UNIT	SKILLS	TYPE OF ASSESSMENT USED	
Mod 1	•	Collect and record results of various classroom studies in graphic form (tables, charts, graphs …)
•	Use library resources to locate and collect data on a particular subject
•	Use newspapers to collect and record data	•	Teacher observation
•	Class discussion
•	Projects
•	Reports
•	Paper/pencil tests	
Mod 2	•	Record the changes in an animal (butterfly) that exhibits multiple stages of development
•	Summarize data collected on two or more behaviors exhibited by an animal
•	Record changes that occur during the life cycle of a common plant
•	Compare similar structures and systems of common plants	•	Teacher observation
•	Class discussion
•	Projects
•	Reports
•	Paper/pencil tests	
Mod 3	•	Record long-term changes which occur in nature over a specified period of time
•	Record the conditions which cause changes in water from solid to liquid, liquid to gas, gas to liquid and liquid to solid
•	Diagram a variety of electrical circuits
•	Identify common solids as either conductors of electricity or non-conductors	•	Teacher observation
•	Class discussion
•	Projects
•	Reports
•	Paper/pencil tests