Knowledge Rating Scale - Teacher Created Materials
Knowledge Rating Scale - Teacher Created Materials
Knowledge Rating Scale - Teacher Created Materials
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Name: _______________________________________________________________<br />
<strong>Knowledge</strong> <strong>Rating</strong> <strong>Scale</strong><br />
Word<br />
Know It<br />
Well<br />
Have Heard/<br />
Seen It<br />
No Clue<br />
Definition<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
5.<br />
6.<br />
7.<br />
8.<br />
9.<br />
10.<br />
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Name: _______________________________________________________________<br />
Concept of Definition Map<br />
Directions: Fill out the different categories for the selected word. Use a dictionary or a thesaurus if necessary.<br />
What is it?<br />
What is it like?<br />
CONCEPT<br />
Examples and Illustrations<br />
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Strategies for Predicting and<br />
Inferring in Science (cont.)<br />
Anticipation Guide (cont.)<br />
Grades 6–8 Example<br />
Directions: Carefully read the statements below. Think about the statement and determine if you<br />
generally agree or disagree with it by marking an X next to your answer. Be sure to provide an<br />
explanation for your response by writing it next to the “Why?”<br />
Pollution<br />
1. The biggest threat to the environment is trash.<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? __________________________________________________<br />
2. The burning of fossil fuels is raising Earth’s air and water temperatures.<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? __________________________________________________<br />
3. Overpopulation must be curtailed in some way.<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? __________________________________________________<br />
4. I help the environment by sorting my trash for recycling.<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? __________________________________________________<br />
5. Habitat destruction of animal species has no effect on humans.<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? __________________________________________________<br />
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Name: _______________________________________________________________<br />
Anticipation Guide<br />
Directions: Carefully read the statements below. Think about the statement and determine if you generally<br />
agree or disagree with it by marking an X next to your answer. Be sure to provide an explanation for your<br />
response by writing it next to the “Why?”<br />
1. __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? ____________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
2. __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? ____________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
3. __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? ____________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
4. __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? ____________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
5. __________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Agree ____ Disagree ____ Why? ____________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
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Textbook Scavenger Hunt<br />
Directions: Work with your team member and use the textbook to complete the following questions.<br />
1. Index number of pages __________ location _______________________<br />
Locate and write a key topic that has several pages of information.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Find a topic that has a single page listed.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
2. Table of Contents number of pages _______ location _______ number of sections _______<br />
List three sections that interest you.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
3. Glossary number of pages __________ location _______________________<br />
What kind of information does it contain? How can a glossary help you?<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
4. Chapters<br />
Look at the first page of a chapter. List the information here.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Look at the last page of a chapter. What do you find there? How can this help you?<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
5. Boldfaced Words List three boldfaced words in the same chapter. What do they mean?<br />
In what ways can you use a textbook to find the meanings of words?<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
6. Photographs page number __________ description _______________________<br />
Study the picture and the caption and write down what you learned.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
7. Visual Aids page number __________ description _______________________<br />
Locate a graph, chart, diagram, or map. Study it and read all of the print that accompanies it.<br />
Explain what this visual aid can teach you.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
8. Other page number __________ description _______________________<br />
What other features are in your textbook? How do these help you learn new information?<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________<br />
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