ARC :: Additional Information

Additional Information

View the Recording Templates for this Activity (Microsoft Word, 59 KB)

Guidelines for marking

The following guidelines for marking show one approach to assigning a value to a student's work. Other approaches may be used that better suit the reporting process of the school. Categories, marks, grades, visual representations or individual comments/notations may all be useful.

Range	A student in this range:
8-10 High	evaluates the importance of the fossil site in providing evidence that present-day organisms have evolved from organisms in the distant past provides a concise summary of information from a range of correctly acknowledged sources which clearly supports their argument for preservation and protection of the site includes diagrams and/or graphics that support their evaluation of the importance of the site discusses the importance of the fossil site in relation to providing evidence for living things changing over time or provides an argument for its preservation and/or protection
4-7 Satisfactory	presents relevant information from two or more identified sources which provides support for their argument for preservation and/or protection of the site includes diagrams and/or graphics clearly related to the information provided identifies the fossil site as important or recommends the preservation and/or protection of the fossil site
1-3 Progressing	presents relevant information from at least one identified resource to support the preservation or protection of the site includes relevant diagrams and/or graphics.

Feedback

During the teaching-learning experiences leading up to the presentation of their brochures, students will receive oral and written teacher feedback in relation to:

identification and use of appropriate sources of secondary information relating to the scientific significance of the chosen Australian fossil site
the purpose of and the need for the maintenance of accurate records, and the suitability of the summarised information gathered at particular points in time
techniques for summarising and synthesising gathered information in support of the preservation and protection of the chosen Australian fossil site
acknowledging the sources of information gathered.

At the completion of the Activity and the submission of their brochure, including their file of information used in the brochure, students will be given written feedback based on the criteria for assessing learning.

Future directions

Students will continue to practise and apply their research skills through a range of activities in following units of work and the Stage 5 Student Research Project. Students will also apply their research skills in extracting, summarising, synthesising and presenting information from different media and sources of information including video.