluster(IIC)isdesignedtoelicitevidenceofastudent’sunderstandingandabilitytoapplyspecificscienceskillsinareal-worldcontext.EachIICisdesignedaroundacentralphenomenonandrequiresstudentstouseandapplyallthreedimensionstorespondtoquestionsassociatedwithacommonstimulus.ItisrecommendedthatthisIICbeadministeredfollowingtheinstructionofPerformanceExpectations(PEs)MS-PS3-4,andMS-PS3-5.ThisIICassessesastudent’sabilitytoapplysciencepracticesthatarerelatedtoPEsMS-PS3-4andMS-PS3-5.OnlythespecificSEPsofPlanningandCarryingOutInvestigationsandEngaginginArgumentfromEvidencearemeasuredaspartofthisIIC.EitherSEPmaybeusedwithanitemaligningtoeitherPEtomorecloselymirrorinstruction.Inthisway,theIICspreparestudentstointegrateandapplyknowledgeandskillsfromspecificPEsattheendofarelevantunitofinstruction,animportantexpectationofDelaware’sComprehensiveScienceAssessmentSystem.ThisIICprototypeisprovidedasaformativeassessmenttoolandisnotmeanttodemonstratetheexactmodeorcontentthatwillappearinDelaware’sfutureassessments.Rather,weinviteteacherstoexploretheuseofIICsintheirclassroomtobetterunderstandthenatureofNGSSassessment.Materials:2StudentVersionPDF:ThisversionisavailabletodownloadandprintinordertoadministertheIICprototypedirectlytostudents.Allstudentresponsescanbecapturedonthishardcopy,ORasetofclasscopiescanbeprintedandstudentresponsescanbecapturedonaseparatepieceofpaper.TheIICisdesignedtobeself-explanatoryandshouldrequirelittleinstructiononthepartoftheteacherorproctor.ThesuggestedtimetocompletetheIICis20minutes.

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2TeacherVersionPDF:Inadditiontothecontentcontainedinthestudentversion,theteacherversionprovidesalignmentinformationingraymetadataboxes.Scoringinformation(thekey)isincludedinthemetadataorisprovidedasadetailedrubric/scoringinformationsectionbelowitemswhererelevant.Keysandrecommendedpointvaluesforeachquestionareprovidedinthemetadatatables(10pointstotalfortheIIC),butpointvaluescanbeadjustedbasedonoverallclassperformance.Theseresourcesareavailableforpublicuseandweencourageyoutosharethemfreely.Questionscanbesenttoapril.mccrae@doe.k12.de.us.

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AlignmentInformationfortheGrade8IICPE/PEBundle:

MS-PS3-4:Plananinvestigationtodeterminetherelationshipsamongtheenergytransferred,thetypeofmatter,themass,andthechangeintheaveragekineticenergyoftheparticlesasmeasuredbythetemperatureofthesample.

MS-PS3-5:Construct,use,andpresentargumentstosupporttheclaimthatwhenthekineticenergyofanobjectchanges,energyistransferredtoorfromtheobject.

Dimensions:SEP:INV,ARGDCI:PS3.A,PS3.BCCC:SPQ,E/MFocus:TemperatureandKineticEnergyPhenomenon:Hotpacksaffectthetemperatureoftheirsurroundings.Themassofwateraffectsthetemperaturechangecausedbyahotpack.HotPackInvestigation#1Astudentinvestigatedhowvolumeaffectshowthetemperatureofasubstancechangesbyfollowingthesesteps:

• Placeaninstanthotpackinthebottomofacardboardbox.• Putalayerofaluminumfoilontopofthehotpack.• Placeatight-fittingcardboarddividerintheboxontopofthefoiltocreatefour

sections.• Addadifferentvolumeofroomtemperaturewatertoeachjar.• Placeonejarineachsection,asshowninthediagrambelow.

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Thecardboardboxwassealedandthewaterwasallowedtoheatfor10minutes.After10minutes,thestudentremovedthefourjarsandimmediatelyrecordedthetemperatureofthewaterineachjar.Item:1 ItemFormat:CRGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-4 TotalPoints:0Dimensions:SEP:INVDCI:PS3.A;PS3.B Key(s):notscoredFocus:Howdoesmassaffecttemperaturechange? Question1.Inthespacebelow,makeapredictiontoanswerthesetwoscientificquestions:

1. Howwillthermalenergybetransferredbetweentheinstanthotpackandthewaterineachjar?

2. Howwillthetemperatureofthewaterineachjarchangeduringthe10minutestheboxissealed?

Writeoneortwosentences.Itisnotimportantforyourpredictiontobecorrect.Youwillexplainwhetherornotyourpredictionissupportedlater.

