Initial Publication Date: July 18, 2015

Climate and the Biosphere Assessments

There are several options for assessment of student understanding of material introduced in this lab. Choose from the following lists, or create your own assessments. You can download individual files below or download this

containing all of the Stop and Think Questions.

Stop and Think Questions

You can assess student understanding of topics addressed at key points within each lab by grading their written responses to the Stop and Think questions or by using Stop and Think questions as part of whole-class or small group discussions.

  • Lab 1 Stop and Think Questions (PDF (Acrobat (PDF) 669kB Feb1 22)) (Word (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 168kB Feb1 22));
  • Lab 2 Stop and Think Questions (PDF (Acrobat (PDF) 459kB Feb1 22)) (Word (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 420kB Feb1 22));
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Individual Lab Assessments

Use these Written Tests at the end of each lab to assess whether students have met the stated learning goals for the investigation. You can download individual files below or download this

containing all of the Lab Assessments.

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End of Module Assessment

Assess students' ability to answer the Key Questions addressed by the Climate and the Biosphere module.

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