Category

Novice

Practitioner

Advanced

What is in my garden?

(Knowledge)

• States what kind of plant/s are/have being grown.

• States what kind of plant/s  has/ have  being grown and describes the plants and how they grow.

• Explains the plants with labelled diagrams and pictures and or photographs of the plants and how they grow.

Living plants

(Evidence)

• Gives some information about the steps taken to care for the plants.

• Records information about the steps taken in caring for the plants, providing graphs, photos or a diary recording process.

• Records detailed information about the steps taken in caring for the plants, proving photos, or a diary recording process.

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Miniature Garden

(Creativity)

• Finished product represents a small garden scene.

• Creates a miniature garden using a small variety of materials. 

• Some plants in the garden have been grown.

• Shows some creative ability.

• Creates a miniature garden using a variety of materials. 

• Shows creative ability in providing a garden that includes a variety of colours and textures.

• Incorporates a number of plants that have been grown into the garden.

Miniature- the meaning of the word miniature  is understood and shown in the final product

(Shape)

*Garden must be of a weight and size that a child can carry it

• Design depicts a small scale garden

• Lists steps taken to make the miniature garden. 

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• Design depicts a small scale garden

• Documents  construction techniques used. 

• Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how materials have been used, adapted, modified to make the miniature garden.

• Documents and photographs construction techniques used.

Overall Presentation

• Limited evidence of detail/design in the miniature garden.

• Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how the plant/plants were grown.

• Some effort is evident in the presentation of the miniature garden.

• Effort has been made to try to use the correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

• Photographs, diagrams and written evidence is provided to support how the miniature garden was developed.

• The miniature garden is presented in a novel way that is eye-catching.

• Spelling, punctuation and grammar are correct.