Three or more references 2 Total /2 Oral report Presentation Is well prepared 1 Presentation used as a guide with appropriate audiovisual aids 1–2 Uses clear speaking voice 1 Maintains eye contact with the audience 1 Keeps to time limit 1 Answers questions from audience 1–2 Total /8 Overall total /39 Sample assessment task Earth and Environmental Science General Year 12 – Task 5 Assessment type: Investigation Conditions Time for the task: 50 minutes Task weighting 4% of the school mark for this pair of units __________________________________________________________________________________ Task 5: Fossil identification practical activity Total: 34 marks In this activity, you will investigate the features of different fossils and the environments in which they formed. Select four fossils to describe. Procedure 1. Draw and label each specimen. (2 marks each) 2. Describe each specimen. (2 marks each) 3. Describe the paleoenvironments in each fossil formed, providing one piece of evidence to support your choice of environment. (3 marks each) Use a reference to classify and name each specimen and the era(s) in they lived. (1 mark each) 4. Present your results in a suitable table. (2 marks)
Three or more references 2 Total /2 Oral report Presentation Is well prepared Presentation used as a guide with appropriate audiovisual aids Uses clear speaking voice Maintains eye contact with the audience Keeps to time limit Answers questions from audience 1 1–2 1 1 1 1–2 Total /8 Overall total /39 Sample assessment task Earth and Environmental Science – General Year 12 Task 5 Assessment type: Investigation Conditions Time for the task: 50 minutes Task weighting 4% of the school mark for this pair of units __________________________________________________________________________________ Task 5: Fossil identification practical activity Total: 34 marks In this activity, you will investigate the features of different fossils and the environments in which they formed. Select four fossils to describe. Procedure 1. Draw and label each specimen. (2 marks each) 2. Describe each specimen. (2 marks each) 3. Describe the paleoenvironments in each fossil formed, providing one piece of evidence to support your choice of environment. (3 marks each) Use a reference to classify and name each specimen and the era(s) in they lived. (1 mark each) 4. Present your results in a suitable table. (2 marks)
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