ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

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Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Stage 1 Desired Results

Established Goals:
STS-K1 Describe and interpret different types of structures encountered in everyday
objects, buildings, plants and animals; and identify materials from which they are
made.
STS-K2 Investigate and analyze forces within structures, and forces applied to them.
STS-K3 Investigate and analyze the properties of materials used in structures
STS-K4 Demonstrate and describe processes used in developing, evaluating and
improving structures that will meet human needs with a margin of safety.
Understandings:
Students will understand that

A variety of forces can act on

structures
There is a variety of structures
that have range of function and
design
Structures are designed to
withstand forces to uphold
safety

Students will know

K1.1 Recognize and classify
structural forms and materials used in
construction
K1.2 Interpret examples of variation
in the design of structures that share
a common function, and evaluate the
effectiveness of the designs
K1.3 Describe and compare example
structures developed by different
cultures and at different times; and
interpret differences in functions,
materials, and aesthetics
K1.4 Describe and interpret natural
structures, including the structures of
living things and structures created by
animals
K1.5 Identify points of failure and
modes of failure in natural and built
structures
K2.1 Recognize and use units of

Essential Questions:

How do forces affect us in our daily life?

What needs to be considered when
designing and planning?

Students will be able to do

S1.1 Identify practical problems
S1.2 Propose alternative solutions to a
practical problem, select one, and develop a
plan
S1.3 Select appropriate methods and tools
for collecting data to solve problems
S1.4 Formulate operational definitions of
major variables and other aspects of their
investigations
S2.1 Research information relevant to a
given problem
S2.2 Organize data, using a format that is
appropriate to the task or experiment
S2.3 Carry out procedures, controlling the
major variables
S2.4 Use tools and apparatus safely
S3.1 Compile and display data, by hand or
computer, in a variety of formats, including
diagrams, flow charts, tables, bar graphs, line
graphs, and scatterplots

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force and mass, and identify and
measure forces and loads
K2.2 Identify examples of frictional
forces and their use in structures
K2.3 Identify tension, compression,
shearing and bending forces within a
structure; and describe how these
forces can cause the structure to fail
K2.4 Analyze a design and identify
properties of materials that are
important to individual parts of the
structure
K2.5 Infer how the stability of a
model structure will be affected by
changes in the distribution of mass
within the structure and by changes in
the design of its foundation
K3.1 Devise and use methods of
testing the strength and flexibility of
materials used in a structure
K3.2 Identify points in a structure
where flexible or fixed joints are
required, and evaluate the
appropriateness of different types of
joints for the particular application
K3.3 Compare structural properties
of different materials, including
natural materials and synthetics
K3.4 Investigate and describe the
role of different materials found in
plant and animal structures
K4.1 Demonstrate and describe
methods to increase the strength of
materials through changes in design
K4.2 Identify environmental factors
that may affect the stability and
safety of a structure, and describe
how these factors are taken into
account
K4.3 Analyze and evaluate a
technological design or process on the
basis of identified criteria, such as
costs, benefits, safety and potential
impact on the environment

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

S3.2 Identify and evaluate potential

applications of findings
S3.3 Test the design of constructed device
or system
S3.4 Evaluate designs and prototypes in
terms of function, reliability, safety,
efficiency, use of materials and impact on the
environment
S3.5 Identify and correct practical problems
in the way a prototype or constructed device
functions
S4.1 Communicate questions, ideas,
intentions, plans, and results, using lists,
notes in point form, sentences, data tables,
graphs, drawings, oral language and other
means
S4.2 Work cooperatively with team
members to develop and carry out a plan,
and troubleshoot problems as they arise

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Subject Area
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Length of Unit
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EDUC 3604 Unit Assessment Plan Template

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

Learning
Unit Assessment Plan

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Assessments
Title

Learning
Outcomes

Type

Unit Preassessment

Daily Preassessme
nt

Topic
Review
Questions

Topic Quiz
x2

Unit Test

Summativ
e

Summativ
e

20%

30%

Labs

Projects

3
Formative
1
Summativ
e
10%

1
Formative
2
Summativ
e
30%

Formative

Formative

Formative

0%

0%

0%

Topic 1 Types of Structures

K1.1, K1.4, K1.5

Topic 2 Describing
Structures
K1.2, K1.3, K3.1, K3.2, K3.3,
K3.4, K4.3

Topic 3 Mass and Forces

K2.1

Topic 4 Forces, Loads, and

Stresses
K2.3

Topic 5 How Structures Fail

K1.5, K4.2

Topic 6 Designing with

Forces
K2.2, K2.4, K2.5, K4.1, K4.2

(Formative/Sum
mative)

