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SAMPLE ASSESSMENT
Level 2 Education for Sustainability
90814 Demonstrate understanding of aspects of
sustainability in different contexts
Credits: Four
Achievement
Demonstrate understanding of
aspects of sustainability in
different contexts.
Achievement
with Merit
Demonstrate in-depth
understanding of aspects of
sustainability in different contexts.
Achievement
with Excellence
Demonstrate comprehensive
understanding of aspects of
sustainability in different contexts.
You should attempt ALL the questions in this booklet.
Refer to Resource Booklet 90814 to answer the questions.
If you need more room for any answer, use the extra space provided at the back of this booklet.
Check that this booklet has pages 2–9 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
Note: This sample assessment paper was slightly remodelled following the trialling process.
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The resource booklet presents aspects of sustainability in three contexts:
Resource A: Sustainable dairy farming; Resource B: Habitat restoration – Whau River;
Resource C: Sustainable fishing.
Refer to these resources when answering the following questions.
QUESTION ONE: Sustainable dairy farming
Refer to Resource A on pages 2–4 of the resource booklet when answering this question.
Integrate supporting evidence from Resource A and your own learning within your answer.
(a)
Identify how the environmental and economic aspects of sustainability apply to the context
of dairy farming.
Environmental aspect:
Economic aspect:
(b)
Explain in detail how these two aspects of sustainability are interrelated within this context.
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(c)
Explain how dairy farming will need to change over time to ensure that it is an
environmentally acceptable and economically viable activity in the future.
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QUESTION TWO: Habitat restoration – Whau River
Refer to Resource B on pages 5–7 of the resource booklet when answering this question.
Integrate supporting evidence from Resource B and your own learning within your answer.
(a)
Explain how environmental and social aspects of sustainability apply to the context of
habitat restoration along the Whau River.
Environmental aspect:
Social aspect:
(b)
What are the changes in local practices that would promote long-term sustainability in this
context? How would these changes include kaitiakitanga (environmental guardianship)?
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(c)
Discuss in depth how environmental and social sustainability are interrelated in this
context, including the wider implications of sustainability in habitat restoration projects.
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QUESTION THREE: Sustainable fishing
Refer to Resource C on pages 8–10 of the resource booklet when answering this question.
Integrate supporting evidence from Resource C and your own learning within your answer.
(a)
Explain how any TWO aspects of sustainability apply to the context of sustainable fishing.
Aspect 1: ____________________
Explanation:
Aspect 2: ____________________
Explanation:
(b)
Discuss in depth how these two aspects of sustainability are interrelated in this context.
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(c)
Discuss in depth the wider implications of sustainable practices within the fishing industry.
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