1511 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Explain how to find out if a glass contains salt water Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to explain what could be done to distinguish between a glass of salt water and a glass of pure water. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1512 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Sandstone formation Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to examine a picture of a hillside with rivers running into a lake and then draw and write on the picture to show the two main processes of sandstone formation. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1513 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Describe means by which plants prevent erosion Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to describe two ways growing plants on a slope helps prevent erosion. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1514 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Identify items that conduct electricity Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to indicate if the materials on a list are conductors or insulators. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1515 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: : Testing for conductivity Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to describe a strategy for testing an item to determine if it is able to conduct electricity. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1516 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Example of erosion Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to select the option that is not an example of erosion. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1517 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Color of leaf on plant Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to select the option that best describes why the leaves on a plant look green. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1518 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Recognize ecological role of organism Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to identify the role of a pond organism in an aquatic ecosystem. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1519 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Compare high-power and low-power views through a microscope Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to determine how the appearance of cells visible in the field of view on a microscope would change if the user switched the lens from low power to high power. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 1520 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Seedlings grow fast Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to explain why it might be advantageous for a plant seedling to grow tall very fast. This constructed response question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... |