Lesson 2: Does the worksheet show what Dec knows? Printable pages
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Grades 6–8
Task: Redesign Dec’s practice sheet so it still checks circuit understanding, then explain your changes to a partner.
Students make: Annotated sketch plus 3–5 sentence explanation.
One class period: 45 minutes. Full chapter: 80 minutes.
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Task: Draft a message to the teacher in Dec’s voice, written with his permission, that describes the observations and asks about support options.
Students make: Email, 60–100 words, plus 2-sentence note on what you left out and why.
One class period: 50 minutes. Full chapter: 94 minutes.
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Task: Write an explainer for students on the path from a classroom struggle to an IDEA evaluation, a 504 plan or neither.
Students make: Illustrated explainer, 300–400 words.
One class period: 60 minutes. Full chapter: 99 minutes.
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Task: Write a one-page guide for volunteer tutors in a library or youth program who work with high school students like Dec. The guide shows how to describe what a tutor observes without diagnosing and how to point a student and family to the school’s own process.
Students make: Tutor guide, 350–450 words, with one worked example based on Dec.
One class period: 75 minutes. Full chapter: 107 minutes.
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Family page Lesson 2: Does the worksheet show what Dec knows?
In this case, a student can explain a light circuit out loud but gets lost on a crowded worksheet. Your student compared the worksheet’s goal with notes from a study session and thought about what the worksheet really measures.
Questions to talk about
- Can one test show everything a person knows? Why or why not?
- What makes the directions on a worksheet or a form easy to follow?
- Who at a school can students ask about help with schoolwork?
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