5. Test Dates
Tuesday, April 24 Session 1
Wednesday, April 25 Session 2
Both sessions are 80 minutes
6. Science: What do Students have Trouble with?
• Multiple choice questions on the following
content topics:
– Energy transfer through a food chain
– The effects of forces on objects
– Erosion and weathering and their results
– Relationship between the Earth’s tilt, the amount of
direct sunlight, and seasons
– Adaptation in animals and plants in relationship to
survival needs
– Repeating experiments to validate results
15. F Alligators destroy sawgrass.
G Alligators feed on sawgrass.
H Sawgrass helps the alligator
travel.
I Sawgrass and alligators
depend on each other.
16. Why Do We Call Them Gizmos?
We call them Gizmos because virtual manipulatives is too difficult to say! All
kidding aside, the use of the word Gizmo to describe our multimedia
activities goes back to the origins of ExploreLearning.
Dr. Raman Pfaff first coined the term "gizmo" to describe the new learning
tool he created while he was a graduate student in nuclear physics. When
Dr. Pfaff joined ExploreLearning (employee number 2), the name Gizmos
came with him and it stuck.
We like the name Gizmo not only because it sounds fun, which the Gizmos
are, but also because it implies that the Gizmo is part of a larger machine —
the whole of the teaching and learning process.
17. Test Taking Strategies
• Read the directions carefully. Ask your teacher to explain any
directions you do not understand.
• Be sure to fill in the answer bubbles correctly. Do not make
any stray marks around answer spaces.
• When you have finished each problem, reread it to make sure
your answer is reasonable.
• Check each answer to make sure it is the best answer for the
question.
• Relax. Some people get nervous about tests. It’s natural. Just
do your best!
18. We Want CALM Students!
• As a parent you are in the
greatest position to prepare
your child to succeed in FCAT
testing.
• During the weeks of testing
please try to calm, encourage,
and reassure your child. Tell
them that they are great! Also,
that they will do great on the
TEST!
