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Students are asked to explain the effect the introduction of a new type of large fish to a pond. This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.
Students are asked to explain the effect the introduction of a new type of large fish to a pond. This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations. (see About NAEP) The URL link will take the user to the test item. From there, the user may choose to access information regarding general performance on this item, the content from which the item is derived, a scoring guide and student responses, and detailed data regarding performance on this items by various subgroups. The user may choose to collect items and add them into a data base which can later be printed by clicking on Add Question in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Please note that this item is also used in Grade 8 (ORC # 1548). NAEP Reference Number: 2000-4S9 No.:8
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| Science Academic Content Standards |
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| Life Sciences |  |
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| A. | Discover that there are living things, non-living things and pretend things, and describe the basic needs of living things (organisms). |
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| Benchmarks (3 - 5) |
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| B. | Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms use to survive. |
| C. | Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1) |
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| 1. | Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needs which include air, water, food, living space and shelter. |
| 4. | Investigate that animals eat plants and/or other animals for food and may also use plants or other animals for shelter and nesting. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2) |
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| 1. | Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food, living space and shelter, and plants need air, water, nutrients (e.g., minerals), living space and light to survive. |
| 5. | Explain that food is a basic need of plants and animals (e.g., plants need sunlight to make food and to grow, animals eat plants and/or other animals for food, food chain) and is important because it is a source of energy (e.g., energy used to play, ride bicycles, read, etc.). |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 3) |
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| 6. | Describe how changes in an organism's habitat are sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 5) |
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| 4. | Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms. |
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| Scientific Inquiry | |
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| Benchmarks (K - 2) |
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| A. | Ask a testable question. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade Kindergarten) |
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| 1. | Ask "what if" questions. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 1) |
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| 1. | Ask "what happens when" questions. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade 2) |
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| 1. | Ask "how can I/we" questions. |
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| Scientific Ways of Knowing | |
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| Benchmarks (K - 2) |
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| A. | Recognize that there are different ways to carry out scientific investigations. Realize that investigations can be repeated under the same conditions with similar results and may have different explanations. |
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| Grade Level Indicators (Grade Kindergarten) |
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| 2. | Recognize that people are more likely to accept your ideas if you can give good reasons for them. |
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| National Science Education Standards |
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| Life Science | |
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| The characteristics of organisms (Grades Kindergarten - 4) |
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| Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants require air, water, nutrients, and light. Organisms can survive only in environments in which their needs can be met. The world has many different environments, and distinct environments support the life of different types of organisms. |
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| STANDARDS ALIGNMENT |
| Grades 1 - 5 |
| TOPICS |
Science --
Life Science;
Diversity and Interdependence of Life;
Ecosystems;
Food Webs |
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Publisher: National Center for Educational Statistics (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
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