Humanities
Rainforest
Ecosystem
Project
Homeworks Tasks
Information
Year 8
Autumn term
Name:
Form:
Teacher:
Your Brief:- You are an explorer. You are conducting an exploration
deep into the rainforest to do some natural history filming for the
BBC. You need to produce a pack of information about your
exploration to be handed into the BBC on your return to justify the
money they are paying you!
Rainforest Ecosystem Project
Your pack must contain the following:
 A key word list.
Include all the definitions alongside the key words you are using.
Keep this list up to date throughout the half term. Illustrate it with
appropriate pictures and diagrams.
 A kit list.
Put together a list of all the equipment you will need on your journey
into the rainforest. Remember what the purpose of your visit is and
how you might survive your trip!
 A Case study
Decide where your rainforest is and produce a case study with
information on the location and the structure of the rainforest. This
will involve some research on your chosen rainforest to enable you
to include lots of detail.
 A diary entry
While you are walking through the rainforest you need to keep a
diary of your experiences. Think about how you are feeling as well
as what you are seeing around you. Make it detailed and full of
description. Illustrate it with drawings of the things you see along the
way.
 A Tribe study
Do some research on a tribe that lives in your area of the rainforest.
Present some information on the tribe in the form of a poster.
Include pictures of native dress, where they live, how they survive
and any other interesting facts.
 A Rainforest animal factsheet
As it is a natural history documentary you are filming, provide a
factsheet on one of the animals you have filmed. Include detail and
images about what the animals looks like, where it lives, what it eats
and anything else interesting about it.
Project time scale
You have the whole of this half term to complete this project. You will
need to plan out the dates by which each section needs to be
completed. You will need to bring sections into school at various points
to have your progress checked.
Met?
Key word list: This will be an ongoing task throughout the project.
Completion date:
Kit list: This will need to be done before the case study can be started.
Completion date:
Case study: This will be using your own detailed research.
Completion date:
Diary entry: This can be presented in anyway you chose – try to be
imaginative!
Completion date:
Tribe study: This will require collecting lots of items together.
Completion date:
Animal factsheet: This will round off the whole project.
Completion date:
The whole project will need to be brought into school complete and ready
for marking by the first week back to school in January. Don’t forget to
put your name on everything so that you get the credit for it. You will need
to hand it into your geography teacher during one of your geography
lessons in that week.
Don’t forget to think about the presentation of all your work. Check all
your work before you hand it in and try to make sure there are as few
spelling mistakes as possible.
All this work can be hand written or done on the computer but it all
needs to be handed in on paper. Don’t forget to put titles on all pieces
on work, any diagrams or images. Any illustrations should be done in
pencil and all titles should be underlined. All the usual presentation
rules apply.
Peer evaluation sheet
Before your teacher marks your work you will need to have another member of
your peer group assess your work. This is so that you can all learn from each
others styles of working and pick up hints and tips on how you can improve your
own work. This process will be done on one of the tasks when it is brought in to
be checked by your teacher so that you have time to improve your own work if
you wish. Using the level criteria, work through each level and decide if you
think the piece of work has met each of the requirements. In the table below
make a list of the evidence that would meet each level and some additional
suggestions to meet levels.
Level
Evidence to meet level
Level 3:
Level 4:
Level 5:
Level 6:
Evaluation done by: (Name)
Additions suggested
Self-evaluation sheet
Before your teacher marks your work you will need to do some self-evaluation
on it. Using the level criteria, work through each level and decide if you think
you have met each of the requirements. In the table below make a list of the
evidence that would meet each level and some additional suggestions to meet
levels.
Level
Level 3:
Level 4:
Level 5:
Level 6:
Evidence to meet level
Additions suggested
Mark scheme
Your work will be assessed and marked using national curriculum levels and the
whole project will be awarded a level mark. To achieve a level you need to meet
certain criteria. What you need to do to achieve each level is outlined below. Use
this information to ensure you achieve the best level you can.
Included?
Level 3:
I can use some geographical words
I can include pictures which relate to my work
I can describe the location of my rainforest ecosystem
I can give reasons for personal opinions
I can answer geographical questions using sources of evidence
Level 4:
I can use all the correct geographical words
I can include pictures to support my written work
I can describe the structure of the rainforest and how this affects
vegetation
I can describe how people are having an impact on the rainforest
ecosystem
I can explain my own opinions and those held by other people
Level 5:
I can use all the correct geographical words and terms
I can use detailed diagrams to support my presentation
I can explain the impact of the destruction of the rainforest on people and
animals
I can suggest reasons for my own opinion
I can explain how people are trying to manage the rainforest sustainably
Level 6:
I can add my own opinions to support my conclusions
I can use my research to show a broader understanding
I can explain how the rainforest is affected by people living in countries
other than the country it is in.
I can describe how conflicting demands on the environment may arise
I can present my project in a logical way using a range of skills and
techniques to reach a conclusion
In order to reach each level, evidence for the previous levels must be present.