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TN-SCI-IB-48754 · v1.4

Applying Ecosystems

IB Diploma · Science · Ecosystems · International Baccalaureate

Grade

IB Diploma

Subject

Science

Topic

Ecosystems

Subtopic

Applying Ecosystems

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate

Difficulty

Core

Time

20 minutes

Total marks

44

Student name

Teacher name

Date

Learning objectives

  • Recognise applying ecosystems accurately in science contexts.
  • Explain the underlying rule of applying ecosystems in the student's own words.
  • Apply applying ecosystems to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
  • Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.

Skills assessed

  • Fluency and recall
  • Method and setting out
  • Reasoning and justification
  • Problem solving in context
  • Self-assessment

Instructions

  1. Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
  2. Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
  3. Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
  4. Work under exam conditions. You have 20 minutes.
  5. Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.

Warm-up

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.

  1. 1.Write down one fact you already know about applying ecosystems.

    [1]
  2. 2.Circle one fact you already know about applying ecosystems.

    [1]
  3. 3.State one fact you already know about applying ecosystems.

    [1]

Recall

Bloom: Remember · 3 marks

Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.

  1. 1.Complete the key term used in applying ecosystems described here: item 1.

    [1]
  2. 2.Complete the key term used in applying ecosystems described here: item 2.

    [1]
  3. 3.Define the key term used in applying ecosystems described here: item 3.

    [1]

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Applying Ecosystems

Basic Practice

Bloom: Understand · 4 marks

Work through each item. Show the step you used.

  1. 1.Identify part 1 using the rule for applying ecosystems.

    [1]
  2. 2.Work out part 2 using the rule for applying ecosystems.

    [1]
  3. 3.Complete part 3 using the rule for applying ecosystems.

    [1]
  4. 4.Complete part 4 using the rule for applying ecosystems.

    [1]

Guided Practice

Bloom: Understand · 6 marks

The first step is given. Finish the reasoning.

  1. 1.Continue the working for part 1. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  2. 2.Complete the method for part 2. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]
  3. 3.Using the first step given, finish part 3. Step 1 has been started for you.

    [2]

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Independent Practice

Bloom: Apply · 8 marks

No scaffolding. Set out your full method.

  1. 1.Calculate part 1 on applying ecosystems without help.

    [2]
  2. 2.Calculate part 2 on applying ecosystems without help.

    [2]
  3. 3.Work out fully part 3 on applying ecosystems without help.

    [2]
  4. 4.Determine part 4 on applying ecosystems without help.

    [2]

Challenge Questions

Bloom: Analyse · 6 marks

Harder items. Attempt every one, even partially.

  1. 1.Show that the statement in part 1 about applying ecosystems.

    [3]
  2. 2.Find and justify the statement in part 2 about applying ecosystems.

    [3]

Real-life Application

Bloom: Apply · 6 marks

Use the skill in context. State units in your answer.

  1. 1.Use the information to decide a real science situation that depends on applying ecosystems.

    [3]
  2. 2.In context, work out a real science situation that depends on applying ecosystems.

    [3]

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Critical Thinking

Bloom: Evaluate · 8 marks

Explain your reasoning in full sentences.

  1. 1.Compare and justify a student's method for applying ecosystems is or is not efficient.

    [4]
  2. 2.Evaluate whether a student's method for applying ecosystems is or is not efficient.

    [4]

Reflection

Bloom: Create · 0 marks

Not marked. Answer honestly — this guides your next worksheet.

  1. 1.Record how confident you feel with applying ecosystems and what you will practise next.

    [—]
  2. 2.Reflect on how confident you feel with applying ecosystems and what you will practise next.

    [—]

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