ASSIGNMENT
Name
:
Class
:
Year 8
Subject
:
Biology
Hand-out Date
:
05/03/2021
Hand-in Date
:
19/03/2021
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. Total marks for this individual assignment is 30%.
2. Marks will be allocated based on the quality of work completed.
3. Marks will be deducted for late submission.
4. Marks will not be awarded for any plagiarism.
Each student should create a ​crossword puzzle using terms and keywords learned from ​Unit 6
and Unit 7 of the textbook: ​Complete Biology for Cambridge Secondary 1​. Students may use
any online tool to create the crossword puzzle and put it into a ​A4 size poster, fully written by
hand. Students should decorate the poster and make it interesting and colorful.
Student need to complete and turn in​ two sections​ of this assignment:
1)Google Docs
2)Poster
Section 1) ​Go to ​"Year 8 Biology Assignment 1_Section 1" post in the Biology Google
classroom, fill out the table in ​Google Docs​ then click “Turn in”.
Direction
Answer
Description (ideally less than 5 words)
eg
across
flower
eg
down
stem
for plants to reproduce
support leaves and flowers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Section 2) ​On the​ A4 size poster​, include:
1. Name, class, and topic “My Biology Crossword Puzzle”.
2. Crossword puzzle made by 15 lines.
3. 15 descriptions corresponding to number 1-15 (divide them to “across” and “down”).
4. Design and decorate the poster.
*Do not include answers in poster
For submitting your poster:
1. Scan your poster into PDF using Notebloc PDF scanner (Select Filter “Docs”, and Color
“Color”).
2. Rename the PDF as “[Class]_[Full name]”, for example: 8S_Tay Li Boon
3. Share the PDF to ​"Year 8 Biology Assignment 1_Section 2" post in the Biology Google
classroom as attachment then click “Turn in” .
4. Please make sure you keep your poster and submit them to your Biology teacher when
the school reopens.
Reference:
*your assignment requires ​15​ descriptions/hints
Rubric:
1) On this Google Docs (15%)
-Each answer with the appropriate description will be awarded with 1 point.
2) On the A4 size poster (15%)
Criteria
Category
Could be
better
(0)
Satisfactory
(1 - 2)
Good work
(3 - 4)
Great work
(5)
Content
accuracy
Have 5 or more
errors or
missing
information
Have 3 or 4
errors or
missing
information
Have 1 or 2
errors or
missing
information
Name/ class/
topic is written
clearly with all
information
that matches
Google Docs.
Puzzle’s
difficulty
and layout
The puzzle is
too simple or
complicated,
the size is out of
proportions,
most question's
numbers are not
missing.
The puzzle is
quite simple or
complicated,
the size is out
of proportions,
some question's
numbers are
not stated
clearly .
The puzzle is
slightly simple
or complicated,
the size is
acceptable, the
question's
numbers are
stated.
The puzzle’s
difficulty is
suitable for
year 8, the size
is appropriate,
the question's
numbers are
stated clearly.
The
presentation is
acceptably
attractive
though it may
be a bit messy
The
presentation is
attractive in
terms of design,
layout and
neatness
The
presentation is
exceptionally
attractive in
terms of design,
layout, and
neatness.
Design and The
overall
presentation is
presentation distractingly
messy or very
poorly
designed. It is
not attractive.
Total
Score