Humanities Rainforest Ecosystem Project

Homeworks Tasks Information

Year 8 Autumn term Name: Form: Teacher:

Rainforest Ecosystem Project Your Brief:- You are an explorer. You are conducting an exploration deep into the rainforest to do some natural history filming for the BBC. You need to produce a pack of information about your exploration to be handed into the BBC on your return to justify the money they are paying you! Your pack must contain the following:

. A key word list. Include all the definitions alongside the key words you are using. Keep this list up to date throughout the half term. Illustrate it with appropriate pictures and diagrams.

. A kit list. Put together a list of all the equipment you will need on your journey into the rainforest. Remember what the purpose of your visit is and how you might survive your trip!

. A Case study Decide where your rainforest is and produce a case study with information on the location and the structure of the rainforest. This will involve some research on your chosen rainforest to enable you to include lots of detail.

. A diary entry While you are walking through the rainforest you need to keep a diary of your experiences. Think about how you are feeling as well as what you are seeing around you. Make it detailed and full of description. Illustrate it with drawings of the things you see along the way.

. A Tribe study Do some research on a tribe that lives in your area of the rainforest. Present some information on the tribe in the form of a poster. Include pictures of native dress, where they live, how they survive and any other interesting facts.

. A Rainforest animal factsheet As it is a natural history documentary you are filming, provide a factsheet on one of the animals you have filmed. Include detail and images about what the animals looks like, where it lives, what it eats and anything else interesting about it.

Project time scale

You have the whole of this half term to complete this project. You will need to plan out the dates by which each section needs to be completed. You will need to bring sections into school at various points to have your progress checked. Met?

Key word list: This will be an ongoing task throughout the project.

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Kit list: This will need to be done before the case study can be started.

Completion date:

Case study: This will be using your own detailed research.

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Diary entry: This can be presented in anyway you chose – try to be imaginative!

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Tribe study: This will require collecting lots of items together.

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Animal factsheet: This will round off the whole project.

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The whole project will need to be brought into school complete and ready for marking by the first week back to school in January. Don’t forget to put your name on everything so that you get the credit for it. You will need to hand it into your geography teacher during one of your geography lessons in that week. Don’t forget to think about the presentation of all your work. Check all your work before you hand it in and try to make sure there are as few spelling mistakes as possible. All this work can be hand written or done on the computer but it all needs to be handed in on paper. Don’t forget to put titles on all pieces on work, any diagrams or images. Any illustrations should be done in pencil and all titles should be underlined. All the usual presentation rules apply.

Peer evaluation sheet

Before your teacher marks your work you will need to have another member of your peer group assess your work. This is so that you can all learn from each others styles of working and pick up hints and tips on how you can improve your own work. This process will be done on one of the tasks when it is brought in to be checked by your teacher so that you have time to improve your own work if you wish. Using the level criteria, work through each level and decide if you think the piece of work has met each of the requirements. In the table below make a list of the evidence that would meet each level and some additional suggestions to meet levels.

Level Evidence to meet level Additions suggested Level 3:

Level 4:

Level 5:

Level 6: Evaluation done by: (Name)

Self-evaluation sheet

Before your teacher marks your work you will need to do some self-evaluation on it. Using the level criteria, work through each level and decide if you think you have met each of the requirements. In the table below make a list of the evidence that would meet each level and some additional suggestions to meet levels.

Level Evidence to meet level Additions suggested Level 3:

Level 4:

Level 5:

Level 6: Mark scheme

Your work will be assessed and marked using national curriculum levels and the whole project will be awarded a level mark. To achieve a level you need to meet certain criteria. What you need to do to achieve each level is outlined below. Use this information to ensure you achieve the best level you can. Included? Level 3: I can use some geographical words I can include pictures which relate to my work I can describe the location of my rainforest ecosystem I can give reasons for personal opinions I can answer geographical questions using sources of evidence

Level 4: I can use all the correct geographical words I can include pictures to support my written work I can describe the structure of the rainforest and how this affects vegetation I can describe how people are having an impact on the rainforest ecosystem I can explain my own opinions and those held by other people

Level 5: I can use all the correct geographical words and terms I can use detailed diagrams to support my presentation I can explain the impact of the destruction of the rainforest on people and animals I can suggest reasons for my own opinion I can explain how people are trying to manage the rainforest sustainably

Level 6: I can add my own opinions to support my conclusions I can use my research to show a broader understanding I can explain how the rainforest is affected by people living in countries other than the country it is in. I can describe how conflicting demands on the environment may arise I can present my project in a logical way using a range of skills and techniques to reach a conclusion

In order to reach each level, evidence for the previous levels must be present.