Summative Criterion D 2022 3 1

Summative Criterion D
Radioactivity - 2023
2022
Statement of inquiry: Understanding changes at the atomic level allows us to use

matter in a controlled and innovative manner while minimizing negative consequences.
ATL skills
1. Information literacy: finding, interpreting, judging and creating information.
Possible evidence in the product, but not limited to: sources are well
documented, ideas flow coherently between parts in the product
2. Critical thinking: analyzing and evaluating issues and ideas
Possible evidence in the product, but not limited to: discussion on the matter
from different point of views
Introduction:
Radioactive isotope has been used for many areas to ease humankind. Some isotopes
are widely used in medicine to cure diseases or when the patients need to undergo
specific medical procedure.
Nonetheless there are also many concerns about the effect of the radiation within the
human body, some patients who had treated using isotopes get swelling and vomiting.
Thus, you are task to answer this question,” Do you think Radioactive Isotope really
the best solution for medical treatment”
Some possible medical treatments :
1. PET (Positron Emission Photography)
2. Gamma Knife Surgery
3. Iodine – 131 pills
4. NCEPT (Neutron Capture Enhance Particle Therapy)
5. Radon as cancer therapy
Product
Make a reflection on the use of the radioactivity principle in the following option of
presentation :
1. Essay (1000-1500 words)
2. Scientific infographic
3. Presentation video (max. 7 minutes)
Time allocation:
3 periods
Rubrics
Task specific clarification:
Strand i:
• Choose 1 specific medical treatment mentioned above
• Explain radioactivity in general
• Give details with reasons of specific use of one radioisotope in one field of your choice.
Strand ii
• Give positive and negative/pros and cons/benefits and limitations of the radioisotope
compare to other methods
• Conclude which argument prevails
• Relate the conclusion to the environmental or economical or health factor
For example:
Positive impact : can be used for a smoke detectors
Negative impact : human maybe exposed through air / breathing
Elaborate the weight of the positive and negative impact and state your argument either
recommend the use or prohibit the use .
Strand iii
• Use relevant scientific language to the topic chosen such as half-life, radioisotope, alpha,
beta, decay etc.
Strand iv
• Correct application of in-text citations and bibliography
Criterion D
Level 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

i. outline the i. summarize i. describe i. explain the
ways in which the ways in the ways in ways in which
science is used which science is which science science is
to address a applied and used is applied and applied and used
specific to address a used to to address a
problem or specific problem address a specific problem
issue or issue specific or issue
problem or
issue
Criterion
D Failed ii. outline the ii. describe the ii. discuss the ii. discuss and
to meet implications implications of implications evaluate the
Reflecting any of of using using science of using implications of
on the listed science to and its science and its using science
impacts of criteria solve a application to application to and its
science specific solve a specific solve a application to
problem or problem or specific solve a specific
issue, issue, interacting problem or problem or
interacting with a factor issue, issue, interacting
with a factor interacting with a factor
with a factor
iii. apply iii. sometimes iii. usually iii. consistently

scientific apply scientific apply apply scientific
language to language to scientific language to
communicate communicate language to communicate
understanding understanding communicate understanding
but does so understanding clearly and
with limited clearly and precisely
success precisely
iv. document iv. sometimes iv. usually iv. document

sources, with document document sources
limited sources sources completely.
success. correctly. correctly
Key Definitions:
Outline- briefly say what without detail
Summarize- give an overview of an issue lacking in detail
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Describe- give a detailed account

Explain- give a detailed account with reasons (‘what’ and ‘why’)
Discuss- give multiple views or sides of an issue
Evaluate- use the relative importance or impact of different sides of an issue or sources of information to make
a judgment about what deserves stronger consideration

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Statement of inquiry: Understanding changes at the atomic level allows us to use

Level 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

iii. apply iii. sometimes iii. usually iii. consistently

iv. document iv. sometimes iv. usually iv. document

Describe- give a detailed account

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