Grade 10 MYP Sciences – Criteria Ai and D summative assessment
Unit: Chemical Reactions
Global Context: Conservation
Statement of inquiry:The consideration of conditions and
consequences lead to conservation within a system.
Title: How can technology be used to solve a problem created through the human
race’s use of fossil fuels?
Assessment Criteria: All strands from Criteria D (Reflecting on the impacts of
science) and strand Ai (Knowledge and understanding)
Assignment Description:
You are working as a journalist. You are going to write an essay about a technology that
solves a problem linked to human use of fossil fuels. Your essay would be posted in a Science
magazine for High School students.
Assignment Details:
The final essay:
• is to be a minimum of 800 and a maximum of 1000 words (not including bibliography)
• should include chemical names, reactions and formulas
• should contain acknowledgement of any sources used and presented in the APA format.
• has font: Arial or Times New Roman, size 12
• has double spacing
• contains a minimum number of cited sources: Three
https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/referencing-style-guides/apa
• should be uploaded as a Microsoft word file or an Adobe Acrobat pdf file to Managebac.
Task Explanation:
In a Criterion D task it is important to choose a problem that science is trying to solve. You
must be able to research, analyse and evaluate how well the science is applied or interacts
with the environment and potentially others of the following factors; moral, ethical, social,
economic, political, cultural. In the table below you will find possible topics and research
questions. You may use one of these questions to formulate your own question.
Topics Example questions
Plastics How effective is science in producing biodegradable plastics and
reducing plastic pollution in Greece?
Marine pollution How effective is science in reducing the risks of oil spills and reducing
their social impact after the spills?
Air pollution How effective is the technology that can reduce sulfur pollution from
coal combustion in power stations?
How effective is the technology of electric cars in reducing air pollution
from petroleum powered vehicles?
Global warming How effective are the technologies being used in renewable energy
production to reduce global warming?
Fuels How effective is science in improving fuel for high performance cars
and reducing polluting emissions?
Manufacturing synthetic
materials
How effective is technology at replacing crude oil as a starting
material in manufacturing material for sportswear?
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ASSESSMENT DATES:
Formative assessment task type: Outline Due 15 April in Managebac
Include the main points you will include in each of the sections listed below. List each point as a
bullet and add the reference. Use the structure described below.
Title: …………………
Paragraph 1: Introduction to outline what will be discussed in the essay and why it is important.
Include your thesis statement
Ex.
● In this essay the advantages and limitations of (the scientific ideas or processes) with
regard to (environmental/social/economic/political/cultural/ethical) factors related to
(problem linked to fossil fuels) will be discussed and evaluated.
OR
● In this essay it will be argued that (insert thesis statement here)…………
Paragraph 2: Explain the problem that you have chosen and how it is linked to fossil fuels.
Paragraph 3: Explain the science involved in solving the problem.
Paragraph 4: Evaluation of the benefits and limitations of the science used to solve the problem.
Aim to answer the question: ‘How well does science solve the problem?’
Paragraph 5: Conclusion to summarize the main ideas of the essay and the main issue. End with a
recommendation/evaluation based on the extent to which science solves the problem.
Formative assessment task type: Full draft Due 3 May in Managebac
Formative assessment task type: Final draft Due 13 May in Managebac
FEEDBACK WILL ONLY BE GIVEN ON FORMATIVE WORK SUBMITTED ON TIME
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Assessment by strand and task specific clarifications:
Criterion A
* 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Task Specific
The student is able to: Clarifications
1
The
student
does not
reach a
standard
identified
by any of
the
descriptors
state
scientific
knowledge
outline
scientific
knowledge
describe
scientific
knowledge
explain scientific
knowledge
Explanation of:
-the problem
-the link to fossil
fuels
-chemical
reactions
involved
-what are fossil
fuels
Criterion D
0* 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Task Specific
The student is able to: Clarifications
Strand
1
outline the
ways in which
science is
used to
address a
specific
problem or
issue
summarize
the ways in
which science
is applied and
used to
address a
specific
problem or
issue
describe the
ways in which
science is
applied and
used to
address a
specific
problem or
issue
explain the
ways in which
science is
applied and
used to
address a
specific
problem or
issue
Explaination
of:
-scientific
ideas
-chemical
processes
and reactions
-outcomes of
the science
you have
chosen.
Strand
2
outline the
implications of
using science
to solve a
specific
problem or
issue,
interacting
with a factor
describe the
implications of
using science
and its
application to
solve a
specific
problem or
issue,
interacting
with a factor
discuss the
implications of
using science
and its
application to
solve a
specific
problem or
issue,
interacting
with a factor
discuss and
evaluate the
implications of
using science
and its
application to
solve a
specific
problem or
issue,
interacting
with a factor
Include at
least two
benefits and
two limitations
of the
science.
Weigh up their
relative
importance in
solving the
problem.
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Strand
3
apply
scientific
language to
communicate
understanding
but does so
with limited
success
sometimes
apply
scientific
language to
communicate
understanding
usually apply
scientific
language to
communicate
understanding
clearly and
precisely
consistently
apply
scientific
language to
communicate
understanding
clearly and
precisely
Scientific
vocabulary
relevant to the
science and
the problem
must be
consistently
used.
Strand
4
document
sources, with
limited
success
sometimes
document
sources
correctly
usually
document
sources
correctly
document
sources
completely
Ensure 3
sources are
cited in the
text.
Format your
bibliography
according to
APA.
* The student does not reach a standard identified by any of the descriptors
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