Assessment

Research Project

Due Date: Term 2, Week 8

Assessment will be marked out of a total score of 28.

Dear Students, this term in science you are learning about different changes to matter. To show your learning
you are going to create a booklet or a poster. In your booklet or poster you need to include ALL of the
following three sections.

Physical And Chemical Chemical Changes are Reflection:

Change used in Everyday Life

How can you make a
reversible change happen?
How can you make an
irreversible change happen?
Using an example of a matter
changing explain the
difference between physical
and chemical change. Use
terminology that describes
the characteristics of a
chemical/physical change
(such as reversible).
Why are physical changes
reversible and chemical
changes irreversible?
Explain what is recycling,
using your scientific
knowledge.
Choose one of the following:
paper, plastic or glass. Then
represent its recycling
stages. Elaborate on how
chemical changes are used in
the recycling process that
you researched.
Include pictures of products
which were created using the
recycled material chosen.
In your reflection answer the
following questions:
What is a Material; Scientist.
Why I would like to be or
would not like to be a
Material Scientist!
Was there something in this
unit that really fascinated
you?
Have you been inspired to
research a certain material or
process? Why?

You will presentwhat you have learnt in a

5 minute oral presentation.
Students Name : ____________________________________ Grade : _______

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Clear Title. Clear Title. Clear Title. Work not No clear Title. No
Presentation Presentation divided in Presentation divided in divided up into sections paragraphs used. Not
Of Work appropriate section. Easy appropriate section. Neat or paragraphs. Neat with neat and lack of colour in
to read with no with few grammatical few grammatical errors. the presentation.
grammatical errors. Neat errors. Colourful and No colour.
and colourful. Pictures pictures used.
used.
Student shows a full Student shows a good Student shows a good Does not seem to
Content understanding of content. understanding of content. understanding of parts of understand the topic very
All requirements are All requirements are the topic. Some parts f well. Requirements are
Physical And Chemical covered in detail. covered but lacks detail. the requirements are covered very briefly.
Change covered.

Student shows a full Student shows a good Student shows a good Does not seem to
Content understanding of content. understanding of content. understanding of parts of understand the topic very
All requirements are All requirements are the topic. Some parts f well. Requirements are
Chemical Changes are covered in detail. covered but lacks detail. the requirements are covered very briefly.
used in Everyday Life covered.

Student shows a full Student shows a good Student shows a good Does not seem to
Content understanding of content. understanding of content. understanding of parts of understand the topic very
All requirements are All requirements are the topic. Some parts f well. Requirements are
Reflection: covered in detail. covered but lacks detail. the requirements are covered very briefly.
covered.
Identified useful Identified useful Work is shows evidence Work shows no evidence
Research resources in many resources in one format of research. There are no of research. There are no
formats (books& Internet (Internet). Quoted as quoted references. quoted references.
etc.) references.
Quoted as references.
Student is completely Student seems pretty Student is somewhat Student is not at all
Speaks Clearly & prepared and obviously prepared but might have prepared but it is clear prepared to present.
is Prepared rehearsed. Speaks clearly needed more rehearsal. that rehearsal was Student often mumbles
and distinctly all the Speaks clearly and lacking. Speaks clearly and cannot be
time. Volume is loud and distinctly all the time. and distinctly most of the understood. Volume often
enough to be heard by all Volume is loud and time. Volume is loud and too soft to be heard by
audience throughout the enough to be heard by enough to be heard by audience.
presentation. 90% audience throughout 90% audience throughout
the presentation. the presentation.
Stands up straight, looks Stands up straight and Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or does not
Posture and Eye relaxed and confident. establishes eye contact straight and establishes look at audience at all
Contact Establishes eye contact with everyone in the eye contact. during presentation.
with everyone in the room during presentation.
room during presentation.

Mark : ______/28

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