E-Assessment Practice: Essential Skills

E-Assessment Practice
Module 1
Essential
Skills
Criterion BC
MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

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Question 1 [ Crit B : Inquiring and Designing ]
Light provides energy for the synthesis of glucose from carbon dioxide and water during
photosynthesis. An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of light intensity on the
rate of photosynthesis of a water plant. The diagram below shows the apparatus used.
a. Suggest how you ensure that the plant had a good supply of carbon dioxide.
1m
b. State the name of gas given off by the plant.
1m
c. Describe how could you test for this gas.
1m
d. Suggest and explain how could you prevent the heat from the lamp affecting the experiment.
2m

Using this apparatus set up, design and investigation to investigate the effect of increasing light
intensity on the rate of photosynthesis?
a. State the independent variable.
b. State the dependent variable.
c. Describe how could you measure the dependent variable.
d. Suggest and justify 2 control variables for the investigation.

e. Describe the methodology of the investigation.

IV identified IV identified IV identified

with range with range with range
Some variables are or and and
Variables implied DV identified DV identified DV identified
rubric and and and
1 CV identified 1 CV identified 2 CV identified
1m 2m 3m 4m
Reference to 5 IV
Reference to Reference to 5 IV Reference to 5 IV
range
different IV range range range
and
Data or or and
3 trials
rubric trials 3 trials 3 trials
And calculates
mean
1m 2m 3m 4m
Equipment to
Equipment is Equipment to
measure
suggested measure
Equipment DV and to control
but is not relevant DV or to control or
rubric or
monitor one CV
monitor one CV
1m 2m 3m 4m
Attempt at method, Method is Complete method

Attempt at a but described, to
method but with insufficient could be followed measure a rate is
Method it may be not detail and fully
rubric relevant and not likely to will produce explained and could
give relevant be
relevant data data replicated
1m 2m 3m 4m
Total /15

Question 3 [ Crit C : Processing and Evaluating ]
Plant materials is used to produce ethanol, which can be used as biofuel. The main sources of
plant materials used around the world today are wheat, corn, soybeans and sugarcanes. These
food sources are used because they have high sugar content, and they ferment easily. Some
students investigated if other food waste could be fermented to produce biofuel.
The food waste they choose to study was sugarcanes and pineapples. The results from their
investigation are shown in the table below.
Mass of ethanol produced each day from 10g of food waste / mg
Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 7 Day 9 Day 11
Sugarcanes 2.7 4.6 3.5 3.2 2.4 2.1
Pineapple 2.4 5.6 9.1 3.5 1.4 1.4
a. For each of the food waste, identify the day which the total mass of ethanol was produced.
Sugarcanes 1m Pineapple 1m
b. Plot the data for sugarcane and pineapple waste on the graph. You should also add a title
to the graph and label the axes.
Title :
5m

Question 3 [ Crit C : Processing and Evaluating]

c. Outline two trends in ethanol production for pineapple waste. Explain these trends 6m
using scientific reasoning.
Trend 1 Trend 2
Explanation 1 Explanation 2
d. Calculate the total mass of ethanol produced by sugarcane and pineapple waste over the 11
days.
Sugarcanes 1m Pineapple 1m
e. Calculate the difference in mass produced for both types of food waste. 1m

Through an earlier investigation it was that amount of carbohydrates (including sugars)

per 100 g of sugarcane and pineapple waste is 24g and 13g, respectively.
6m
The students predicted the :
During fermentation, a food source containing more carbohydrates will produce more ethanol
than a food source that contains less carbohydrates.
f. Suggest reasons why the prediction is not supported by the results. 2m
Remarks
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b. State the name of gas given off by the plant.

c. Describe how could you test for this gas.

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

a. State the independent variable.

b. State the dependent variable.

c. Describe how could you measure the dependent variable.

d. Suggest and justify 2 control variables for the investigation.

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

e. Describe the methodology of the investigation.

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

IV identified IV identified IV identified

Attempt at method, Method is Complete method

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

Mass of ethanol produced each day from 10g of food waste / mg

Day 1 Day 3 Day 5 Day 7 Day 9 Day 11

Sugarcanes 2.7 4.6 3.5 3.2 2.4 2.1

Pineapple 2.4 5.6 9.1 3.5 1.4 1.4

to the graph and label the axes.

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

Through an earlier investigation it was that amount of carbohydrates (including sugars)

The students predicted the :

f. Suggest reasons why the prediction is not supported by the results. 2m

• Experimental set up images belong to personal collection of HarveysBiology

MYP E-Assessment Practice Module 1 © 2020

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