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MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

MASHONALAND WEST ; MHONDORO DISTRICT

CALA COMPONENT B

SCHOOL GOOD SHEPHERD COLLEGE

LEARNING AREA: BIOLOGY
LEVEL: Form 4
Duration: 2 week
CALA TYPE: Pen and paper.
SYLLABUS TOPIC: Drug use and abuse
SYLLLABUS SUB-TOPIC: Drug abuse

COMPETENCES / SKILLS:
 Data collection
 organize and create awareness campaigns on effects of drugs
 Research on the number of boys and girls who are abusing drugs at our school
 Tabulate their information on bar graph
 list the reasons why they are abusing drugs
 identification of possible solutions on how we can stop child abuse at school level

BACKGROUND
The teacher has noted that learners at Good shepherd college are misbehaving and a number of them have dropped out from school due to drug
abuse hence the need for them to carry out a research on the number of boys and girls that are abusing drugs at school and identify possible
solutions on how to stop drug abuse.

THE CALA: The CALA has four parts A, B, C and D and the child is required to respond to all the four parts
Part A
Collect data on the drugs which are being found in the community and being abused (5)
Part B
 Do a research on the number of girls and boys who are abusing drugs and tabulate the information on a bar graph (25)
Part C
Create a song, short drama or write on placards the information which can help others to know the effects of drug abuse (7)
Part D
Identifying of possible solutions which can be done to stop drug abuse at school (5)

CALA TIPS

NB: Remember not to end up abusing drugs during you research

LEARNER CALA GUIDE

NAME OF LEARNER
LEARNING AREA: BIOLOGY
LEVEL: Form 4
CALA TYPE: Pen and paper
SYLLABUS TOPIC: Drug use and abuse
SYLLLABUS SUB-TOPIC: Drug abuse
Duration: 2 Weeks

COMPETENCES/SKILLS:
 Data collection
 Data presentation
 organization and creativity
 Team building
 Confidence
 Researching and problem solving

BACKGROUND: It has been not that a number of pupils have dropped out from school and some are misbehaving at school due to drug abuse
hence the need to find solutions which can reduce drug abuse at school level
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The CALA will consist of four parts A, B, C and D and you are required to respond to all of the four parts

Part A: Collect data on the drugs found in your community which are being abused at school (5marks)

Part B: Carry out a research of how many boys and girls are abusing drugs at school using an appropriate research instrument and tabulate your
information on a bar graph (25 marks)

Part C: Create a short song, drama, poem which can educate others on the effects of drug abuse (7 marks)

Part D: Identify possible solutions that can be done to stop drug abuse at school (5)

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

Marks will be awarded for the following elements:
 Using the correct method of collecting data and listing of at least any two drugs which are being abused
 Being creative with the evidence of a short poem/drama/song
 originality of your song ,drama or poem
 Confidence when reciting your song ,drama ,or poem
 identification of possible solutions on how to stop drug abuse

CALA Tips
NB: Remember not to abuse drugs during your research
 ACHIEVEMENT STANDARD
DIMENSIONS / CRITERIA MARK VERY GOOD MAR GOOD MARK WEAK MAR POOR MARK
K K
Data collection and use of 5 select data 4 select data 3 list any two 2 listing of any 1
appropriate data collection collection collection drugs abused one drug
instrument(5) instrument and instrument and abused
list any three listing of any
drugs abused two drugs
abused

Data presentation( 25) 25-20 Draw the graph 19-15 Drawing the 14-9 drawing lines 8-4 drawing of 3-1
research instrument and with at least one graph with all and put graph but
evidence of research axis labelled axis and naming information on at failed to label
naming of the of the instrument least one axis the axis
instrument used correctly and
and evidence of to feed the
research information
required

short poem ,song or drama 7 at least 6 6 at least 5 5 at least 4 4 at least 3-1 3-1
with the correct information
required( 7)

explaining of possible 5 identify at least 2 4 one solution and 3 no solution but 2 something 1
solutions to be done, neatness possible solution neat work neat work written but
of work(5) neat work dirty