Marking Guidelines Outcome Developing Elementary Substantial High EES11-8 describes the key demonstrates limited knowledge describes the chemical and describes the chemical and describes the chemical and features of the Earth’s of the physical and chemical physical nature of soils physical nature of soils physical nature of soils in detail nature of soils and and and systems, including the or geosphere, atmosphere, relates the physical and relates the physical and explains how the physical and relates the physical and chemical nature of soils to their chemical nature of soils to their chemical nature of soils relate hydrosphere and biosphere chemical nature of soils to their relative position in a soil profile relative position in a soil profile to their relative position in a soil and how they are interrelated relative position in a soil profile or and profile and explains the significance of explains the significance of explains the significance of the some of the data some of the data data and how it can be used Maximum marks 10 Marks 1–3 Marks 4–5 6–8 Marks 9–10 EES11/12-1 develops and requires teacher assistance to develops a simple question for develops a clear question for develops a clear and develop a question for investigation investigation substantial question for evaluates questions and investigation investigation plans secondary research plans and carries out secondary hypotheses for scientific plans and carries out research can alter investigation question investigation significant secondary research in response to evidence modifies questions in response to evidence refines investigation question in response to primary and secondary evidence, applicable Maximum marks 5 Marks 1 Marks 2 Marks 5 Marks 3–4 EES11/12-2 designs and justifies and evaluates the identifies variables correctly identifies variables correctly, justifies the selection of selection of variables including a number of variables evaluates investigations in chooses appropriate equipment chooses appropriate equipment controlled variables chooses appropriate equipment order to obtain primary and to complete the practical chooses appropriate to complete the practical secondary data and investigation efficiently equipment to complete the investigation effectively information assesses risks and considers a practical investigation assesses risks range of issues modifies the method as a result modifies the investigation in evaluates and modifies the of testing response to new evidence investigation in response to new evidence Marks 1–3 Maximum 10 Marks 6–8 Marks 9–10 Marks 4–5
Marking Guidelines Outcome Developing Elementary Substantial High EES11-8 describes the key features of the Earth’s systems, including the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere and how they are interrelated Maximum marks 10 demonstrates limited knowledge of the physical and chemical nature of soils or relates the physical and chemical nature of soils to their relative position in a soil profile Marks 1–3 describes the chemical and physical nature of soils and relates the physical and chemical nature of soils to their relative position in a soil profile or explains the significance of some of the data Marks 4–5 describes the chemical and physical nature of soils and relates the physical and chemical nature of soils to their relative position in a soil profile and explains the significance of some of the data 6–8 describes the chemical and physical nature of soils in detail and explains how the physical and chemical nature of soils relate to their relative position in a soil profile and explains the significance of the data and how it can be used Marks 9–10 EES11/12-1 develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation Maximum marks 5 requires teacher assistance to develop a question for investigation Marks 1 develops a simple question for investigation plans secondary research can alter investigation question in response to evidence Marks 2 develops a clear question for investigation plans and carries out secondary research modifies questions in response to evidence Marks 3–4 develops a clear and substantial question for investigation plans and carries out significant secondary research refines investigation question in response to primary and secondary evidence, applicable Marks 5 EES11/12-2 designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information Maximum 10 identifies variables correctly chooses appropriate equipment Marks 1–3 identifies variables correctly, including a number of controlled variables chooses appropriate equipment to complete the practical investigation modifies the method as a result of testing Marks 4–5 justifies the selection of variables chooses appropriate equipment to complete the practical investigation effectively assesses risks modifies the investigation in response to new evidence Marks 6–8 justifies and evaluates the selection of variables chooses appropriate equipment to complete the practical investigation efficiently assesses risks and considers a range of issues evaluates and modifies the investigation in response to new evidence Marks 9–10
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