Weighting

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Topic 7 Stable Structures

K2.5, K4.1, K4.2

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
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Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

*There are points where outcomes are overlapped because each topic hits a different part or different depth of the
outcome

ED 3604 Evaluation of Student

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Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
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Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Assessment Tool Overview

Assessment
Tool

Unit Test

Topic Quizzes

Projects

Brief Description
This will be a written test at the end
of the unit. It will cover all the
material within the unit related to
the GLOs and SLOs. This will be
graded for marks based on the
outcomes. Students will have a
chance to reassess if needed (Oral
assessment, retesting students)
There will be two topic quizzes
throughout the unit. They will be a
written test. The first Topic Quiz will
cover topics 1 & 2. The second Topic
Quiz will cover topics 3, 4 & 5. The
other Topics will be assessed using
labs, projects, or formative
questions. This will be graded for
marks based on the outcomes.
Students will have a chance to
reassess if needed (alternate
assignment, retest, oral exam).
Every Monday, students will be
working on a project for the full
morning (3 hours). During this
project time they will research
traditional structures, build an angry
bird tower to withstand forces & the
environment, and create a moving
structure with joints/materials. One
will be formatively assessed, and
two will be summatively assessed.
My formative assessment will guide
students in how to follow a rubric
and how to write a reflection based
on the project. This will guide them
into how to do their summative
project the next week and they will
have feedback to help them know
where to go with learning. A
majority of the grade for the
projects will be based on a reflection

Assessme
nt FOR
Learning

Assessme
nt AS
Learning

Assessme
nt OF
Learning

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Labs

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

and rationale of what they learned

and why they built what they did
because some of the projects will be
in groups or partners. This will
assess AS learning. For the projects,
students will be also be given a
rubric when marked being assessed
and they will be given a checklist to
ensure they have met all the
criteria. The checklist will be a
formative assessment that is
handed in with rest of the
assignment so students can selfassess how they are doing. I will
provide feedback to students
throughout the process to make
sure they are on track and I can
ensure success.
Students will measure forces,
examine forces, construct a stable
structure from unstable materials,
and build a solid foundation. After
doing the labs, students will reflect
and answer questions to hand in
regarding the lab and in two cases,
write a lab report. I will give
formative feedback on the stable
structures, measuring force, and
firm foundation labs, and have the
examining forces lab as a
summative mark based on the
criteria I give them (rubric). Two of
the labs (strength and stability and
constructing a stable structure) will
be done as a class together because
they are lecture-based and I will
give feedback on questions based
on the lab, plus observations and
discussion we have during class. I
will have alternate activities and
work to do if the summative lab
report doesnt go well. (Redo,
alternate assignment).

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Topic
Review/assignme
nt homework
Questions

Daily Preassessment

Unit Preassessment

Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)

Science
7
Structures and Forces
28 days

At the end of each topic, students

will be given an assignment/review
booklet with questions directly
related to the outcomes. They will
take this home as homework or
extra work to do during class. I will
take these questions in once a week
and formatively assess where
students are at and if I need to
cover material again. I will give
feedback to students so they
understand what they need to learn.
I will take in the review/assignment
at the end of the second last week
so students can have feedback to
study for the final exam.
These questions will be very
outcome based so student will know
what they need to study for quizzes
and the final exam.
This will be either in the form of
discussion or written questions,
depending on the difficulty of the
topic. They will be selected from the
pervious class to assess what they
learned (if assessing at the start of
class). I will also pre-assess each
topic to see what students already
know. I will use this to guide my
instruction and see what students
know or need to improve on. They
will be based on the outcomes and
the essential questions.
Some days, I may do end of class
assessment to guide my teaching so
I understand what students take
from each lesson.
This assessment will be in the form
of my first discussion with the class
at the beginning of the unit. For
their first day (project day), students
will be constructing a bridge and
testing it against forces. After

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testing, I will have them answer

written questions to help guide my
instruction on what students already
know about forces and structures.
We will also discuss the written
questions as a group so all students
can participate and show me what
they know.

