Grade 4 Geography Assessment

Student Name:_____________________

Date: _______________

Criteria

Significantly above

Above standard

At standard

Not Demonstrated

Collection of
relevant and
useful
information
under the given
headings.

Demonstrates a comprehensive
ability to collect information relevant
to the given headings.

Demonstrates a thorough ability to

research and collate information
under the appropriate headings
through providing accurate
information.

Demonstrates a sound ability

to research and collect
relevant information within
the appropriate headings.

Demonstrates very basic

ability to research and
collect information for
the given headings, with
some assistance.

Provides detailed and thorough

information for each heading.

Provides information for each

heading.

Provides information for

some of the headings.

Identifying
location on a
map

Able to locate the specific locations in Able to locate the continents and
which the animal lives within the
more specifically the general area
correct country and continent.
within the continent in which their
animal lives.

Able to locate the continent in

which their animal lives on a
world map.

Locates continent with

great assistance or
locates a different
continent to which their
animal lives.

Provides relevant information for
each heading with great detail and
elaboration.

Identifying
relationships of
organism within
its ecosystem.

Creates a comprehensive food chain

that represents various different
relationships accurately, with in
depth detail of the animals
ecosystem.

Creates a thorough food chain that Creates a simple food chain

Attempts a food chain
represents a series of relationships representing their research on with some relationships.
correctly within the animals
their animals relationships.

ecosystem.

Recognising the
importance of
sustainability
and protection of
organisms.

Identifies more than one protection

agency in detail and correctly
identifies and elaborates on the
animals endangerment status.

Identifies more than one

protection agency and correctly
identifies the animals
endangerment status.

Identifies protection agencies

and endangerment status.

Identifies an
organization and is able
to recognize why we
need to look after the
animal.
Provides basic ways to
help, with significant
assistance.

Referencing
sources
accurately.

Has a comprehensive understanding

of the importance of sustainability
through thorough, detailed and
reasonable responses in regards to
the sustainability of their animal.

Provides a thorough
understanding of the importance of
sustainability through detailed and
reasonable responses in regards to
the sustainability of their animal.

Recognises the importance of

sustainability by identifying
why we need to look after the
animal and how we can do so.

Provides accurate details of an

extended amount of sources.

Provides accurate details of a

range of sources.

Provides accurate references

of some sources.

Provides some
information on their
sources.

Overall:
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