SCIENCE BASELINE assessment from level P4 to 4a (old NC levels)

I have used this assessment with students over the years and modified/improved as time went on.
I believe it to be a good way of assessing students when they are new to the school or even at the end of each year or indeed at any time you wish.
It is based around 4 small assessments for Biology, Chemistry & Physics, so a total of 12 mini-assessments.
Ideally the teacher or assistant spends up to 30 mins (can split the assessment over a few days if you wish but best results have been when the entire assessment is completed at one time) in a ONE TO ONE session.
The teacher/assistant reads the script (this is important as it reduces leading questions and clues to answers), the responses are noted down but in most cases a tick will indicate if the student has understood fully, partially understood or not understood at all.

Minimal resources are needed and are kept in a tray for use at any time. I believe doing or demonstrating science is a beautiful way to engage students, so the assesment uses this.
You will need to source basics like balloons, toy car, rocks etc.

I chose to set up 4 trays so 4 assessments could be completed at the same time (perhaps different classes)

The levels assessed are from P4 up to 4a old levels (which I believe are still useful) you may wish to change the names of the levels to suit your own school.

The script states which resources to use in each question as well as appropriate answers that should be expected for fully, partially and not at all levels of understanding. This allows staff that are not science trained to be able to complete these assessments with the students with relative ease.

Good luck