Task Screener: Durham Fair Tractor Pull Dynamics

Criterion A: Explaining Phenomena

• The task requires students to make sense of the forces and motion in a tractor pull.
• The phenomenon of a tractor pull competition is relevant and engaging.

Criterion B: Three-Dimensional Learning

• The task requires students to use Analyzing and Interpreting Data.
• The task requires students to use PS2.A: Forces and Motion.
• The task requires students to use Cause and Effect.

Criterion C: Equity and Access

• The task provides multiple modes for student response.
• The task uses accessible language and appropriate scaffolds.

Criterion D: Assessment Purpose

• The task assesses what it is intended to assess (HS-PS2-1).
• The task elicits observable evidence of student learning.

Overall Recommendation

[x] Use this task. The task effectively targets HS-PS2-1 and utilizes all three dimensions.