Topic Outline Unit D: Structures and Forces

The order of the topics was taken from Science Focus 7
Topic 1: Types of Structures. Students will learn about types of structures, how to
classify structures, and the pros and cons to each structure type. (K1.1, K1.4, K1.5)

Recognize and classify structural forms and materials used in construction

(e.g., identify examples of frame structures, such as goal posts and girder
bridges, examples of shell structures, such as canoes and car roofs, and
examples of frame-and-shell structures, such as houses and apartment
buildings)
Describe and interpret natural structures, including the structures of living
things and structures created by animals (e.g., skeletons, exoskeletons,
trees, birds nests)
Identify points of failure and modes of failure in natural and built structures
(e.g., potential failure of a tree under snow load, potential failure of an
overloaded bridge)

Topic 2: Describing Structures. Students will learn how structures are planned and
designed using function, aesthetics, safety, materials, and joints. (K1.2, K1.3, K3.1,
K3.2, K3.3, K3.4, K4.3)

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Structures and Forces
28 days

Interpret examples of variation in the design of structures that share a

common function, and evaluate the effectiveness of the designs (e.g.,
compare and evaluate different forms of roofed structures, or different
designs for communication towers)
Describe and compare example structures developed by different cultures
and at different times; and interpret differences in functions, materials, and
aesthetics (e.g., describe traditional designs of indigenous people and
peoples of other cultures; compare classical and current designs; investigate
the role of symmetry in design)
Devise and use methods of testing the strength and flexibility of materials
used in a structure (e.g., measure deformation under load)
Identify points in a structure where flexible or fixed joints are required, and
evaluate the appropriateness of different types of joints for the particular
application (e.g., fixed jointing by welding, gluing or nailing; hinged jointing
by use of pins or flexible materials)
Compare structural properties of different materials, including natural
materials and synthetics
Investigate and describe the role of different materials found in plant and
animal structures (e.g., recognize the role of bone, cartilage and ligaments in
vertebrate animals, and the role of different layers of materials in plants)
Analyze and evaluate a technological design or process on the basis of
identified criteria, such as costs, benefits, safety and potential impact on the
environment

Topic 3: Mass and Forces. Students will learn about masses and weights, forces,
drawing forces and how to measure forces. (K2.1)

Recognize and use units of force and mass, and identify and measure forces
and loads

Topic 4: Forces, Loads, and Stresses. Students will learn about external forces,
internal forces, and how they can cause structures to fail. (K2.3)

Identify tension, compression, shearing and bending forces within a

structure; and describe how these forces can cause the structure to fail (e.g.,
identify tensile forces that cause lengthening and possible snapping of a
member; identify bending forces that could lead to breakage)

Topic 5: How Structures Fail. Students will learn about how forces act on a
structure and cause it to fail and will learn about how engineers view potential
problems and design strong, durable structures. (K1.5, K4.2)

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Topic
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7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Identify points of failure and modes of failure in natural and built structures
(e.g., potential failure of a tree under snow load, potential failure of an
overloaded bridge)
Identify environmental factors that may affect the stability and safety of a
structure, and describe how these factors are taken into account (e.g.,
recognize that snow load, wind load and soil characteristics need to be taken
into account in the building designs; describe example design adaptations
used in earthquake-prone regions)

Topic 6: Designing with Forces. Students will learn how to distribute the load
throughout, direct forces in structures, and shape parts of structures to withstand
forces. (K2.2, K2.4, K2.5, K4.1, K4.2)

Identify examples of frictional forces and their use in structures (e.g., friction
of a nail driven into wood, friction of pilings or footings in soil, friction of
stone laid on stone)
Analyze a design and identify properties of materials that are important to
individual parts of the structure (e.g., recognize that cables can be used as a
component of structures where only tensile forces are involved; recognize
that beams are subject to tension on one side and compression on the other;
recognize that flexibility is important in some structures)
Infer how the stability of a model structure will be affected by changes in the
distribution of mass within the structure and by changes in the design of its
foundation (e.g., infer how the stability of a structure will be affected by
increasing the width of its foundation)
Demonstrate and describe methods to increase the strength of materials
through changes in design (e.g., corrugation of surfaces, lamination of
adjacent members, changing the shape of components, changing the
method of fastening)
Identify environmental factors that may affect the stability and safety of a
structure, and describe how these factors are taken into account (e.g.,
recognize that snow load, wind load and soil characteristics need to be taken
into account in the building designs; describe example design adaptations
used in earthquake-prone regions)

Topic 7: Stable Structures. Students will learn how to design stable structures and
how to take into account the center of gravity of a structure. (K2.5, K4.1, K4.2)

Infer how the stability of a model structure will be affected by changes in the
distribution of mass within the structure and by changes in the design of its
foundation (e.g., infer how the stability of a structure will be affected by
increasing the width of its foundation)

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Subject Area
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7
Structures and Forces
28 days

Demonstrate and describe methods to increase the strength of materials

through changes in design (e.g., corrugation of surfaces, lamination of
adjacent members, changing the shape of components, changing the
method of fastening)
Identify environmental factors that may affect the stability and safety of a
structure, and describe how these factors are taken into account (e.g.,
recognize that snow load, wind load and soil characteristics need to be taken
into account in the building designs; describe example design adaptations
used in earthquake-prone regions)