Year 8 Science CAT 1 – Chemistry 28 / 40 = 70 %

The total number of marks will be out of 40. You will be graded according to the new grading scale
NOT SUBMITTED, DEVELOPING (0-49%), CONSOLIDATING (50-59%), ESTABLISHED (60-79%), EXTENDED (80-89%) or ADVANCED (90-100%)
0 1-3 marks 4 marks 5-6 marks 7 marks 8 marks
marks (Developing) (Consolidating) (Established) (Extended) (Advanced)
Provides little Provides some Provides a highly detailed
PART A description of the description of the sub-
Provides a good description Provides a detailed
description of the sub-atomic
Not of the sub-atomic particles description of the sub-
Atomic completed
sub-atomic particles atomic particles in an
in an atom of the chosen atomic particles in an atom
particles in an atom of the chosen
in an atom of the atom of the chosen element, including orbitals and
Structure chosen element. element.
element. (6) of the chosen element.
charges.
Provides a highly detailed
PART B Provides little Provides some
Provides a good description Provides a detailed
description of the elements of a
of the elements of a group description of the elements
Groups of Not description of the description of the group in the periodic table,
in the periodic table, of a group in the periodic
the periodic completed elements of a group in elements of a group in including properties, typical
including properties and table, including properties
the periodic table. the periodic table. reactions and how reactivity
table typical reactions (6) and typical reactions
changes.
Provides a good description Provides a detailed Provides a highly detailed
PART C Provides little Provides some
of some different types of description of some different description of some different types
Not description of some description of some
Types of completed different types of different types of
reactions, with examples types of reactions, with of reactions, with examples
included and reactants and examples included and included and reactants and
reactions reactions. reactions.
products listed (6) reactants and products listed products listed
PART D Provides little Provides some
Provides a good description Provides a detailed Provides a highly detailed
Not description of how description of how
Speeding up completed reactions can be sped reactions can be sped
of how reactions can be description of how reactions description of how reactions can be
sped up. (6) can be sped up. sped up.
reactions up. up.
 Minimal effort
given to  Good effort given to  Very good effort given
 Some effort given to
presentation of presentation of to presentation of  Outstanding effort given to
presentation of
assignment. assignment. All sections assignment. All sections presentation of assignment. All
Presentation Some sections
assignment. Some
completed. completed. sections completed.
Not sections maybe not
and completed
maybe not
completed.
 At least 4 websites /  At least 4 websites /  At least 4 websites / books
completed. books listed in books listed in listed in bibliography and
Bibliography  Less than 4
 At least 4 websites /
bibliography and bibliography and referenced throughout
books listed in
websites / books referenced throughout referenced throughout assignment.
bibliography.
listed in assignment. assignment.
bibliography.