Sample Assessment Items s4

Sample Assessment Items This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to give you ideas of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of multiple choice as well as open ended.

S3P1 Students will investigate how heat is produced and the effects of heating and cooling, and will understand a change in temperature indicates a change in heat. c. Investigate the transfer of heat energy from the sun to various materials.

Multiple Choice:

Taylor filled a cup with cold water on a hot summer day. After a few hours the water was not cold anymore. What probably caused the water to become warmer? a. gravity b. snow c. the soil d. the Sun Answer: d

Lillie went to the beach on warm, sunny day. The sand was hot on her feet. What made the sand hot? a. electricity b. fossil fuels c. the Sun d. water Answer: c

From which source does the Earth receive MOST of its heat? a. the Sun b. the Moon c. fossil fuels d. Earth’s crust Answer: a

Which of these statements about how sunlight warms things is FALSE? a. Some colors heat up more than other colors. b. Some shapes heat up more than other shapes. c. Objects get hot in the Sun because they soak up light. d. Objects made of different materials heat up differently. Answer: b

Look at the picture of the Sun below. What is MOST LIKELY going to happen next? a. The puddle will evaporate. b. The puddle will get bigger. c. A cloud will form from the puddle. d. The puddle will condense into dew. Answer: a

Open ended:

How does sunlight make Earth warm?

How does color control how hot something gets in the Sun?

Why is nighttime colder than daytime?

Which object will get warmer in the sunshine, a car or a tree?