Assessed curriculum Criterion A: Knowing and understanding Maximum: 8 At the end of year 5, students should be able to: explain scientific knowledge scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and unfamiliar situations analyse and evaluate information to make scientifically supported judgments. Achievement descriptor level 0 The student does not reach a standard identified by any of the descriptors below. The student is able to: state scientific knowledge 1–2 suggest solutions apply scientific knowledge and understanding to to problems set in familiar situations interpret judgments. information to make The student is able to: outline scientific knowledge 3–4 solve problems apply scientific knowledge and understanding to set in familiar situations interpret information to make scientifically supported judgments. The student is able to: describe scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in 5–6 familiar situations suggest solutions unfamiliar and to problems set in situations analyse scientifically supported judgments. information to make The student is able to: explain scientific knowledge solve problems apply scientific knowledge and understanding to set in 7–8 familiar and unfamiliar situations analyse evaluate scientifically supported and information to make judgments.
Assessed curriculum Criterion A: Knowing and understanding Maximum: 8 At the end of year 5, students should be able to: explain scientific knowledge scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and unfamiliar situations analyse and evaluate information to make scientifically supported judgments. Achievement level descriptor 0 The student does not reach a standard identified by any of the descriptors below. 1–2 The student is able to: state scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to suggest solutions to problems set in familiar situations interpret information to make judgments. 3–4 The student is able to: outline scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar situations interpret information to make scientifically supported judgments. 5–6 The student is able to: describe scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar situations and suggest solutions to problems set in unfamiliar situations analyse information to make scientifically supported judgments. 7–8 The student is able to: explain scientific knowledge apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and unfamiliar situations analyse and evaluate information to make scientifically supported judgments.
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