Illinois Learning Standards
Stage A - Science
Science Classroom Assessments Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards
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.pdf format - please visit http://www.adobe.com to download the most current version of Adobe ReaderThe assessments are coded according to standard and stage. Example: 11A.A is aligned to standard 11A, stage A (first grade). Sample student work, when available, will follow the assessment.
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11A.A - Inquiry Overview
Students will apply the concepts, principles and processes of scientific inquiry within classroom investigations. 11A.A - Collecting Family Data
Students will apply the process for guided inquiry through an introductory activity to record and store data, then analyze and display their results.11B.A - Design Overview
Students will apply the concepts, principles and processes of technological design within classroom investigations.12A.A - Major Functions
Students will apply the process of scientific inquiry to introduce the basic needs, characteristics and component parts of living things.12B.A - What Living Things Need
Students will apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore how living things are dependent on one another for survival.12C.A - Sound and Motion
Students will apply the process of technological design to examine sound energy.12D.A - Magnetic Properties
Students will apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore simple forces around us.12E.A - Weather Where We Are
Students will apply the process of scientific inquiry to explore local weather and seasonal changes.12F.A - Me and My Shadow
Students will apply the process of scientific inquiries or technological design to explore the explanations of the daily patterns of the Earth’s rotation.13A.A - Basic Safety
Students should demonstrate awareness of how to use basic safety practices.13B.A - Science Tools
Students will apply the uses of scientists’ tools in scientific inquiry and technological design investigations.
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