Students will be assessed in many different ways throughout the course, including both science process skills, general competences, and topic-related content knowledge. Types of assessments will include formative assessments including observation, participation and and  summative  assessments such as a final project.

Assessments that could be done throughout the project:

Formative:

  • Oral/written feedback from teacher (based on obseravtions, questions asked, etc.) throughout the unit, during the experiments and other formats of group work
  • Peer assessment (during the final presentation)
  • Individual worksheets

Summative:

  • Product presentation (measured through performance, questions asked)
  • —  Group portfolio on the product development (extended recipe, results of tests)
  • Individual worksheets