SECONDARY SCHOOL CALA

LEARNING AREA: COMBINED SCIENCE

LEVEL: F4
CALA TYPE: PEN AND PAPER ACTIVITIES
DESIGNED POSTER AND ILLUSTRATIONS
TOPIC: HEALTH AND DISEASE
SUB-TOPIC: SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE (Syllabus page 48)
CALA TITLE: UPTAKE OF DRUGS BY LEARNERS
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 Research
 Communication
 Critical thinking
 Problem solving
 Sampling
BACKGROUND
There is a surge in the uptake of drugs by learner and this has caused lots of problems in
schools and community at large,
CALA
The CALA has two parts A and B which you are supposed to complete
PART A

 Research on the substances that are being abused in the society you leave,
 Research on the problems caused by drugs
 Find solutions to drug abuse
 In your report include interviews, record note, use ICT tools, take pictures and make
recordings of your findings on ways of managing substance abuse at your school and
community

PART B
Using the information in part A

 Design a poster or illustration on the preventive measures on substance abuse you

have identified
 Write notes or explain orally about your poster or illustrations
 HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
 To assess your presentation the teacher will consider your research materials,
explanations about your illustration or poster that you have designed
 An Achievement Standard specific to this CALA will be provided so that you are
aware of the assessment criteria.

CALA TIPS
 Write notes
 Use ICT tools, take pictures
 Make recordings
 Use different materials like paints, vinyl, cloth, brushes, paper, pencils, manila
 Read your notes

LEARNER CALA GUIDE

CALA TITLE: UPTAKE OF DRUGS BY LEARNERS
SCHOOL: DANBOROUGH COLLEGE
CALA CONTEXT
There is a surge in the uptake of drugs by learner and this has caused lots of problems in
schools and community at large,
CALA DESCRIPTION
To make you aware of substances abused in and around the school and informed knowledge
on their management

 Prepare questions that you are going to use in your research [10]
 Carry out interviews with teachers, peers, parents and record information and make
note on the responses given [5]
  Make a poster or illustrations on the preventive measures of drugs abused you have
identified [20]
 Record a video explain your poster or write notes explaining your poster
[15]
 Submit your poster and recording for assessment
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

 The CALA has 50 marks

The teacher will assess:
 Your questions
 Notes from interviews
 Poster/illustration
 Your oral explanation
 Marks will be given for your answers
CALA TIPS
In your research consider

 Notes on types of drugs commonly abused

 Use ICT tools, take pictures
 Make recordings
 Use different materials like paints, cloth, brushes, paper, pencils, manila or printing
 Read your notes
TEACHERS GUIDE
LEARNING AREA: COMBINED SCIENCE
LEVEL: F4
CALA TYPE: PEN AND PAPER ACTIVITIES
DESIGNED POSTER AND ILLUSTRATIONS
CALA TITLE: UPTAKE OF DRUGS BY LEARNERS
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

 Research
 Communication
 Critical thinking
 Problem solving
 Sampling
BACKGROUND
There is a surge in the uptake of drugs by learner and this has caused lots of problems in
schools and community at large,
CALA DESRIPTION
The CALA is assessed out of 50

 Assessing the prepared questions used in the research on types of drugs commonly
abused, problems caused and management strategies [10]
 Recorded information and notes on the responses given [5]
 Submitted poster or illustrations on the preventive measures of drugs abused
identified [20]
 explanations about the poster/illustration [15]
Assessment procedure

 Assessing questions asked

 Awarding marks
 Assessing samples, poster or illustrations
 LEARNING AREA: COMBINED SCIENCE LEVEL: FORM 4
ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS
CALA TITLE: UPTAKE OF DRUGS BY LEARNERS
TOTAL = 50 MARKS
DIMENSIONS/ EXCELLENT MAR GOOD MAR SATISFACTORY MAR UNSATISFACTOR MAR INADEQUATE MAR
CRITERIA K K K Y K K
10 10-8 7-6 6-5 4-3 2-0
Develop questions Excellent questions Good questions Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Cannot questions
that bring out developed developed questions questions developed developed
desired responses questions that bring questions that bring developed questions that bring questions that bring
out desired out desired questions that bring out desired responses out desired
responses responses out desired responses
responses
15 15-13 12-10 9-8 6-4 3-0
Develop strong Very strong More than Sufficient Unsatisfactory Can not carry out
skills to carry out capabilities in data sufficient capabilities in data capabilities in data interviews and
interviews and collection and capabilities in data collection and collection and present data
recording presentation collection and presentation presentation collected
responses and presentation
writing notes
20 20-18 17-15 14-12 11-7 6-0
Produce a Production of a Production of a Satisfactory unsatisfactory Did not summit the
poster/illustration very good good poster/illustration poster/illustration on any
on drug uptake poster/illustration poster/illustration on management of management of drug poster/illustration
management and on management of on management of drug abuse and abuse
accompanying drug abuse and drug abuse and submitted in time
explanatory notes submitted in time submitted in time

TOTALS