Merrylands High School Junior Assessment Notification

Subject: Year 8 Science Course component: Knowledge and understanding, problem solving, communication

Coordinating teacher: A. Leung You will be awarded a mark from: 0 100% and grade from A to E Date assigned: Wednesday April 3, 2013 Topics: Our Natural World & Resources on Earth Date due: Wednesday May 8, 2013 Weighting: 25%

Task outline: You will be completing a written exam for the topics, Our Natural World and Resources on Earth. In the exam you will be provided with a stimulus booklet, which you will need to answer the questions in the exam. The exam will have long response items and multiple choice items. You will be provided 50 minutes to complete the exam. Equipment required: Black or blue pen, ruler, pencil, eraser, scientific calculator Outcomes assessed: A student: 4.2 uses examples to illustrate how models, theories and laws contribute to an understanding of phenomena 4.10 identifies factors affecting survival of organisms in an ecosystem 4.11 identifies where resources are found, and describes ways in which they are used by humans 4.18 with guidance, presents information to an audience to achieve a particular purpose 4.19 draws conclusions based on information available

Coordinating teacher: A. Leung

Head teacher: A. Leung

To prepare for the exam, make sure you are able to do the following during your revision. You also need to use your science book to revise. In your revision you can focus on the following along with what is already in your science book: Give examples of living and non-living things in an ecosystem Define the term adaptation Explain how non-living features can affect living things Identify adaptations on a range of Australian animals and plants Give examples of predator and prey relationships Identify producers, consumers and decomposers Interpret food chains and food webs Predict the effects when food chains and food webs are disturbed Explain the limitations of using food webs as a model Describe the role of photosynthesis and respiration in ecosystems Know the difference between natural and made resources Know the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources Name some resources extracted from the air, Earth, living things and oceans Describe the importance of ozone and greenhouse gases Describe the effects of the enhanced greenhouse effect and global warming Interpret data from table and graphs Present data using tables and graphs Analyse the results of experiments