My Science Midyear Benchmark
Last week, we took a benchmark test in Science class. I scored an 88 on the benchmark. Here's my item analysis: What I noticed about the questions that I got wrong is that two out of the three of them are about the layers of the earth . I'm not totally surprised that I missed those: We studied the layers of the earth a long time ago. But it does mean that I need to go back and check that content out again. That's worth reviewing for sure. I think I'm most disappointed in myself for missing question 25. It asked why the inner core of the earth is a solid ball of iron. I answered that it was because of extreme temperature. I should have realized that when I want something -- think snow or sand -- to be "more solid," I don't add heat to it. Instead, I add pressure to it. I think that's a question that I could have gotten right if I had thought a little more carefully. What I'm proud of, though, is that I made ...