Summative assessment - Integrated Sciences

Grade 7 (MYP – Year 2)

Candidate name: ____________________ Class/ Section: _____ Date: __________

Unit Title- You are what you eat!

Statement of Inquiry: We will need to change how we transform materials and energy
to achieve sustainable production and equitable distribution of food in the 21 st century.

Global Context: Globalisation and sustainability 

Key Concept: Change Related Concepts: Energy, Transformation

Criteria assessed: Criteria C- Processing and Evaluating

Factors affecting the rate of activity of amylase enzyme.
You have been learning about the role of enzymes in the process of digestion.
Enzymes are core to every biochemical procedure. They catalyse the stepwise
reactions involving breakdown of nutrient molecules, Enzymes are capable of
catalysing reactions of natural origin and are synthesised by living cells only and are
also called biocatalysts. All enzymes are proteins, and they act on a specific
substrate. Substrate is the substance on which the enzyme acts.
There are certain factors that can affect the rate of enzyme activity:
a. Temperature of the reaction. b. pH of the reaction
c. Amount of enzyme c. Amount of substrate
Your task today is to Process and evaluate an experiment to test a factor that might
affect the rate of activity of amylase enzyme.
 Choose any one factor to be tested.
 Follow the procedure provided.
 correctly collect, organize, transform and present data in numerical and/ or visual
forms.
 accurately interpret data and describe results using correct scientific reasoning.
 discuss the validity of a hypothesis based on the outcome of a scientific
investigation.
 discuss the validity of the method based on the outcome of a scientific
investigation.
 describe improvements or extensions to the method that would benefit the
scientific investigation.
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Student is able to: 

i.correctly - collect and present data in numerical and/or visual forms           

collect, organize, - correctly collect and present data in numerical and/or visual forms         
transform and - correctly collect, organize and present data in numerical and/or visual forms         
present data in        
numerical and/ or - correctly collect, organize, transform and present data in numerical and/ or visual forms 
visual forms 
ii.accurately - accurately interpret data           
interpret data and - accurately interpret data and describe results         
describe results - accurately interpret data and describe results using scientific reasoning         
using correct        
scientific --accurately interpret data and describe results using correct scientific reasoning 
reasoning 
iii.discuss the - state the validity of a hypothesis with limited reference to a scientific investigation           
validity of a - state the validity of a hypothesis based on the outcome of a scientific investigation         
hypothesis based - outline the validity of a hypothesis based on the outcome of a scientific investigation         
on the outcome of        
a scientific - discuss the validity of a hypothesis based on the outcome of a scientific investigation 
investigation 
iv. discuss the          
validity of the - state the validity of the method based with limited reference to a scientific investigation 
method based on
-state the validity of the method based on the outcome of a scientific investigation         
the outcome of a
- outline the validity of the method based on the outcome of a scientific investigation         
scientific
investigation  - discuss the validity of the method based on the outcome of a scientific investigation         
v. describe - state limited improvements or extensions to the method           
improvements or - state improvements or extensions to the method that would benefit the scientific investigation.         
extensions to the - outline improvements or extensions to the method that would benefit the scientific        
method that would investigation. 
benefit the
scientific - describe improvements or extensions to the method that would benefit the scientific        
investigation.  investigation. 
1. Read the background research notes provided on Managebac.

2. Decide on one factor that you would like to investigate.

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3. Formulate a hypothesis with scientific reasoning.

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4. Select and follow the relevant procedure to perform the experiment,

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5.Record the results of your investigation in a table with suitable headings and units.  

Raw Data

Processed Data 

6. Construct a graph using Microsoft Excel to present the results of your investigation.  
(Remember to use appropriate labels on both axes and include an informative title.)

7. Interpret your results to form a conclusion. 

Remember to use data from your results table to support your conclusion. Does the result support your
hypothesis.
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8. Evaluate your method. 

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9. Suggest improvements or extensions to your method. 

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Task 3: ATL Reflection  
Explain how you have developed your Critical Thinking Skills in this task.  
You must give specific examples from the list below. 

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