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Datafromthestudent’sexperimentareshowninthetableandgraphbelow.Thinkaboutthepredictionyoumadeasyoulookoverthesedata.

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Item:2 ItemFormat:CRGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-4 TotalPoints:2Dimensions:SEP:ARGDCI:PS3.A;PS3.B Key(s):SeeScoringbelow.Focus:Howdoesmassaffecttemperaturechange? Question2.PartADoesthedatainthegraphsupportthepredictionyoumadeinQuestion1?

PartBExplainhowthedatasupportordonotsupportyourprediction.Usedatafromthegraphand/ortabletosupportyourexplanation.

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ScoringforQuestion2:Twopointstotal:

• Onepointforindicatingwhetherthegraphshowsevidenceofthedirectionofheattransferintheprediction.

• Onepointforindicatingwhetherthegraphshowsthechangeintemperaturedescribedintheprediction.

NoteforScoring:nocreditisgivenfortheanswertoPartA.SampleStudentResponse:Theresponseshouldincludeanexplanationforthecomparison,usingthedatainthegraphasevidence.Thetableandgraphbothshowthatthewaterineachjarincreasedintemperature.Thisisevidencethatheattransferredfromthehotpacktothewaterinthejar,whichsupportsmyprediction.Thegraphandtablealsoshowsthatthetemperaturechangeisgreaterinjarswithlesswater(smallervolume),sothispartofmypredictionisnotsupportedbyevidence.

Circleone: Yes No

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HotPackInvestigation#2Thestudentcollectsthedatashowninthetablebeforeandafterusinganinstanthotpackonhisarm.

InstantHotPackData

BeforeUsing AfterUsingMassofInstantHotPack 300g 300gTemperatureofInstantHotPack 45°C 15°CTemperatureofArm 30°C 35°CTemperatureofRoom 20°C 20°C

Item:3 ItemFormat:MSGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-4 TotalPoints:1Dimensions:SEP:ARGDCI:PS3.A,PS3.BCCC:E/M Key(s):A,DFocus:Conservationofmassandenergy

Phenomenon(ifapplicable):Ahotpackwarmstheskin,butthehotpackcools.Thisisevidencethatenergyisconserved,becauseenergyistransferred,notcreatedordestroyed.Themassofthehotpackdoesnotchange.Question3.Whichstatementssupportthestudent’sclaimthatthematterandenergyoftheinstanthotpackareconservedeventhoughthetemperatureoftheinstanthotpackchanged?Selectthetwocorrectstatements.

A. Themassoftheinstanthotpackdidnotchangebecausethesameamountofmatterwaspresent.*

B. Themassoftheinstanthotpackdidnotchangebecausethetotalamountofenergywasconserved.

C. Matterwasconservedbecauseitflowedfromthehotpacktothearm,asshownbythetemperaturedata.

D. Energywasconservedbecauseitflowedfromtheinstanthotpackintothearmcausingthearmtowarm,asshownbythetemperaturedata.*

E. Theinstanthotpacktransferredenergyascoldflowedfromthearmintothehotpackandchangedthetemperatureofthearm,untilbothwereatthesametemperature.

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HotPackInvestigation#3Thestudentwantstotesthowtheratiobetweenthemassofahotpackandthemassofawatersamplerelatestotemperaturechange.Thestudentdesignstheprocedureshownbelow.

Student’sProcedure

Thestudentrealizeshemustredesignhisprocedurebeforeconductingthetest.Item:4 ItemFormat:CRGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-4 TotalPoints:2Dimensions:SEP:INVDCI:PS3.A,PS3.BCCC:SPQ Key(s):SeeScoringbelowFocus:Howcanyoudesignabetterhotpack?

Question4.Explainhowthestudentshouldredesigntheproceduretotesthowtheratiobetweenthemassofahotpackandthemassofawatersamplerelatestotemperaturechange.Usewhatyouknowaboutproportionandquantitytosupportyourexplanation.

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ScoringforItem4:Twopointstotal:

• Onepointforexplanationofhowthestudentshouldredesigntheprocedure.• Onepointforcorrectuseofproportionandquantitytosupporttheexplanation.

