THE MICROSCOPE

Exit TicketThe Microscope (.pdf)

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"
J.K. Rowling

OVERVIEW

The Microscope is a formative assessment that asks to students reflect upon a specific experience, article, task, etc and make generalized statements and connections to their personal, social, and academic lives.

IMPLEMENTING THIS ACTIVITY
  1. Tailor the Microscope template to fit your classroom needs.
  2. Distribute copies to your students.
  3. After completing a specific activity, lesson, field trip, task, article, etc.; ask students to write a reflection based on the prompt in the Binoculars template.
  4. Collect and/or discuss responses. Use information found in student work to inform future instruction

REFERENCES

► Adapted from: Save The Bay’s San Francisco Bay Watershed Curriculum