APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S

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2. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S a) SKILLS AND APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING b) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING c) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

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5. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • FIND THE RESOURCE Photos Maps Diagrams Newspapers Graphs Hurricanes to wreak havoc on London insurance market By Cliff FelthamFriday, 26 September 2008

6. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S A skills question – not passed by QPEC a) Use Figure 1 to describe the projected annual mean precipitation change between 1980-1999 and 2080-2099. Looking for: • identification of pattern • use of the data on the map Increase in rainfall on South Island (1) over 15% in southwest (1). Areas of decrease on west coast (1) -2.5 % and Above (1) Have to consider mark given (5) – about 6 minutes plus time to analyse resource

7. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S A skills question – not passed by QPEC Use the information in the diagram to describe the potential impact of rising sea level in Banjul. Looking for: Impact of varying sea level rises Impact on different aspects – transport, urban features, natural features, economics. Up to 2 marks for a developed point

8. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S A skills question – not passed by QPEC Use the information in Figure 1 to describe how individuals can address climate change. Looking for Methods of energy saving Levels of energy saving Target setting 2 marks for developed answer The largest amount of energy consumption is from electric stoves with 8,500 watts. (2) Energy can be saved in cooking by turning down heat once food starts boiling (1)

9. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S 1.2 What are the temporal patterns of climate change? Describe and explain long term patterns of climate change. (10) • Looking for knowledge and understanding. • Knowledge of the long term patterns of climate change and understanding of the processes that lead to these patterns. • Knowledge of examples. • What are the patterns that would be accepted? • Glacial cycles • Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period • What are the characteristics of the patterns? • Patterns of temperature, accumulation of ice, storminess, aridity, length of seasons

10. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • What are the acceptable explanations? • Sun spot activity • Volcanic activity • Milankovitch cycles • Surface albedo • Ocean currents

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12. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Discuss how two pieces of evidence that suggest recent climate change.

13. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S 1.4 What are the issues resulting from climate change? Global shifts of climate and biomes - global view for example tropics : http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n1/full/ngeo.2007.38.html - national view for example South Africa http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/africa/page/3120.aspx - ecosystem approach for example coral http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/impact/coral.shtml Outline the impacts of climate change

14. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Extreme weather: Examine a region – Britain http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate- change/extreme-conditions-whats-happening-to-our-weather- 463286.html Examine a weather event Extreme conditions: What's happening to our weather? This summer is set to be the wettest ever. It's the latest in a series of broken records which suggest climate change is here already. By Michael McCarthyTuesday, 28 August 2007

15. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • Outline the possible impacts of rising sea level on people • Agriculture • Fishing • Transport • Water supply • Population displacement • Deaths • Urban • Disease

16. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S http://www.greenfacts.org/en/arctic-climate-change/index.htm Explain two impacts of climate change on society Community Economy Transport Culture Settlement Health What are the characteristics of climate change? How do they impact upon society? How is this illustrated in the chosen example

17. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S What are the characteristics of a good answer in Q1 and Q2? • Understanding of concepts and processes - tectonic processes, impact of volcanoes on climate etc • Knowledge of factual information – short term patterns of climate change, government strategies to overcome climate change etc • Use of case studies – impact of sea level change on Bangladesh, impacts of Mt. Unzen etc • Application of information to the question set – use of the command words, selection of the correct information from taught and learned material etc • Structure to the answer – paragraphs addressing elements of the question, logical progression • Good spelling, punctuation and grammar • Development of knowledge and concepts in appropriate detail • Good use of diagrams where appropriate • Use of geographical terminology

18. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Question 3 – Assessing enquiry

19. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S a b c Resource based question – map, photo, table, graph, GIS, satellite images, report, interview transcript etc. Application of the enquiry method – link to resource that can be used as stimulus. Examination of one element of the enquiry method that has been completed by the student. Question structure

20. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • Use Figure 3 to compare the change in emissions between energy and waste. (7) Looking for • identification of patterns and trends • Comparative comment • Use of data

21. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S b) Outline and justify different methods of presenting the data shown in the table. (8) Looking for • Selection of appropriate methods of presenting the data – line graph, pies, bar charts etc • Description of the methods and how they could present the data – diagrams • Justification of the method – change over time, comparison of contribution in different years

22. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Question 3 (c)– Assessing enquiry

23. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • FIGURE 3 Present day distribution and thickness of ash erupted from the Okataina Volcanic Centre 9000 years ago. Thickness in centimetres. • Describe the pattern of distribution of ash thickness shown in Figure 3 (7) • Looking for: • Shape • Trend • Use of data from map • Use of scale and direction b) Outline a suitable method of sampling that could be used to collect data on variations in the depth of ash around a volcano. (8) Possible content - line/areal, sample size, systematic/random/stratified

24. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Question 3 (c)– Assessing enquiry

25. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S HOW TO REPRESENT THE DATA LIMITATIONS AND STRENGTHS DATA COLLECTION POSSIBLE 3(b)s RESOURCE SAMPLING HOW TECHNIQUE COULD BE USED OTHER DATA TO COLLECT

26. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Candidate preparation Starters What does it show? Strengths and weaknesses Ask a question about it from the enquiry method

27. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Starters What does it show? Strengths and weaknesses Ask a question about it from the enquiry method

28. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S Shifts in the distribution of cold and hot weather http://www.cdc.gov/climatechange/effects/heat.htm • Starters • What does it show? • Strengths and weaknesses • Ask a question about it from the enquiry method

29. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT A/S • Starters • What does it show? • Strengths and weaknesses • Ask a question about it from the enquiry method