CALA COMPONENT A

LEARNING AREA COMBINED SCIENCE

LEVEL FORM 4

SYLLABUS TOPIC SEPARATION TECHNIQUES (PAGE 8)

SYLLABUS SUBTOPIC WINNOWING

CALA TITLE EFFECTIVE WAY OF EXTRACTING GRAIN FROM CHAFF

CALA TYPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 CREATIVITY
 CRITICAL THINKING
 PROBLEM SOLVING

BACKGROUND

ON A CALM DAY MOST SMALL SCALE FARMERS WHO RELY ON WIND TO SEPARATE GRAIN FROM CHAFF
FIND THE TASK SO DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.

THE CALA

THE CALA HAS THREE PARTS A, B AND C. YOU ARE REQUERED TO RESPOND TO ALL THE THREE PARTS.

PART A

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY 5 METHODS USED TO SEPARATE MIXTURES

PART B

YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DESIGN / CONSTRUCT A DEVICE THAT CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE GRAIN FROM
CHAFF

PART C

DEMONSTRATE HOW YOUR DEVICE WORKS/ WRITE A REPORT DETAILING HOW THE DESIGN WORKS

HINTS/ TIPS

REMEMBER CHAFF IS LIGHTER AND GRAIN

LEARNER CALA GUIDE

The CALA

LEARNING AREA COMBINED SCIENCE

LEVEL FORM 4

SYLLABUS TOPIC SEPARATION TECHNIQUES (PAGE 8)

SYLLABUS SUBTOPIC WINNOWING

CALA TITLE EFFECTIVE WAY OF EXTRACTING GRAIN FROM CHAFF

CALA TYPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 CREATIVITY
 CRITICAL THINKING
 PROBLEM SOLVING

BACKGROUND

ON A CALM DAY MOST SMALL SCALE FARMERS WHO RELY ON WIND TO SEPARATE GRAIN FROM CHAFF
FIND THE TASK SO DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.

THE CALA

THE CALA HAS THREE PARTS A, B AND C. YOU ARE REQUERED TO RESPOND TO ALL THE THREE PARTS.

THE CALA WILL BE MARKED OUT OF 40 MARKS

PART A

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY 5 METHODS USED TO SEPARATE MIXTURES (5 MARKS)

PART B

YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DESIGN / CONSTRUCT A DEVICE THAT CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE GRAIN
FROM CHAFF (25 MARKS)

PART C

DEMONSTRATE HOW YOUR DEVICE WORKS/ WRITE A REPORT DETAILING HOW THE DESIGN
WORKS (10 MARKS)

CALA TIPS

REMEMBER CHAFF IS LIGHTER THAN GRAIN

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

Marks will be awarded for: -

 The choice of appropriate separation techniques

 The choice of appropriate materials to use

 Effectiveness of the design in separating chaff from grain

 Effective communication by way of reporting

TEACHER CALA GUIDE

The CALA

COMPONENT A

LEARNING AREA : COMBINED SCIENCE

LEVEL : FORM 4

SYLLABUS TOPIC : SEPARATION TECHNIQUES

SUBTOPIC : WINNOWING

REFERENCE : COMBINED SCIENCE SYLLABUS PAGE 8

CALA TITLE EFFECTIVE WAY OF EXTRACTING GRAIN FROM CHAFF

CALA TYPE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 CREATIVITY
 CRITICAL THINKING
 PROBLEM SOLVING

BACKGROUND

ON A CALM DAY MOST SMALL SCALE FARMERS WHO RELY ON WIND TO SEPARATE GRAIN FROM CHAFF
FIND THE TASK SO DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH.
The CALA is marked out 50 marks

The CALA

This CALA has 3 separate parts ie part A, B and C respectively. You are required to respond to all the
parts.

PART A

LIST DOWN 5 SEPARATION TECHNIQUES, CITING SOURCES OF INFORMATION

PART B

IDENTIFY MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE SEPERATION DEVICE

EITHER DESIGN A SEPARATION DEVICE USING LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES

OR

DRAW A WELL LABELLED DIAGRAM OF A SEPERATION DEVICE

Part C

Compile a report using information in parts A and B respectively.

CALA TIPS

 Obtain tools and instruments suitable for your research

 Apply any form of suitable data collection method in your research

DIMENSIONS TO BE ASSESSED

Knowledge of separation techniques

 Relevance of the design

 Usability of the device

 Organization and presentation of ideas

DIMENSIONS/CRITERIA

 Evidence of research as shown by references

 Originality and creativity

 Clarity and coherence of report

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the CALA the learner should be able to:-

 Identify separation techniques

  Design a separation device

 use the constructed device to separate a mixture of grain and chaff

CALA ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

Assessment will be based on evidence of the following:-

 A wide variety of sources used

 Learner’s ability to design and construct a separation device

 A learner’s ability to write a report

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD

COMPONENT A

SCHOOL NAME: MANGO SECONDARY SCHOOL

NAME: PWAPWA

SURNAME: MOYO

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 26 MAY 2021

LEARNING AREA: COMBINED SCIENCE

LEVEL: FORM 4

CALA TITLE:
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25 21-25 16- 11-15 6-10 0-5

20

Choice of
appropriate
resource
materials

17

20 17-20 13- -12 5-8 0-4

16

ability to
design

14

15 13-15 10- 7-9 4-6 0-3

12

area of
composite
shapes in
the correct
units of
measureme
nts 13

TOTAL 44