LIFE ORIENTATION

INSTRUCTION SHEET: GRADE 8 SBA __

NAME OF LEARNER: _______________________________________ GRADE 8 ___ 70

Life Orientation Grade 8 Forms of assessment: Project

Tool: Rubric & Memorandum
Topic: Health TERM 3 Sub-topic: Due date:
,social and Environmental health issues & Problem-solving skills:
environmental Overpopulation / Deforestation / Solid Waste Management/
Climate Change / Cholera / Global Warming / Renewable
responsibility
Energy

Do a project to find information:

This project consists of two (2) activities:
• Act. 1. Conduct the following tasks:
1. Explain how you assessed the environmental health problem.
2. Research on the environmental health challenge that was experienced in the country recently.
3. Set up a system or solution for the problem identified.
4. Explain step by step how you implement the plan to solve the problem.
5. The effect that the problem identified has on the environment: this will be the information that you
researched.
6. Write down what you have learnt by doing this project – what things have changed when exposing people to
your research.
ASSESSMENT TOOL:

Name of learner: Grade 8:

LIFE ORIENTATION ASSESSMENT RUBRIC: Project
Criteria (0-1 mark) (2 marks) (3-4 marks) (5-6 marks)
1. Explain how you assessed the Excellent
No indication Some indication Good indication
environmental health problem. indication
PRACTICAL TASK

Excellent
2. Environmental health challenge No research Some research Good research
research
that was experienced conducted conducted conducted
conducted
No system or System or Good system or Excellent system
3. System or solution solution solution solution or solution
mentioned. mentioned mentioned mentioned.
4. Step by step how you implement Some Good Excellent
Poor explanation
the plan to solve the problem. explanation explanation explanation
5. The effect that the problem
ACTIVITY 1:

identified has on the environment: this Poor research Some research Good research Excellent
will be the information that you done done done research done
researched.
6. Write down what you have learnt by
Excellent
doing this project – what things have
Poor indication Some indication Good indication indication
changed when exposing people to your
research.
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 • Act. 2. A written report afterwards.
Your report should be 4-5 pages and the following must be included in your report after your action research/project:

1. Cover page (with your name, grade and topic).

2. Content/Index page.
3. Introduction.
4. Definition of the problem identified. .
5. Different types of environmental health identified.
6. Support of environmentally friendly practices.
7. Policies and the application of these policies to protect the environment.
8. Conclusion.
9. Use a variety of resources. You can interview people and find information in books, newspapers, magazines and
on the internet. (Bibliography).
10. Include relevant pictures and newspaper articles that will support the topic. Your research must be colourful,
and creative, neat, informative, well-organised and handed in on time. Number all your pages. (40 MARKS)

PROJECT/ ACTION RESEARCH TOTAL: 30+40=70

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

_
40 Level 1
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Not
Defined Criteria Partially achieved Achieved Outstanding
achieved
(2 marks) (3 marks) (4 marks)
(0-1 marks)
1. Cover page None Some attempt Good Excellent
2. Content/Index None Some attempt Good Excellent
3. Introduction None Some attempt Good Excellent
4. Definition of 1. of None Some attempt Good Excellent
ACTIVITY 2: WRITTEN REPORT

environmental health identified.

5. Different types of pollution None Some attempt Good Excellent
6.Support of environmentally None Some attempt Good Excellent
friendly practices.
7. Policies & the application Not Some application Good Complete and
thereof to protect the environment available application excellent
application
Has drawn together
Makes good
8. Conclusion Not Makes some the findings
sense of most
available sense excellent using own
of the info
ideas
Organised,
Good creativity
9. Design, use of pictures/articles, Unorganis Attempt at attractive and
and
creativity and appearance ed creativity outstanding,
appearance
visually appealing
1-2 resources 3-4 resources 4 and more
10. Use of resources/Bibliography None
used used resources used
TOTAL: 10x4=40

PROJECT/ ACTION
RESEARCH TOTAL: 30+40=70