Emerging <----------------------- Achieving ---------------------> Excelling

Scientific Does not understand Is aware of common life Shows a deep

Knowledge how living things interact processes and has some understanding of
with other living things in idea of how living things interactions and
the environment. interact in a habitat relationships between
living things in an
environment (including
food chains, adaptation
and life processes)

Perspective Has not considered Has explored and Fully uses scientific
enough aspects of a discussed aspects of a knowledge when
conservation issue to conservation issue from investigating different
demonstrate the different different perspectives but perspectives of an
perspectives. needs to make more use environmental
of their scientific conservation issue.
knowledge.

Change Has identified a human- Can explain an Demonstrates an

influenced environmental environmental change understanding of how
change but explanation caused by humans, human intervention has
of causes and effects identifying the causes brought about both
lacks depth. and their effects. positive and negative
environmental change.

Action Has not taken any action Is considering ways that Is taking action on a
as a result of this they can take action and regular, sustained basis.
learning. is starting to turn ideas
into actions.

Need to make these judgements based on evidence- what the teacher has seen/ heard/ read and what student has done/ said/
demonstrated.