Chifley College
Mount Druitt Campus
ASSESSMENT TASK COVERSHEET
Student:
Faculty:
Subject:
Year:
Class:
Teacher:
Science
Science
10
Task Title: Library Research Task
Task Number: 3
Weighting:
15%
Marks:
Out of 70
Date Issued: 24/06/2014
Date Due: 29/07/2014
Outcomes Assessed
5.16 * Accesses information from a wide variety of secondary sources
5.17 * Explains information from a variety of sources
5.18 * Selects & uses appropriate forms of communication to present information to an
audience
5.19 * Uses critical thinking skills in evaluating information and drawing conclusions.
Task Description
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Choose ONE of the three topics listed below.
Research the required information from a range of sources.
Produce two scaffolds showing your rough copied notes, diagrams and bibliography.
Produce A neatly presented and factually correct POSTER on the chosen topic.
Hand in your scaffolds and your poster with your bibliography, and this coversheet.
Submission Requirements
A. The poster will have factual texts and relevant diagrams or pictures.
B. Length Requirements:
Scaffold – at least 1 to 2 A4 pages.
Poster – relevant texts including diagrams.
C. Referenced using the Harvard Method (Author, date, title, publisher, place, URL)
Task Instructions and Requirements
Topic 1. Chemical Technology
Research 1 metal and 1 non-metal element and, for each, report on:
a) The history of the element and its discovery.
b) Where and how it is obtained in the modern day.
c) Its uses, both as an individual element and as part of compounds.
d) What makes this element so suited for each of the uses mentioned in part C.
Metals: sodium, gold, copper, silver, aluminium, magnesium,
Non- metals: iodine, chlorine, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen
OR
Topic 2. What the Future Holds – The Environment
Research two pollutants from the accompanying list and, for each, report on:
a) Where the pollutant comes from and where it ends up.
b) The effects of this pollutant on the environment.
c) How human activity has affected the levels of the pollutant in the environment.
d) What science has done to reduce the impact of this pollutant.
Pollutants: DDT; lead; PCBs; Methane; CFCs; nitrous oxides; sulfur dioxide; sewage.
OR
Topic 3. Genetics & Evolution
Research two genetic conditions and, for each, report on:
a) The causes of the condition
b) The signs and symptoms linked with the condition
c) How these conditions are currently being treated
d) The level of progress that has been made in treating and curing the condition.
Conditions: Hemophilia, Turner Syndrome, Cystic fibrosis, Klinefelter's syndrome, Tay-Sachs
Disease, Haemochromatosis.
Marking Criteria
Marks will be awarded using the following scale
a) Scaffolds
b) Poster
20%
50%
*** If you fail to hand in this task on the due date you will receive a zero mark and an ‘N’
Award for non-completion of an assessment task. ***
Referencing in your Bibliography.
Referencing at Chifley College Mt Druitt Campus uses the Harvard style of referencing. This is a standard
method of listing the details of the books and other references used in writing your report. It is slightly
different for books, encyclopedia and websites. Details for each are given below – if you aren’t sure how to
reference your works, don’t
Books:
Author/s, (year of publication) Title(underlined), Edition, Publishing Company, Location
E.g. Atkins, P., Jones, L. (1997) Chemistry - Molecules, Matter and Change 3rd Ed. W.H. Freeman
and Company New York.
Encyclopedia:
Encyclopaedia name, (year of publication), Publishing Company, Location, Volume
E.g. The World Book Encyclopaedia, (2004), World Book Inc, Chicago, Volume 4
Websites:
Author of site or organisation (if you can find it), date of publication (if you can find it), full address of actual
page.
E.g. NSW Cancer Council, http://www.nswcc.org.au/editorial.asp?pageid=1
Note: You must reference the actual website page you found the information on, not the search engine
you used to find the page. For example, Google is a search engine – it does not have any information you
can use, but can give you a list of other websites that do have your information. The full address of the
page (known as the URL) is found at the top of your explorer window, and will usually start with http://
Important Warning
While research involves reading and using information developed by others, the work you submit must be
your own – written by you in your own words, from what you understand of the situation and subject.
Direct copying of another person’s work, whether another student or from the internet or books, is called
plagiarism. This is not acceptable, under any circumstances. Students found to have plagiarised their
work will receive an automatic N-Award for this task, and will be required to complete the task again,
by themselves, on a different topic. In the case of students copying from other students, if we can not
determine who copied from whom, both students will receive N-Award warnings and be required to re-do
the task.
If you are not sure of something - ASK YOUR TEACHER
MARKING
RUBRICS
Excellent
9-10
Proficient
7-8
Scaffold 1
Had many
relevant details
about the topic.
All details were
correct.
Had a few details
about the topic.
Some information
was not correct.
Details were not
related to the
topic.
Scaffold 2
Had many
relevant details
about the topic.
All details were
correct.
Had many
relevant details
about the topic.
A few details
were not
correct.
Had many
relevant
Details about
the topic. All
details were
correct.
Had a few details
about the topic.
Some information
was not correct.
Details were not
related to the
topic.
Content
Overview and
accuracy
Factual
information
about the
topic
Required
Elements
All questions
answered
More than 6
accurate facts
are displayed
on the poster.
4-5 accurate
facts are
displayed on
the poster.
3-2 accurate facts
are displayed on
the poster.
Less than 1
accurate fact is
displayed on the
poster.
The poster
includes all
required
elements.
Most required
elements are
included on the
poster.
Some required
elements are
included on the
poster.
A few required
elements are
included on the
poster.
Visual Appeal
Colour, font,
pictures and
diagrams
Excellent use of
colour, text and
relevant
pictures on the
poster.
Average use of
colour, text and
pictures.
Poster lacks
colour and
pictures.
Grammar
Correct words
and sentence
structure
No grammatical
mistakes on the
poster.
Good use of
colour, and
text. Poster has
pictures to
make it
interesting.
1-2 grammatical
mistakes on the
poster.
3-4 grammatical
mistakes on the
poster.
More than 4
grammatical
mistakes on the
poster.
Overall
Presentation
Creativity,
graphics,
neatness and
layout
Poster is very
well organised
AND sequenced
with creativity
and neatness.
Poster is well
organised AND
sequenced with
some creativity
and neatness.
Poster is less
organised OR lacks
creativity and
neatness.
Poster is very
poorly organised
AND lacks
creativity and
neatness.
TOTAL MARKS
Average
4-6
Poor
0-3
Score
/70
Chifley College
Mount Druitt Campus
YEAR 10 SCIENCE – RESEARCH
ASSESSMENT TASK NUMBER 3, 2013
Full Name:
Science Teacher:
Date Due:29/07/2013
Date Submitted:
Scaffold 1-
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Chifley College
Mount Druitt Campus
YEAR 10 SCIENCE – RESEARCH
ASSESSMENT TASK NUMBER 3, 2013
Full Name:
Science Teacher:
Date Due:29/07/2013
Date Submitted:
Scaffold 2
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