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DC CAPE Blueprints

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DC CAPE Science Assessment Design and Blueprint	View PDF
DC CAPE Math Assessment Design and Blueprint	View PDF
DC CAPE ELA Assessment Design and Blueprint	View PDF

Assessment Resources

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Grade 5 Policy-level Performance Level Descriptors	View PDF
Grade 8 Policy-level Performance Level Descriptors	View PDF
Biology Policy-level Performance Level Descriptors	View PDF
Item Writing Specifications	View PDF
Committee Review Checklist	View PDF

Classroom Assessment Guides

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Grade 5 Videos

Grade 5 Examples of Phenomena Grade 5 Item Writing Grade 5 Phenomena Grade 5 Writing a Stimulus

Grade 5 Item Writing Guide

Grade 5 DC Science Assessment Item Guide

Grade 5 Item Sets

Grade 5 Item Set 1 - Durian Trees Grade 5 Item Set 2 - Pendulum

Grade 8 Videos

Grade 8 Examples of Phenomena Grade 8 Item Writing Grade 8 Phenomena Grade 8 Writing a Stimulus

Grade 8 Item Writing Guide

Grade 8 DC Science Assessment Item Guide

Grade 8 Item Sets

Grade 8 Item Set 1 - Creek Flooding in Western Washington Grade 8 Item Set 2 - How do Horseshoe Crabs Find Females

Biology Videos

High School Biology Examples of Phenomena High School Biology Item Writing High School Biology Phenomena High School Biology Writing a Stimulus

Biology Item Writing Guide

Biology DC Science Assessment Item Guide

Biology Item Sets

Biology Item Set 1 - Galapagos Finches Biology Item Set 2 - Albino Redwoods

Performance Level Descriptors

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Grade 5 – DC Science

3-PS2-1 3-PS2-2 3-PS2-3 3-PS2-4

3-LS2-1 3-LS4-1 3-LS4-3 3-LS4-4

3-LS1-1 3-LS3-1 3-LS3-2 3-LS4-2

3-ESS2-1 3-ESS2-2 3-ESS3-1

4-PS3-1 4-PS3-2 4-PS3-3 4-PS3-4 4-ESS3-1

4-PS4-1 4-PS4-3

4-PS4-2 4-LS1-1 4-LS1-2

4-ESS1-1 4-ESS2-1 4-ESS2-2 4-ESS3-2

5-PS1-1 5-PS1-2 5-PS1-3 5-PS1-4

5-PS3-1 5-LS1-1 5-LS2-1

5-ESS2-1 5-ESS2-2 5-ESS3-1

5-PS2-1 5-ESS1-1 5-ESS1-2

3-5-ETS1-1 3-5-ETS1-2 3-5-ETS1-3

Grade 8 – DC Science

MS-PS1-1 MS-PS1-2 MS-PS1-3 MS-PS1-4 MS-PS1-5 MS-PS1-6

MS-PS2-1 MS-PS2-2 MS-PS2-3 MS-PS2-4 MS-PS2-5

MS-PS3-1 MS-PS3-2 MS-PS3-3 MS-PS3-4 MS-PS3-5

MS-PS4-1 MS-PS4-2 MS-PS4-3

MS-LS1-1 MS-LS1-2 MS-LS1-3 MS-LS1-8

MS-LS1-6 MS-LS1-7 MS-LS2-1 MS-LS2-3 MS-LS2-4

MS-LS2-2 MS-LS2-5

MS-LS1-4 MS-LS1-5 MS-LS3-1 MS-LS3-2 MS-LS4-5

MS-LS4-1 MS-LS4-2 MS-LS4-3 MS-LS4-4 MS-LS4-6

MS-ESS1-1 MS-ESS1-2 MS-ESS1-3

MS-ESS1-4 MS-ESS2-2 MS-ESS2-3

MS-ESS2-1 MS-ESS2-4 MS-ESS3-1

MS-ESS2-5 MS-ESS2-6 MS-ESS3-5

MS-ESS3-2 MS-ESS3-3 MS-ESS3-4

MS-ETS1-1 MS-ETS1-2 MS-ETS1-3

Biology – DC Science

HS-LS1-1 HS-LS1-2 HS-LS1-3

HS-LS1-5 HS-LS1-6 HS-LS1-7 HS-LS2-3 HS-LS2-4 HS-LS2-5

HS-LS2-1 HS-LS2-2 HS-LS2-6 HS-LS2-7 HS-LS2-8 HS-LS4-6

HS-LS1-4 HS-LS3-1 HS-LS3-2 HS-LS3-3

HS-LS4-1 HS-LS4-2 HS-LS4-3 HS-LS4-4 HS-LS4-5

HS-ETS1-1 HS-ETS1-2 HS-ETS1-3 HS-ETS1-4

DC CAPE Blueprints

Assessment Resources

Classroom Assessment Guides

Grade 5 – DC Science

Grade 5 Videos

Grade 5 Item Writing Guide

Grade 5 Item Sets

Grade 8 – DC Science

Grade 8 Videos

Grade 8 Item Writing Guide

Grade 8 Item Sets

Biology – DC Science

Biology Videos

Biology Item Writing Guide

Biology Item Sets

Performance Level Descriptors

Grade 5 – DC Science

3. Forces and Interactions

3. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

3. Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits

3. Weather and Climate

4. Energy

4. Waves: Waves and Information

4. Structure, Function, and Information Processing

4. Earth's Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth

5. Structure and Properties of Matter

5. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

5. Earth's Systems

5. Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System

5. Engineering Design

Grade 8 – DC Science

MS. Matter and its Interactions

MS. Forces and Interactions

MS. Energy

MS. Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

MS. Structure, Function, and Information Processing

MS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

MS. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

MS. Growth, Development, and Reproduction in Organisms

MS. Biological Evolution: Unity & Diversity

MS. Space Systems

MS. History of Earth

MS. Earth's Systems

MS. Weather and Climate

MS. Human Impacts

MS. Engineering Design

Biology – DC Science

HS. Structure and Function

HS. Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems

HS. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

HS. Inheritance and Variation of Traits

HS. Natural Selection and Evolution

HS. Engineering Design

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