Earth Science MagnetAudition/Assessment
Guidelines On Assessment Day, a rubric will be used to score performances in the following areas. Part
I – Essay All students applying to Deer Park Middle Magnet School will complete a written essay on Assessment Day. Please do not prepare an essay before the Assessment Day. The essay will be scored using a standard rubric and will be factored into the selection process. Part
II – Magnet Assessment Process On Assessment Day, students will independently complete a two-part assessment. Students will read, analyze, and evaluate the scientific processes used in an elementary science investigation. The skills required for completing the assessment align with the fourth and fifth grade Maryland Voluntary State Curriculum for Scientific Inquiry. In part one, students will read a description of an elementary science investigation. The students will analyze and evaluate the experiment. They will be asked to describe parts of the experiment that were done well. They will also describe changes that would improve the experiment. In
part two, students will view data displayed from an elementary science
investigation. They will be asked to describe and explain features of
graphs and/or tables that were done well, and describe improvements that
should be made where appropriate.
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