Name: Overall Grade:

Issues Investigation Report

IAE3 Analysis and interpretation of data and evidence to justify conclusion

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Systematically Logically analyses and Undertakes some Describes data and Attempts to describe
analyses and interprets interprets data and analysis and undertakes some basic results and/or interpret
data and evidence to evidence to formulate interpretation of data interpretation to data to formulate a
formulate logical suitable conclusions and evidence to formulate a basic basic conclusion.
conclusions with with reasonable formulate generally conclusion.
justification. appropriate conclusions
detailed justification.
with some justification.

- suitable selection of data and evidence

- variety of selection of data and evidence
- analysis and interpretation of data
- justification of conclusion using evidence

KA1 Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of biological concepts.

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Consistently Demonstrates some Demonstrates Demonstrates some Demonstrates some
demonstrates a deep depth and breadth of knowledge and basic knowledge and limited recognition and
and broad knowledge knowledge and understanding of a partial understanding of awareness of biological
and understanding of a understanding of a general range of biological concepts. concepts.
range of biological range of biological biological concepts.
concepts. concepts.

- biological background of the issue explained

(introduction)
- suitable depth of understanding demonstrated
KA3 Exploration and understanding of the interaction between science and society.

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Critically explores and Logically explores and Explores and Partially explores and Attempts to explore
understands in depth understands in some understands aspects of recognises aspects of and identify an aspect
the interaction between depth the interaction the interaction between the interaction between of the interaction
science and society. between science and science and society. science and society. between science and
society. society.

- arguments for/ benefits/ advantages

- arguments against/ disadvantages
- depth of discussion

KA4 Communication of knowledge and understanding of biology in different formats, and use of
appropriate biological terms, conventions, formulae, and equations.

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Uses a variety of Uses a variety of Uses different formats , Communicates basic Attempts to
formats, and formats, and and appropriate information to others communicate
appropriate biological appropriate biological biological terms and using one or more information about
terms and conventions terms and conventions conventions to formats, and some biology and use some
to communicate to communicate communicate biological terms and biological terms.
knowledge and knowledge and knowledge and conventions that my be
understanding of understanding of understanding of appropriate
biology coherently and biology coherently and biology with some
highly effectively. effectively. general effectiveness.

-spelling and grammar

-logical progression of ideas
-layout / headings/ neatness
-biological terms and conventions