Lesson

1 Assessment
Objectives:
1. Use Google Earth and Bare Foot Books - World Atlas to explore
South American Countries and record key facts about South
America

2. Using Book Creator, Create a journal entry about visiting a South
American Country. The entry must include information about the
country's location, key landmarks and climate.

Rubric:
Objective 1 (Tick) Objective 2 (grade) Student
Observations/Notes
Student name Did student record L S AS E
key facts about
South America?

Marking Key:

Grade Elaboration
Limited ◦ Journal page included minimal information about the
country’s location, landforms or landscape
◦ Limited use of visual elements such as pictures or
graphics
Satisfactory ◦ Journal page included some information about the
country’s location, landforms or landscape
◦ A few visual elements such as pictures or graphics are
included
Above ◦ Journal page included substantial information about
Satisfactory the country’s location, landforms or landscape
◦ Visual elements such as pictures or graphics have been
used to enhance the visual aesthetic of the page
◦ Journal entry is engaging to read/listen to
Excellent ◦ Journal page included substantial information about
the country’s location, landforms or landscape
◦ Additional information about the Country has been
included
◦ Visual elements such as pictures or graphics have been
used to enhance the visual aesthetic of the page
◦ Journal entry is engaging to read/listen to and uses
sophisticated language


Lesson 2 Assessment
Objectives:
1. Use Seek by iNaturalist to identify a range of South American
animals

2. Select an animal native to Australia and a similar animal native to
South America. Map the location of each animal on a world map

3. Write a short statement comparing the habitats of the two chosen
animals, giving a reason as to why the habitats may differ


Checklist:

Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Student

Observations/Notes

Student Was student Student Student

name able to mapped the provided a
identify one location of a statement
or more both South about the two
South American animals’
American Animal and habitats and
animals? similar gave a reason
Australian as to why the
animal on a habitats may
world map. differ.

 Lesson 3 Assessment
Rubric:
Category Grade

Limited Satisfactory Above Satisfactory Excellent

Storyboard ◦ Storyboard is ◦ Storyboard has ◦ Storyboard is ◦ Storyboard is

incomplete some complete with complete with
◦ Storyboard reflects sketches/notes sketches/notes for detailed
very little planning ◦ Storyboard reflects most scenes sketches/notes for
some planning and ◦ Storyboard reflects all scenes
organisation effective planning ◦ Storyboard reflects
outstanding planning

Information ◦ One or more topics ◦ All topics are ◦ All topics are ◦ All topics are
were not addressed addressed addressed in detail addressed in detail
◦ Video contains
additional
information and
research about
South America

Audio & Visual ◦ Limited use of audio ◦ Some use of audio ◦ Video uses a range ◦ Video uses a wide
or visual elements and visual elements of audio and visual range audio and
elements elements visual elements
effectively to
enhance viewing

Creativity ◦ Presentation shows ◦ Presentation shows ◦ Presentation shows ◦ Presentation shows

very little attempt at an attempt at some originality and considerable
original thought. originality and inventiveness. originality and
inventiveness ◦ The content and inventiveness.
ideas are presented ◦ The content and
in an interesting ideas are presented
way. in a unique and
interesting way.