SampleStudentResponse:Thestudentcouldrevisehisproceduresothateitherthevolumeofthewaterormassofthehotpackareincreased,butnotboth.Increasingthesizesofboththehotpackandthewaterproportionallycausestheratioofsalttowatertoremainconstant.Inordertotesttheratio,theincreasecannotbeproportional.Thestudentmustincreasethequantityofeitherthemassofthewaterorthemassofthehotpackwhilekeepingtheotherquantitythesame.

1. Placeabeakerwith50mLofroom-temperaturewaterontopofa300-ghotpack.

2. Placeabeakerwith100mLofroom-temperaturewaterontopofa600-ghotpack.

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HotPackInvestigation#4Thestudentnoticesthattheratioofsalttowaterisdifferentindifferentbrandsofhotpacks.Thestudentteststwodifferentbrandsofhotpackstoseehowthisratioaffectsthetemperatureofthehotpackovertime.Thestudentplacestwodifferenthotpacksontwoidenticalmetalbenchesoutsideonacooldayandrecordsthetemperatureofeachhotpackeachminutefortenminutes.Thestudent’sdataareshownbelow.

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Question5.PartAWhichclaimisbestsupportedbythestudents’data?

A. Asaltsolutionwithmoremasswillhaveahighertemperaturethanasaltsolutionwithlessmass.

B. Asaltsolutionwithmorewaterthansaltwillhaveahighertemperaturethanasaltsolutionwithmoresaltthanwater.

C. Asaltsolutionwithahigherratioofsalttowaterwillhaveahighertemperaturethanasaltsolutionwithalowerratioofsalttowater.*

D. Asaltsolutionwithagreatertotalvolumeofsaltandwaterwillhaveahighertemperaturethanasaltsolutionwithasmallertotalvolumeofsaltandwater.

PartBBasedonthedata,whichcombinationsofsaltandwaterwilllikelyreachahighertemperaturethaneitherBrandAorBrandB?Selectthetwocorrectanswers.

A. 75.0gofsaltand250mLofwater

B. 100.0gofsaltand250mLofwater*

C. 100.0gofsaltand400mLofwater

D. 125.0gofsaltand400mLofwater

E. 150.0gofsaltand400mLofwater*

Item:5 ItemFormat:MC/MSGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-4 TotalPoints:2Dimensions:DCI:PS3.A,PS3.BCCC:SPQ Key(s):PartA:C

PartB:B,EFocus:Howdoestheratioofsalttowaterrelatetohowwellahotpackworks?

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Item:6 ItemFormat:Modeldrawing,CRGrade:8 PE/PEBundle:MS-PS3-5 TotalPoints:3(PartA:2points;

PartB:1point)Dimensions:SEP:ARGDCI:PS3.A,PS3.BCCC:E/M Key(s):SeeScoringbelowFocus:Whydohotpacksfeelhot? Question6.Thestudentlooksatthehotpacksonthebenchanddeterminesthehotpacksandthebenchcanbethoughtofastwointeractingsystems.Thestudentwantstomodelenergyflowandaveragekineticenergyoftheparticlesatdifferentlocationsasthesetwosystemsinteract.PartAFollowthesestepstocompletethestudents’model:

Step1: Lookatthesixparticlepictures,labeledA-F,below.Eachpicture

representsthemotionoftheparticlesatonelocationinthemodel.

Step2:Writetheletterofthepicture(A-F)thatbestrepresentsthemotionoftheparticlesineachwhiteboxonthemodel.Eachlettershouldonlybeusedonetime.

Step3:Onthemodel,drawonelargearrowtoshowthedirectioninwhichenergyistransferredbetweenthehotpackandthecoldbenchinthissystem.

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PartBExplainhowthekineticenergyofthemoleculesintheinstanthotpackandinthecoldbenchwillchangeasaresultoftheheattransferyoumodeledinPartA.

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ScoringforItem6:(3pointstotal)PartATwopoints:

• Onepointforcorrectorderofletters• Onepointforcorrectdirectionoflargearrow

PartBOnepoint:

• OnepointforexplanationofenergytransferamongthetwosystemsSampleStudentResponse:Energytransfersfromthehotpacktothebenchbecausethehotpackiswarmerthanthecoldbench.Thiscausesthekineticenergyoftheparticlesinthehotpacktodecreaseandthekineticenergyoftheparticlesinthecoldbenchtoincrease.

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