This work sample illustrates a standard-setting performance for the following parts of the standards: a Life Sciences Concepts: Characteristics of organisms. a Scientific Communication: Represent data and results in multiple ways. c Scientific Communication: Communicate in a form suited to the purpose and the audience. a Scientific Investigation: An experiment.

What the work shows
a Life Sciences Concepts: The student produces evidence that demonstrates understanding of characteristics of organisms, such as survival and environmental support.
The students indicated that there is a relationship between heat and the growth of mold.

a Scientific Communication: The student represents data and results in multiple ways, such as drawings… and…writing.
Both in the “Observation” section of the text and the illustration, the results are clearly communicated.

c Scientific Communication: The student communicates in a form suited to the purpose and the audience, such as writing instructions that others can follow.
The “Experimentation” section of the text is clear and supported by the illustration.

a Scientific Investigation: The student demonstrates scientific competence by completing an experiment, such as a fair test.
The “Experimentation” section, particularly the third step, shows that the only variable that was changed was the toasting condition.
The conclusion provides evidence that the students recognized that their results were different from what they expected.

Note: Although the student has made some grammatical errors in Haitian (capitalization, punctuation, misuse of the accent, etc.) the content of the work remains intact. It can be understood by a Haitian reader.