Year 10 HASS: Environmental Change Report
Year 10 in the event of school closure the following task could be completed
by reading the PDF of the text which covers all areas. It is found in the Library
of Connect. Complete the task below and submit electronically over Connect
Submissions.
Name: _________________________
Teacher ______________________________________
Environmental Change is a major issue facing the world today. Produce a report covering
the following:
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What is environmental change?
Causes of environmental change
Characteristics of developed and developing nations – using Australia and a developing
country of your choice (eg. Indonesia, Philippines, Zimbabwe …)
Choose an environmental change (fresh water shortages; sea level rise; deforestation;
ocean acidification; urbanisation …) that has the potential to impact (or is already
impacting) Australia and one other, less developed country
Describe the problem, explain causes in both places
Impact of the environmental change problem on people, the economy and natural
environment in both countries
What are the solutions?
Are there any international treaties addressing changes to the environment or Climate
Change? (The Paris Agreement)
Analyse how successful you believe the countries you have researched will be at solving
the problem of specific environmental changes. Provide clear explanations and examples to
back up your analysis. (This point will be completed as a validation test in class in Week 8.
You will not be allowed to bring your report with you in to this test.)
What does a report look like:
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Title Page
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Contents
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Introduction page
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Graphs, Tables and Pictures with titles and that are referenced in your report to back up
explanations
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Main part of the report should have clear sub-headings for each section (use dot points as a
guide for structuring report)
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Analysis – this is your own analysis based on your research and will be completed as an in
class assessment. You will be required to answer the question: Analyse how successful
you believe the countries you have researched will be at solving the problem of specific
environmental changes. Provide clear explanations and examples to back up your analysis
as an extended answer.
What do you need to hand in?
 Planning and note taking
 Report with bibliography – see Bibliography requirements
 In-class extended answer
Humanities and Social Sciences
Year 10 Research and In-Class Extended Answer Marking Key
Student Name: _____________________________
Mark
Limited
zero or very
little effort
made to
comply with
task
instruction
Planning/note taking
/14
Evidence of Investigation Steps
/10
Self-Reflection
/4
Bibliography
/6
More than three sources of
information used
correct structure (as per teacher
instruction) for bibliography)
/3
Report
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Title Page
Contents Page, page
numbers
Subheadings
Diagrams, Tables, Graphs
(with titles and referred to in
written component of report)
Developed and developing
countries clearly defined
Description of Environmental
Change problem for
Australia and other country
Consequence/s of this
problem for Australia and
other country
Solutions discussed for both
countries
Conclusion
In-class Extended Answer
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Correct structure used for
answer (Intro, body
paragraphs, conclusion)
Student clearly states ‘what
is Environmental Change’
Student uses specific
example of a problem facing
Australia and a developing
country caused by
Environmental Change to
illustrate need for solutions
Student refers to solutions
currently under way to
combat Environmental
Change
Student refers to pros and
cons of these solutions
Student gives reasoned
opinion about how effective
these solutions will be on a
global scale (Ie. Effective,
Neutral, Ineffective)
Overall
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/12
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/3
/25
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/5
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/100
Comment:
Satisfactory
Sound effort
or
understandin
g student
requires
further
development
in this area
Good
Student has
shown that
they are well
organised
and can
communicat
e their
understandin
g well
Very Good
Student has
exceeded
expectation