Science rocks! A performance assessment for earth science.(Report)

From: Science Activities | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

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Abstract. This article presents an activity in which students pool their knowledge and creativity to make a song presenting what they have learned in a unit on the rock cycle. This highly motivating, integrated performance assessment incorporates multiple intelligences, reinforces learning, and is a student favorite in the elementary and middle grades.

Keywords: assessment, Earth science, integrated learning, multiple intelligences

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