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Year Group 9 Unit Global Tourism Task Title Changing Transport – Southampton to Cape Town MYP Aims and Objectives

• Skill: Google Earth skills of adding placemarks with descriptions and measuring distances.

• Knowledge: Production of a route card with distance, flight duration, safe flying conditions and route choice.

• Concepts: Production of a brochure that sells the overall experience of flying from Southampton to Cape Town in 1937.

Task Google Earth Tour: A single folder holding a labeled placemark for each seaplane landing site. Route Card: A table including the start and end point of each leg of the journey, the distance, the heading and the duration. Brochure: You can only fly in the daylight hours. Where would the passengers stay overnight? Your brochure needs to sell the experience including information about each location landed at and the overnight stops. Criterion A: Knowledge [Main focus is the Route Card]

Level Attained

Achievement level Description

3 - 4

• Some errors remain. • Mostly relevant, and usually shows

understanding. • Basic use of the route card.

7 - 8

• Very few errors. • Relevant and shows understanding. • Accurate and detailed. • Developed used of the route card.

9 - 10

• No errors • Relevant and shows complete understanding. • Accurate and very detailed. • Fully developed use of the route card.

Criterion B: Concepts [Main focus is the Brochure]

Level Attained

Achievement level Description

3 - 4

• Application of concepts is not always appropriate.

• Demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by describing basic connections to the subject matter.

7 - 8

• Application of concepts is appropriate and shows some depth.

• Demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining connections to the subject matter.

9 - 10

• Application of concepts is appropriate and sophisticated.

• Demonstrates conceptual awareness and understanding by explaining in detail connections to the subject matter.

Criterion C: Skills [Main focus is the Google Earth Tour]

Level Attained

Achievement level Description

3 - 4

• The student selects and uses mostly relevant information.

• The student’s work lacks the required depth. • The student demonstrates basic Google Earth

skills.

7 - 8

• The student selects and uses a range of relevant information.

• Descriptions are well supported and balanced.

• The student demonstrates effective Google Earth skills.

9 - 10

• The student selects and uses a wide range of relevant information.

• Description and tool use are fully supported and well balanced.

• The student demonstrates sophisticated Google Earth skills.