Summative Assessment

Here is the kit and caboodle!  The students must prove that they are able to regurgitate what they've learned.  Hopefully, with all of these fun and exciting assignments, their job should be easy!  So, how can I do this?  If I give them a boring old test, they will finish it in no time, because they know the information so well... but I have to have them write something!  What do I do... maybe this will work!

Day 5:

Assessment:  Students will create a presentation (Prezi, PowerPoint, Blog, Popplet, etc…).  You must use your presentation to compare and contrast Genus Pepsis to the insect you found in the Order Hymenoptera from the Day 1 assignment.  Make sure to include all of the following for both insects.

Things to include:

    1.       Classification of Genus Pepsus in its entirety

    2.       Common name(s)

    3.       Habitat and biome

    4.       Interesting facts

    5.       Anatomy

    6.       Pictures

    7.       Extra Credit: Video

      That should do it!  The students are using a multi-media tool to integrate everything they've learned! And the best part is that they've already researched and found all of the information they need in order to create this project.  I'm sure there may be some problems at first, while they are making their first ever creation, but those are technical learning problems that should be fixed easily.