Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

• Finds information on people and places using a range of sources [finds sources].
• Links information to places on simple maps, globes, drawings, photographs and charts [works with sources].
• Answers questions about key features of people, places, resources and changes in the environment [answers the question].
• Uses symbols and identifies basic features of a place on a simple map [communicates the answer].

Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

• Observes and names different ways land is used in the local area and compares with examples from other places [people and places].
• Explains where different products are made and grown in the local area and how they are used [people and resources].
• Describes how and why places are changing in the local environment [people and the environment].

Assessment standards

We know this when the learner:

• Identifies one or more pollution issues in a particular context (e.g. wasting water, energy or physical resources; safe disposal of refuse or chemicals) [the issue].
• Describes the factors leading to the pollution problem in the local context [factors affecting the issue].
• Identifies the impact of the pollution on the local environment [factors affecting the issue].
• Suggests ways to reduce the pollution problem being investigated [factors affecting the issue].
• Proposes solutions to reduce the pollution problem being investigated [making choices].