| Mapleshade - GRADE 05 SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG |
| ITEM INFORMATION | | PERCENT OF SCHOOL'S POSSIBLE POINTS |
| ITEM | TYPE | REPORTING CATEGORY | STANDARD | ITEM DESC | | POSSIBLE POINTS | MAPLESHADE | EAST LONGMEADOW | STATE | SCHOOL-STATE DIFFERENCE |
| 1 | SR | LS | 3.LS.3.1 | Describe how traits are inherited from a mother and a father. | | 1 | 82% | 85% | 85% | -3 |
| 2 | SR | TE | 4.PS.4.3 | Determine that changing characters into a code is an example of encoding. | | 1 | 56% | 51% | 47% | 9 |
| 3 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.1 | Use fossil evidence to support a claim that an organism once lived on land. | | 1 | 54% | 56% | 51% | 3 |
| 4 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.1.2 | Complete a model that shows where a person on Earth would be experiencing night. | | 1 | 74% | 71% | 66% | 8 |
| 5 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.4 | Determine the information needed to solve a design problem and identify that a prototype should be used to test the design solution. | | 2 | 75% | 72% | 60% | 15 |
| 6 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.4 | Interpret data to explain how reducing the sunlight in an area will affect a type of organism living there. | | 1 | 54% | 57% | 49% | 5 |
| 7 | SR | TE | 5.ETS.3.1 | Distinguish between an innovation and an invention given descriptions of two technologies. | | 1 | 43% | 45% | 43% | 0 |
| 8 | SR | PS | 4.PS.4.2 | Complete a model to show how light reflects off an object and enters an eye in order for the object to be seen. | | 1 | 54% | 59% | 46% | 8 |
| 9 | SR | TE | 4.ETS.1.3 | Analyze a data table to determine which material should be used in a design solution to meet the criteria. | | 1 | 88% | 87% | 82% | 6 |
| 10 | SR | ES | 3.ESS.2.2 | Interpret seasonal climate data to describe the climate of an area. | | 1 | 77% | 75% | 67% | 10 |
| 11 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.3.1 | Compare two design solutions to determine which is more effective at reducing human impact on the local environment. | | 1 | 72% | 71% | 67% | 5 |
| 12 | SR | PS | 5.PS.1.1 | Complete a particle model to show the phase change from a gas to a liquid. | | 1 | 24% | 41% | 46% | -22 |
| 13 | CR | ES | 5.ESS.2.1 | Analyze climate data to compare the amount of water that becomes groundwater during different seasons and explain how two design solutions affect the amount of groundwater in an area. | | 3 | 35% | 35% | 32% | 3 |
| 14 | SR | PS | 3.PS.2.1 | Complete a model to show the forces acting on an object that is not moving. | | 1 | 83% | 82% | 81% | 2 |
| 15 | CR | PS | 3.PS.2.3 | Determine the orientation of magnets in an investigation, the result of replacing one magnet with a block of iron, and an energy conversion that takes place. | | 3 | 46% | 48% | 35% | 11 |
| 16 | CR | LS | 4.LS.1.1 | Identify a trait that helps provide camouflage to an organism and describe how another trait helps the organism survive in its environment. | | 2 | 68% | 66% | 61% | 7 |
| 17 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.3.1 | Identify that the energy and fuels humans use comes from natural resources and distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. | | 2 | 64% | 61% | 52% | 12 |
| 18 | SR | PS | 5.PS.1.2 | Complete a model to show the mass of a substance after a phase change. | | 1 | 56% | 61% | 58% | -2 |
| 19 | SR | LS | 3.LS.1.1 | Draw a conclusion from information about the life cycles of four animals. | | 1 | 83% | 77% | 68% | 15 |
| 20 | SR | TE | 3.ESS.3.1 | Determine which design solution will work best for a given situation. | | 1 | 68% | 63% | 61% | 7 |
| 21 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.2 | Determine which plant has a survival advantage based on its characteristics. | | 1 | 90% | 86% | 77% | 13 |
| 22 | SR | PS | 4.PS.3.1 | Identify the position at which a person has the greatest kinetic energy based on the person's speed. | | 1 | 84% | 86% | 87% | -3 |
| 23 | SR | ES | 3.ESS.2.2 | Interpret climate data to classify different climate regions. | | 1 | 67% | 69% | 60% | 7 |
| 24 | SR | TE | 3.ESS.3.1 | Identify which design solutions will reduce the impact of weather on a structure. | | 1 | 82% | 78% | 72% | 10 |
| 25 | SR | TE | 4.ETS.1.3 | Describe how to improve a test of a design feature to identify failure points. | | 1 | 51% | 46% | 37% | 14 |
| 26 | SR | PS | 3.PS.2.4 | Analyze a diagram to determine the correct orientation of a magnet for a design solution. | | 1 | 59% | 58% | 56% | 3 |
| 27 | CR | TE | 3.ETS.1.2 | Evaluate different designs using a list of criteria and constraints to determine whether each design meets the design requirements. | | 3 | 51% | 51% | 44% | 7 |
| 28 | CR | LS | 5.LS.2.2 | Identify what could be measured to determine how well a composter works and describe changes to the composter to make it work better. | | 3 | 46% | 53% | 41% | 5 |
| 29 | SR | PS | 4.PS.4.1 | Describe the transfer of energy and regular pattern of motion that occurs as a wave travels. | | 2 | 70% | 70% | 62% | 8 |
| 30 | CR | PS | 4.PS.3.3 | Analyze data to determine in which collision an object had the greatest change in energy and describe how energy was converted during the collision. | | 2 | 33% | 37% | 29% | 4 |
| 31 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.3.1 | Analyze data to determine how a farmer could conserve water. | | 1 | 65% | 65% | 57% | 8 |
| 32 | SR | LS | 5.LS.2.1 | Identify the main role of bacteria in the cycling of matter in an ecosystem. | | 1 | 79% | 83% | 79% | 0 |
| 33 | SR | LS | 5.PS.3.1 | Describe how food contains the energy and nutrients that animals need to survive. | | 1 | 93% | 92% | 88% | 5 |
| 34 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.2.1 | Interpret a diagram to determine how a rock is being weathered. | | 1 | 88% | 81% | 57% | 31 |
| 35 | SR | LS | 5.LS.1.1 | Determine the environmental conditions students should observe in an investigation about plant growth. | | 1 | 76% | 73% | 70% | 6 |
| 36 | SR | PS | 4.PS.3.2 | Interpret a scenario to determine what form of energy is transferred. | | 1 | 76% | 71% | 65% | 11 |
| 37 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.2.2 | Explain why a bar graph about the different sources of fresh water and salt water on Earth should be revised. | | 1 | 77% | 77% | 64% | 13 |
| 38 | SR | TE | 3.ETS.1.4 | Identify the best representation to help a person replicate a design solution. | | 1 | 68% | 73% | 61% | 7 |
| 39 | SR | ES | 4.ESS.1.1 | Determine that weathering and erosion played a role in the formation of a landscape. | | 1 | 72% | 79% | 71% | 1 |
| 40 | SR | ES | 5.ESS.3.2 | Determine what to measure to see how well water filters work. | | 1 | 70% | 75% | 72% | -2 |
| 41 | SR | LS | 3.LS.4.1 | Explain how a fossil of a marine organism may be found in a desert. | | 1 | 78% | 76% | 69% | 9 |
