NAME _______________________________________________

DATE_____________

HOW THE WORLD WORKS

STUDENT SELF ASSESSMENT
Central Idea: Through scientific investigation we can measure, predict, explain and
understand the world.
Lines of Inquiry:
1. The different states of matter
2. How matter changes
3. How scientists investigate
Instructions: Evaluate your performance and progress throughout the How the World
Works Unit as well as on your work during the summative task.
Unit:
Success Criteria
I can explain the different states of matter.

Evaluation

I can explain the difference between a chemical change and a

physical change.
I can explain the cause for different physical and chemical
changes.
I understand the steps of the scientific method and how scientists
use them to solve problems and answer questions.
Summative Task:
Success Criteria
I can research and choose an experiment that shows a physical or
chemical change.
I can explain whether the change in my experiment was physical
or chemical.
I can explain the cause of the physical or chemical change in my
experiment.
I can follow the scientific method step by step (question,
hypothesis, experiment, observations, analysis, conclusion) in
order to answer a question or solve a problem.
I can present the data I collected and the observations I made
visually and orally.

Question

Reflection

Evaluation

NAME _______________________________________________
Why did you choose
this experiment?
Does this experiment
have an application
(connection to) in the
real world? EXPLAIN.

What was the most

challenging part of
this project? WHY?

If you could change

something in this
project, what would
you change? WHY?

Do you have any

more questions about
this? If so, what are
they?

DATE_____________