SBA # 4 Skill Assessed: ORR

Title: Archimedes’ Principle

Criteria al marks Marks
obtained
Organisation of report 2
a. SBA organized in correct format – Title, Aim,
Apparatus/Materials, Method, Diagram, Observations/Results,
Discussion, Conclusion (1 mark)
b. Each section is named correctly (1 mark)
Apparatus/Materials 1
(-1 mark for any missing apparatus/material)
Each step in the method written in correct tense 2
 All steps written in correct tense (2 marks)
 One step not written in correct tense (1 mark)
 Two or more steps not written in correct tense (0 marks)
Make and record accurate observations 2
(-1 mark for every inaccurate observation)
Table is neatly drawn with correct headings 1
(-1 mark for any missing/incorrect/inappropriate heading)
Correct units stated in observations 1
(-1 mark for any missing/incorrect unit)
 Discussion and Conclusion reported in past tense 2
(-1 mark for every mistake)
 Use of proper scientific terminology in Discussion and 1
Conclusion
(-1 mark for more than 1 mistake)
Total 12
*Weighted marks 10

SBA # 4 Skill Assessed: AI

Title: Archimedes Law
Criteria Total Marks
marks obtained
 Identification of at least 2 sources of errors and 2 limitation 4
Two sources of errors and 2 source of limitation noted (4mark)
Less than two sources of error noted and 1 source of limitation
noted (2 marks)
No sources of errors or limitation noted ( 0 marks)

Discussion: 4
 States Archimedes Principle (1 mark)
 Explain relationship between upthrust and weight of water
displaced by the object (2 marks)
 Relation of observations to Archimedes Principle (1 mark)

 Conclusion 2
State whether or not object obeyed Archimedes (2mark)

Total 10