1. Task 12 Recycling review 2 – Level ladder Levels 4–5
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You can assess yourself on two strands: AF2 and AF3.
AF4
Understanding the applications and
implications of science
AF3
Communicating and collaborating in
science
4 To reach this level I could have:
a given one good point about the
recycling system and one bad point.
b included at least three different types
of waste that can be recycled.
c explained why it is important for
people at the recycling centre to make
sure that items for recycling are
correctly sorted into groups and how to
do this.
To reach this level I could have:
a included a clear chart or graph in my
presentation.
b explained recycling as a way to
conserve resources, using scientific
words correctly.
c included the correct units in any data
I have presented.
AF4
Understanding the applications and
implications of science
AF3
Communicating and collaborating in
science
5 To reach this level I could have:
a included at least one other person’s
ideas or opinion.
b shown how different people are
affected by the recycling services, e.g.
how the recycling scheme affects
homeowners and shop-owners/workers
differently.
c given a number of reasons why
people in the council and/or local people
think that recycling is a good or bad
idea.
d explained how a can sorter works,
using ideas about magnets and
electromagnets.
To reach this level I could have:
a included people’s opinions in my
presentation alongside scientific
evidence such as data.
b presented any data in the best way,
e.g. using a bar chart or a line graph
where it is best to do so.
c used scientific words when
describing how a can sorter works, e.g.
magnetism, magnetic field, magnetic
material, electromagnet.
d explained why any data used to
provide evidence for or against how well
the recycling scheme works are going to
be better if they have been collected
from many people and not just a few.