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1 Year 8 Geography Landscapes and Landforms summative assessment Visual Auditory Verbal Kinaesthetic Knowledge 1. Find and label pictures of different landscapes looked at in class (coastal, riverine, arid, mountain and karst) 4. Using the music from a wellknown song, change the lyrics to explain two human impacts on a specific landscape type. Knowledge 7. Create a list of 20 glossary terms to explain coastal landscapes 10. Use coloured sand to build scenes depicting folding or faulting. Submit photographs of your scenes, along with an explanation of what your photographs are showing. Comprehension 2. Draw, label and explain the process of rocks layers folding and faulting. Analysis 5. Write a poem which includes and explains five features of a coastal landscape Comprehension 8. Think of a human cause of. What might be a measure put in place attempting to fix this issue, and how will it assist? 11. Build a labelled diorama that depicts a coastal landscape. Include at least 6 features. Create 3. Create a comic strip which demonstrates how a human cause of landscape degradation has impacted the land, and a measure to fix this issue. Create 6. Create a podcast which discusses the value that the land holds for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Investigate a landscape that holds value to them, and a way it can better be protected. Evaluation 9. Write a newspaper article outlining the value of the land to the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how environmental impacts may influence them. Analysis 12. Photograph two pictures of different landforms in your local area and explain how you believe they formed. Requirements You must complete at least one activity of each colour. The total number of points must add to at least 70 To make harder: You must complete at least one activity of each colour. The total number of points must add to at least 80. To make it easier: You must complete at least one activity of each colour. The total number of points must add to at last 60. Each task is worth the proportion of the overall amount. E.g. If you submit activities that total 70 points, then a 10-point activity is worth 1/7 th of your overall grade. Details about how you will be assessed for each task are below.

2 Assessment Rubrics for landscapes and landform summative assessment 1. Find and label pictures of different landscapes looked at in class (coastal, riverine, arid, mountain and karst) CRITERIA 5 landscapes 4 landscapes 3 landscapes 2 landscapes 1 landscape No landscape Landscape picture 10 marks 8 marks 6 marks 4 marks 2 marks 0 marks correctly chosen and identified (10 TOTAL MARK /10 2. Draw, label and explain the process of rocks layers folding and faulting. Diagram of folding (1.5 Diagram of faulting (1.5 Diagram of folding correctly labelled (1 mark) Diagram of faulting correctly labelled (1 mark) folding (2.5 faulting (2.5 TOTAL MARK /10 (2.5 faulting (2.5.5 faulting.5 folding is poorly explained (0.5 faulting is poorly explained (0.5 folding is not evident (0 faulting is not evident (0 3. Create a comic strip which demonstrates how a human cause of has impacted the land, and a measure to fix this issue. human cause of (3 Identification of the measure to fix the outlined (3 Geographically correct comic captions (9 How pictures relate to the issues and assist in understanding (5 TOTAL MARK /20 Geographical content within the captions are completely correct (9 comic are excellent and really assist in understanding (5 Geographical content within the captions is mostly correct (6 comic are acceptable and assist in understanding (3 Geographical content within the captions is correct (3 comic are poor and only understanding (2 Geographical content within captions is not evident (0 Pictures are not shown and therefore do not understanding (0

3 4. Using the music from a well-known song, change the lyrics to explain two human impacts on a specific landscape type. first impact (2.5 second impact (2.5 the first impact (5 the second impact (5 TOTAL MARKS /15 explained (5 explained (5 (3 (3 only only not explained (0 Pictures are not shown and therefore do not understanding (0 5. Write a poem which includes and explains 5 features of a coastal landscape. CRITERIA 5 features 4 features 3 features 2 features 1 feature No features Features of a 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks coastal landscape included (5 CRITERIA HIGH LOW N/A first feature (2 second feature (2 third feature (2 fourth feature (2 fifth feature (2 TOTAL MARKS /15 The first feature explained (2 The second feature explained (2 The second feature explained (2 The third feature explained (2 The forth feature explained (2 The first feature is mark) The second feature is mark) The third feature is mark) The forth feature is mark) The fifth feature is mark) 6. Create a podcast which discusses the value that the land holds for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Investigate a landscape that holds value to them, and a way it can better be protected. the value of the land for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (15 (15 0 land is only explained (5 land is not explained (0 how the land can be protected (5 TOTAL MARKS /20 be protected (5 be protected is (3 be protected is only be protected (0

4 7. Create a list of 20 glossary terms to explain coastal landscapes. 0.5 marks for each correct glossary term. (10 8. Think of a human cause of. What might be a measure put in place attempting to fix this issue, and how will it assist? human cause of (3 potential measure for fixing the issue (2 how the measure outlined will assist in fixing the issue (5 TOTAL MARKS /10 How the measure will assist in fixing the issue (5 How the measure will assist in fixing the issue explained (3 How the measure will assist in fixing the issue is only not explained (0 9. Write a newspaper article outlining the value of the land to the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how environmental impacts may influence them. the value of the land for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (15 (15 0 land is only explained (5 land is not explained (0 the environmental impact (5 TOTAL MARKS /20 Environmental impact (5 Environmental impact explained (3 Environmental impact is only be protected (0 10. Use coloured sand to build scenes depicting folding or faulting. Submit photographs of your scenes, along with an explanation of what your photographs are showing. Photographs portraying the folding or faulting process (10 or faulting is portrayed photographs (10 or faulting is portrayed adequately photographs (5 folding or faulting is only photographs (2 folding or faulting is not evident (0 either folding or faulting (5 and faulting is explained (5 and faulting is (3 folding and faulting is only faulting is not evident (0

5 11. Build a labelled diorama that depicts a coastal landscape. Include at least 6 features. CRITERIA 6 features 5 features 4 features 3 features 2 features 1 feature No features Correctly labelled 9 marks 7.5 marks 6 marks 4.5 marks 3 marks marks features (9 marks Presentation of diorama (6 No diorama shown (0 Diorama highly represents a coastal landscape with labelled features. (6 Diorama adequately represents a coastal landscape, with labelled features. (4 Diorama represents a coastal landscape, with some of the labelled features. (2 12. Photograph two pictures of different landforms in your local area and explain how you believe they formed. CRITERIA 2 photos 1 photo No photos Photographs of appropriate landforms (3 3 marks 1.5 marks 0 marks Explanation how the photograph one was formed (6 photograph one is explained extremely accurately (6 The formation of the photograph one is explained mostly accurately (3 photograph one with some accuracy (2 Explanation is not evident (0 Explanation how the photograph two was formed (6 photograph two is explained extremely accurately (6 The formation of the photograph two is explained mostly accurately (3 photograph two with some accuracy (2 Explanation is not evident (0

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