The British School Quito

Year 11 Pre-Diploma Biology

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SPECIES CHOICE
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A species is chosen which is
invasive on Galpagos, is
interesting to research, and
can be the subject of a good
presentation.
A species is chosen which can
not be researched easily, or
cannot be the subject of a
satisfactory presentation.
The species chosen does not
relate to the needs of the
research project and
presentation or has no interest
at all.
RESEARCH
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The research is wide and
relates well to the subject of
an invasive species. The major
themes of the subject have all
been researched.
The research is adequate and
is related to the chosen
subject of an invasive species.
Different aspects of the
subject have been
researched.
The research and d the
presentation contain errors, or
are not well related to the
subject of an invasive species.
There is little or no attempt to
research for the presentation.
PRESENTATION
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The presentation is clear, easy
to follow and understand, and
contains good visual content.
The presentation can be
followed and understood, and
contains relevant visual
content.
The presentation is not clear
and is not easy to follow.
Visual content, if included, is
not helpful.
The presentation is poorly
constructed and has little or no
relevance.
CONTENT
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nAll aspects of the topic have
been well covered, including
arrival, spread, distribution,
ecology, impact and control of
the invasive species.
Most aspects of the topic have
been covered, such as arrival,
spread, distribution, ecology,
impact and control of the
invasive species.
A few aspects of the topic
have been covered, such as
arrival, spread, distribution,
ecology, impact and control of
the invasive species.
The content does not
satisfacorily cover arrival,
spread, distribution, ecology,
impact or the control of the
chosen invasive species.
KNOWLEDGE
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The presenter has a wide
knowledge of the species
which s/he has chosen and
can answer questions
accurately and confidently.
The presenter has a
knowledge of the species and
can answer most questions.
The presenter has only a bare
knowledge of the species and
can satisfactorily answer very
few questions.
The presenter has little or no
knowledge of the species and
cannot answer questions.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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which contains more than two
resources which have been
properly consulted, and is well
annotated.
A bibliography is included
which is inadequate or
incorrect, or is not annotated
so that it can be followed
There is no bibliography
SCORE GRADE TOTAL SCORE
16 & 15 7
14, 13 & 12 6
11, 10 & 9 5
8, 7 & 6 4
5, 4 & 3 3
2 & 1 2
0 1
RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATION - INVASIVE SPECIES ON GALAPAGOS