1. Marking with DIRT

2. Ron Berger @RonBergerEL
“Most discussions of assessment start in
the wrong place. The most important
assessment that goes on in a school
isn’t done to students but goes on
inside students.
How do we get inside students’ heads
and [improve] quality and effort”
(P103, ‘An Ethic of Excellence’)

3. David Didau @learningspy

4. Alex Quigley @huntingenglish

6. Year 9 DIRT time
TARGET
DIRT TIME TASK
1. Apply complex keywords correctly
Explain why bacteria decaying manure
can support plant growth in a green
house
2. Use more than one step to explain
Explain why photosynthesis allows root
growth using the idea of photosynthesis,
glucose production, transport and
storage
3. Describe information from graphs in
full
Complete 9(b) again on your DIRT time
page. Redraw the graph.
4. Apply knowledge to a new scenario
Explain why marram grass are adapted
to reduce water loss
5 Define complex keywords and learn
them
Include respiration and photosynthesis
in a sentence
6. Demonstrate the parts of a cell
Draw a plant cell and include the labels
7. Identify elements correctly in a
compound
Find the names of the elements in
NH4NO3. State the number of elements
and the number of atoms

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10. Want some examples?
• @PSMBiochem
• philip.smith@ntlp.org.uk
• DM your email address or send email
• Thanks for listening