Year 8 Science
Term 1 Assessment 3 Rubric
Unit 1: Taking Care of Ourselves and Others
Key concept: Systems
Related concepts: energy, interaction Global concepts: Identities and relationships
Statement of inquiry: You are what you eat and taking care of yourself is taking care of the next generation.
Inquiry question: How does lifestyle relate to your physical well-being and the well-being of others?
Assessment criteria: D-Reflecting on the impacts of science
Topic: Diet and Health
Task: Your teacher has directed you to select a country as your focus of this assessment. Your task is to research the general diet and nutrition of
this country, identify health-related problems in nutrition, and describe and analyse the impact of Science in addressing this particular issue or
problem.
You can choose to present about the country as a whole or focus on a specific region of the country.
MY COUNTRY: _____________________________________
(SPECIFIC REGION: _______________________________)
Your poster needs to be A2-sized. On the due date, you will display the poster in the classroom.
You should make a draft before you use the poster paper.
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Grading Criteria D: Reflecting on the impacts of Science.
Criteria
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Criterion
D
Reflectin
g on the
impacts
of science
Did
not
reach
a
stand
ard
ident
ified
by
the
descr
iptor
s.
1-2
My poster is poorly designed.
I made little attempt to
organize the information.
3-4
I made some attempts to
organize the information.
5-6
My poster is well designed.
Information is organized.
7-8
My poster is well designed
and creative. Information is
organized and presented
clearly.
i) - Describe the diet of a
country in relation to the main
sources of nutrients.
- Identify a specific healthrelated problem as a result of
the nutrition of a country and
describe the ways Science is
used to address this problem.
i) - State the diet of a country
simply and list the main
sources of nutrients.
- Identify a specific healthrelated problem as a result of
the nutrition of a country and
state the way/s Science is
used to address this problem.
i) - Outline the diet of a
country with some description
of the main sources of
nutrients.
- Identify a specific healthrelated problem as a result of
the nutrition of a country and
outline the ways Science is
used to address this problem.
i) - Summarize the diet of a
country in relation to the main
sources of nutrients.
- Identify a specific healthrelated problem as a result of
the nutrition of a country and
summarize the ways Science
is used to address this
problem.
ii) - State the implications of
using Science in solving a
specific health-related
problem or issue.
- The “implications”
should relate to at least one of
the following factors:
environmental, social or
economic.
ii) - Outline the implications
of using Science in solving a
specific problem or issue.
- The “implications”
should relate to at least one of
the following factors:
environmental, social or
economic.
ii) - Describe the
implications of using Science
in solving a specific problem
or issue.
- The “implications”
should relate to at least one of
the following factors:
environmental, social or
economic.
ii) - Discuss and analyse the
implications of using Science
in solving a specific problem
or issue.
- The “implications”
should relate to at least one of
the following factors:
environmental, social or
economic.
iii) Applied scientific
language to communicate
understanding but did so with
limited success.
iii) Sometimes applied
scientific language to
communicate understanding.
iii) Usually applied scientific
language to communicate
understanding clearly and
precisely.
iii) Consistently applied
scientific language to
communicate understanding
clearly and precisely
iv) Sources are documented
with limited success.
iv) Sources are sometimes
documented correctly, and
my information comes from
less than five sources.
iv) Sources are usually
documented correctly, and
my information comes from
at least five different
sources.
iv) Sources are documented
completely in MLA style,
and my information comes
from at least five different
sources.
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1-2:
State
Outline: A general description or plan showing the essential features of
something but not the detail.
Summary: A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
Analysis: Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
"Oxford Dictionaries." Oxford Dictionaries. Web. 09 Aug. 2014.
3-4: Outline
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
5-6: Summarize
7-8 : Describe
and Analyse
Effort in Science (Time management)
Unsatisfactory Effort
Satisfactory Effort
Tends to be very distracted
Tends to be distracted but
and often has to be
gets things done by the
reminded of the time.
deadline when reminded.
Requires monitoring to stay
focused and on task.
Good Effort
Usually uses time well.
Excellent Effort
Uses time well.
Poster handed in on time.
Poster handed in on time
with good quality.
Usually attentive and on
task; ignores distractions
Actively engaged during
peer-evaluation.
http://time.com/8515/hungry-planet-what-the-world-eats/
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