Definition- Informal assessment meant to monitor students learning by providing feedback and adjusting instruction to improve their learning.

Definition- Formal assessment meant to evaluate students learning at the end of a unit or six weeks. These are usually worth a lot of points.

Essay- Written by students to explain their knowledge of the unit or six weeks.

Midterm/ Final Exam- Cumulative exam with content from a long period of time.

Exit ticket- Students write a few sentences answering a questions to reflect on their learning and objective.

Draw a concept map to represent the content that's learned.

Pretest- Allows teachers to identify students misconceptions before teaching the topic. Then track students growth with a post assessment.

Running record- This test allows teachers to identify the students reading level based on fluency and comprehension.

Definition- Pre-assessment exam to understand students strengths, and weaknesses. Allows teacher to adjust instruction to meet students needs

STAAR- Texas standardized est over various subjects to assess students knowledge by grade level.

Map testing- Computer assessment that measures students growth in reading.

Definition- Formal test a few times a semester meant to establish baseline achievement and track students growth and set academic goals.

Debates- Teaches students about various viewpoints while acquiring skills like research, evidence, and reading skills.

Definition- A form of testing in which students perform a test to demonstrate knowledge instead of completing multiple choice test.

Report- Requires students to use higher levels of thinking such as synthesis, and analysis.

Which sense do we use to detect sound energy?

Why can't we use our ears to detect light energy?

Why is it important to use our senses to explore energy?

How do you use your senses to detect energy that objects produce?

Which objects produce more than one type of energy?