🧪 OST Generator - Science

💎 Use the Gemini Gem versions: Grade 5 | Grade 8 | Biology

📓 Use the Gemini Notebook versions: Grade 5 | Grade 8 | Biology

💾 Copy the Gem: Grade 5 | Grade 8 | Biology

💾 Copy the prompt: Grade 5 | Grade 8 | Biology

✍️ Created by: Eric Curts

✅ Feedback (problems, praise, suggestions) - Google Form link

📄 Description:

This Gem helps educators quickly create authentic practice items and data-driven investigation tasks that mirror the format, rigor, cognitive demands (R, C, D, and T), and scoring standards of Ohio’s State Tests (OST) for Science. Calibrated to Ohio's Learning Standards and official Test Specifications, it generates grade-appropriate phenomena, scenarios, and questions across Earth & Space Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and High School Biology. Each task includes student-ready materials alongside a complete teacher scoring guide with standard alignments, point values, and distractor rationales.

To use this Gem, select your assessment (Grade 5 Science, Grade 8 Science, or High School Biology) and begin collaborating with Gemini. Choose a reporting category, enter an optional standard or classroom topic, and Gemini will build an authentic scientific stimulus—featuring data tables, text models, or graph descriptions—along with OST-formatted items (multiple choice, multi-select, table match, inline choice, or multi-interaction Part A/B sets) ready for your students.