Assessment Outcomes / Key knowledge SACs & Assessment tasks - details

Assessment task
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain and
analyse the relationship between
environmental factors, and adaptations and distribution of living
things.
Key knowledge: Environmental factors: biotic and abiotic factors;
availability of resources
Assessment task 1: Response to a media article Artificial Reefs:
http://media.smh.com.au/executive-style/executive-style-
special/turning-marine-deserts-into-forests-5698414.html

Term 1 SAC 1
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain and
analyse the relationship between
environmental factors, and adaptations and distribution of living
things.
Key knowledge: Physiological adaptations
Assessment task - Animal Poster Presentation. Chose a animal and
outline some innate and learnt behaviours
Assessment task
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain and
analyse the relationship between
environmental factors, and adaptations and distribution of living
things.
Key knowledge: Physiological adaptations Practical activity
Homeostasis Prac
Assessment task 2 Homeostasis design prac
Term 1 SAC 2
Outcome 1
On completion of this unit the student should be able to explain and
analyse the relationship between
environmental factors, and adaptations and distribution of living
things.
Key knowledge: Behavioural adaptations and reproductive
adaptations
Field trip Parwan Valley Multimedia presentations: See attached
Term 2 SAC 1
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to design,
conduct and report on a field
investigation related to the interactions between living things and
their environment, and explain how
ecosystems change over time.
Key knowledge: Flow of energy: inputs and outputs of the system;
productivity; trophic levels and trophic efficiency
Environmental issue analysis: WA Shark Cull report
Term 2 SAC 2
Outcome 2
On completion of this unit the student should be able to design,
conduct and report on a field
investigation related to the interactions between living things and
their environment, and explain how
ecosystems change over time.
Key knowledge: Population dynamics: carrying capacity of
ecosystems; factors affecting distribution and abundance of
organisms including birth and death rates, migration
Carrying capacity: Case study Boom and Bust (locus invasion:
Landline video analysis)