Summative Assessment - Natural environments

Respond to the following:

  1. Create a VENN diagram (paper) comparing and contrasting two ecosystems.

Your VENN diagram must include the following:

  1.  Choose one of your ecosystems. Explain how human behaviour and other threats impact this ecosystem. Your answer must include a conclusion explaining which threat has the biggest impact on your chosen ecosystem and why this is the case.

 

  1.  Write three paragraphs on the following question:

What human actions can be taken to look after our natural environments? Your answer must include a reference to the UN sustainable goals.

Criteria

Level

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

A)

Knowing and Understanding

A1

Uses minimal relevant vocabulary

Uses some relevant vocabulary

Uses considerable relevant vocabulary.

Consistently uses relevant vocabulary accurately

A2

Demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding of content and

concepts through limited descriptions and/or examples.

Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of content and

concepts through simple descriptions, explanations and/or examples.

Demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of content and

concepts through descriptions, explanations and examples.

Demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of content and

concepts through detailed descriptions, explanations and examples.

D)

Thinking Critically

D1

Question 1

Describes different ecosystems and their climate to a limited extent and/or is not always accurate..

Question 1

Describes  different ecosystems and their climate to some extent and is mostly accurate..

Question 1

Descriptions of  ecosystems and their climates have some detail and are accurate.

Question 1

Descriptions of ecosystems and their climates are detailed and accurate.

D2

Question 2

Responds to the questions but rarely uses information to justify opinions.

Question 2

Responds to the question and uses some relevant information to justify opinions

Question 2

Responds to the question using relevant information to justify opinions.

Question 2

Responds to the question using detailed and highly relevant information to justify an opinion.

D4

Question 3

Identifies examples of how human action can help look after an ecosystem, but does not provide explanations of how each action helps

Question 3

Identifies examples of how human action can help look after an ecosystem AND gives basic explanations of how each action helps

Question 3

Identifies a range of examples of how human action can help look after an ecosystem AND gives good explanations of how each action helps

Question 3

Identifies a range of examples of how human action can help look after an ecosystem AND gives excellent explanations of how each action helps