Student Name: _____________________________ Date: May 31st, 2024

Quarter: 4 Academic Year: 2023 - 2024

Semester: 2

M1 Summative Assessment – Integrated Science

Unit: Body Systems

Key Concept Related Concepts

Relationships Form & Function

Global Context ATL Skills

Identities and relationships Creative & Critical thinking

Statement of Inquiry
The form and function of an organism determines their relationship with the environment.

Criterion B
Inquiring and Level 8-7 Level 6-5 Level 4-3 Level 2-1 Level 0
Design
i. Explaining a Outline a problem State a State a Select a Does not reach a
problem to be or question to be problem or problem or problem or standard
tested tested by a question to be question to be question to identified by any
scientific tested by a tested by a be tested by of the descriptors
investigation scientific scientific a scientific
investigation investigation investigation
ii. Explaining a Outline a testable Outline a State a Select a Does not reach a
hypothesis prediction using testable testable testable standard
scientific prediction prediction prediction identified by any
reasoning of the descriptors
iii. Explaining how Outline how to Outline how State how to State a Does not reach a
to manipulate manipulate the to manipulate manipulate the variable standard
variables and variables, and the variables, variables, and identified by any
collect data outline how and state how state how data of the descriptors
sufficient, relevant data will be
relevant data will will collected
be collected be collected
iv. Designing a Design a logical, Design a Design a safe Design a Does not reach a
logical and safe complete, and complete and method in method with standard
method safe method by a safe method which he or limited identified by any
selection of by a selection she selects success. of the descriptors
appropriate of appropriate materials and
materials and materials and equipment
equipment equipment

Criterion C
Processing & Level 8-7 Level 6-5 Level 4-3 Level 2-1 Level 0
Evaluating
i. Organizing Correctly collect, Correctly Correctly Collect and present Does not
and presenting organize, transform collect, collect and data in numerical reach a
data and present data in organize and present data in and/or visual forms standard
numerical and/ present data in numerical
or visual forms numerical and/or visual
and/or visual forms
forms
ii. Interpreting Accurately Accurately Accurately Interpret data Does not
and explaining interpret data and interpret data interpret data reach a
results outline results and outline and outline standard
using correct results using results
scientific scientific
reasoning reasoning
iii. Evaluating a Discuss the Outline the State the State the validity of Does not
hypothesis validity of a validity of a validity of a a prediction based reach a
prediction based on prediction prediction on the outcome of standard
the outcome of a based on the based on the a scientific
scientific outcome of a outcome of a The investigation,
investigation scientific scientific with limited
investigation investigation success
iv. Evaluating a Discuss the Outline the State the State the validity of Does not
method validity of the validity of the validity of the the method based reach a
method based on method based method based on the outcome of standard
the outcome of a on the outcome on the a scientific
scientific of a scientific outcome of a The investigation,
investigation investigation scientific with limited
investigation success
v. Explaining Describe Outline State State Does not
improvements improvements or improvements improvements improvements or reach a
or extensions extensions to the or extensions or extensions extensions to the standard
method that would to the method to the method method that would
benefit the that would that would benefit the
scientific benefit the benefit the scientific
investigation. scientific scientific investigation, with
investigation. investigation. limited success.

We have been studying different systems of the human body. Our nervous system controls all of our
actions by receiving information from our environment, sending messages to our brain, processing
these signals and then sending a response back to the involved parts.

Using this understanding students will design an experiment that explores how fast these signals
travel through our nervous system.

Students will choose an independent factor, such as the input of information into a nervous system.
As an example, this can be a sound, or a visual cue, or a simple touch on the arm. The student will
then choose a response that should accompany the input of information in order to time the response
time of the reaction.

First, they will describe how and why they thought of testing the nervous system response they are
looking at. Next, they will hypothesize what they think the results will be. Students will describe, in
 detail, the variables they have chosen to change and measure...specifically how these variables are
significant to this specific experiment.

Students will conduct the experiment and gather data individually. Each student having designed
their own experiment. From this data they will make a graph and evaluate the graph, using scientific
understanding to explain the results. Students will also reflect upon the accuracy of their hypothesis
and method as well as consider a next experiment to further investigate their question about the
nervous system.

Your final product will be a typed report, submitted to Learn, answering these questions:

Criterion B:
Strand i
What information can you state and outline about the body system you are experimenting on? What
observations and research have you done? How did your research help to further develop your curiosity
about the nervous system?

Strand ii
Outline your prediction regarding the response of the nervous system to different stimuli. Use the format:
“If (describe Independent variable) then (dependent variable) Because (science).”

Strand iii
What variables will you consider? What is the independent variable that you will investigate? What
variable will you measure? Which things must be kept the same? Why did you make these choices?

Strand iv
Describe and list the exact steps you will take and the materials you will use to conduct an investigation
and experiment to test your ideas about how the nervous system responds to stimuli.

Criterion C:
Strand i
Create a graph or a visual representation that shows all the data collected from your experiment. Make
sure your graph is complete and labeled correctly.

Strand ii
Using the information on your graph, state the conclusion of your experiment. What have you learned
from this experiment?

Strand iii
Outline and discuss your hypothesis regarding your conclusion of this experiment. Was your hypothesis
correct? How do you know this? What information supports your evaluation of your hypothesis?

Strand iv
Outline and discuss your method regarding your conclusion of this experiment. Was your method correct?
How do you know this? What information did you obtain from your method that lets you know it was the
right method to use?

Strand v
Outline and describe the next experiment you would want to do, after learning what you have learned from
this experiment. What is another question you can ask?