Planning GuideGrade 7
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Circles

Strand: Shape and Space (Measurement)
Outcome: 1

Step 4: Assess Student Learning

Guiding Questions

  • Look back at what you determined as acceptable evidence in Step 2.
  • What are the most appropriate methods and activities for assessing student learning?
  • How will I align my assessment strategies with my teaching strategies?

Sample Assessment Tasks

In addition to ongoing assessment throughout the lessons, consider the following sample activities to evaluate students' learning at key milestones. Suggestions are given for assessing all students as a class or in groups, individual students in need of further evaluation and individual or groups of students in a variety of contexts.

A. Whole Class/Group Assessment

Note: Performance-based assessment tasks are under development.

Examples of Group Assessment  Word Document

B. One-on-One Assessment

Examples of One on One Assessment  Word Document

C. Applied Learning

Provide opportunities for students to use their understanding of circles in a practical situation and notice whether or not this understanding transfers. For example, have students find the amount of fencing needed for a circular plot or the length of lace needed for the edging of a circular tablecloth. Does the student:

  • estimate about how much fencing or lace is needed by using an estimate for the length of the diameter?
  • measure the diameter, using appropriate units of measure?
  • multiply the diameter of the circle by π or 3.14 to obtain the circumference of that circle?
  • apply the understanding of circumference when the problem is adapted; e.g., doubling the diameter would double the circumference, doubling the length of the radius of a circle would quadruple both the diameter and the circumference of that circle?

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