Energy in Ecosystems — Post-Assessment

After completing the unit activities, use this final post-assessment to determine students’ knowledge gains.

Time Considerations

Getting Ready: 10 minutes
Doing the Activity: 20–40 minutes

Materials

• Copies of Energy in Ecosystems – Post-Assessment student page
• Student-completed copies of Energy in Ecosystems – Pre-Assessment student page (from Pre-Assessment)

Getting Ready

• Make copies of the student pages.

Doing the Activity

1. Give students a copy of the Energy in Ecosystems – Post-Assessment  student page and allow them time to complete it.
2. Collect the student responses. You may wish to review the student page together, as a class, to reinforce concepts covered by this unit.
3. (Optional) To further assess student learning from the unit, compare students’ responses with their responses to the Energy in Ecosystems – Pre-Assessment student page.

Answer Key

See the Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Key teacher page for the correct responses to the Energy in Ecosystems – Post-Assessment student page questions, as well as the corresponding questions from the Energy in Ecosystems – Pre-Assessment student page. Compare student responses between the two to assess their understanding and knowledge gains.