NPS International School

Grade Level: 8
Alternative Assessment [Semester 1] June 12th – 14th 2023
Task 1: Creating Singapore flora vlog on plant adaptations in Tropical Rainforest
(Equatorial Climate) location
Subject: Geography [Environmental Regions]
Task: Create a vlog explaining the adaptations of any five plant species commonly found
in the nature reserves of Singapore.
Key skills to be tested: Observation and Communication
Learning Objective:
 Describe how plants have adapted to the equatorial climate.
Task detail:
 Visit a nature reserve in Singapore for creating your vlog.
 Select any five plant species. Describe the adaptations made by the parts of each plant
for survival in equatorial climate. Indicate the name of the plant the vlog with the
help of textboxes.
 Your vlog must have an introduction slide containing the following information:
Name, Grade and Section, Name of the Nature Reserve.
 The final slide must contain educational websites (MLA style that you have used to
support your explanation.
 Upload this vlog on your personal blog on Firefly and send the link as a comment to
this task.
 Date of submission: 31st July – 4th Aug 2023

Marks Allotted: 10

You may use the following websites for help in creating vlogs.
Create videos using PPT.
Create videos using Canva
 NPS International School

Name: Grade: 8
Subject: Geography Date:
Rubrics
Level Advanced Intermediate Basic
Skill
Observation Student has made Student has made Student has made
observations for observations for observations for
adaptations in 5 plant adaptations in 4-3 adaptations in 2-1 plant
species. plant species species.
(3) (2) (1)
Communicatio Excellent discussion of Good discussion of Limited discussion of
n plant adaptations plant adaptations plant adaptations
- by referring to all - by referring to some - by referring to few
parts of the plant parts of the plant that parts of the plant that
species that have have undergone have undergone
undergone adaptations adaptations adaptations
- supported with well - supported with - supported with few
explained reasons some explained explained reasons
No
(4) reasons (2)
(3) credible
Research Excellent use of Good use of different Limited use of different response
different types of types of information types of information
(0)
information from from some sources to from few sources to
various sources to support explanation. support explanation.
support explanation. - Makes an attempt to - Makes little to no
- Has consistent reference some attempt to reference
referencing of sources sources.  few sources. 
throughout, including (2)  (1) 
author and title.   
(3) 

Marks obtained: ……/10 Teacher’s signature: ……….