Fix the Answer Workshop – Student Activity Sheet
How many
marks
might this
question
be worth?
1. Explain why the
population in
Figure 1
increases
between 1990
and 2000.
•
Weak Answer:
“Because there
were more
resources.”
2. Describe the
trend in CO₂
levels from
2000–2020.
•
Weak Answer:
“They go up a
lot.”
3. Explain how
feedback loops
How many
marks would
the student
response
get?
What is the command term, and
what is it asking for?
What do you think the marking
key would be looking for?
Re-write a
response to this
question (in your
ESS books), that
answers all
components of the
question and
would be awarded
full marks.
can affect the
resilience of an
ecosystem.
•
Weak Answer:
“They help keep
the ecosystem
stable.”
4. Suggest one
strategy to
reduce
emissions from
transport.
“Use better
transport.”
5. Evaluate the
effectiveness of
protected areas
in conserving
biodiversity.
“Protected
areas are good
because they
stop animals
from dying.”
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