ASSIGNMENT 1
Natural Science and Technology Infographic
Due date: 10 March 2025 at 23:591
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Design an infographic using free software like Canva or PowerPoint to teach a single
concept within a natural science and technology area. Examples of concepts you could
choose include health and nutrition, the life cycle of a frog, structures, or sea creatures.
Your infographic should focus on one of the following subject areas: life sciences,
physical science, energy and change, or planet Earth and beyond.
Here are some tips for developing an effective infographic:
✓ Narrow down your concept to a specific, well-defined topic (e.g., "The life cycle of a frog"
instead of just "Frogs").
✓ Ensure the topic aligns with the subject area (e.g., life sciences, energy and change, etc.).
✓ Stick to the essentials: Use concise, clear text and visuals.
✓ Break down complex information into smaller parts.
✓ Use bullet points, numbered lists, or sections for better organisation.
✓ Choose a clean, minimalist design to avoid clutter.
✓ Stick to a consistent colour scheme, ideally with 2-3 main colours.
✓ Use legible typefaces (e.g. Arial) and limit the number thereof (1-2 is ideal).
✓ Use relevant images, illustrations, or icons to represent key concepts.
✓ If your infographic includes data (e.g., statistics or comparisons), use charts or graphs to
display the information clearly.
✓ Use visuals like pie charts, bar graphs, or timelines for clarity.
✓ Highlight the most important information using size, colour, or positioning.
✓ Ensure the reader can easily follow the flow of information from top to bottom or left to right.
✓ Choose colours that are readable for people with colour blindness.
✓ Make sure the font size is large enough to read easily.
Ensure that you carefully follow the rubric for this assignment.
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Infographic Design Rubric (Total: 80 Marks)
Criteria Excellent (9-10) Good (7-8) Satisfactory (5-6) Needs Improvement (0-4) Marks
The topic is clearly defined, The topic is clear and The topic is somewhat clear The topic is unclear or too /10
Topic Clarity specific and focused. Excellent focused with minor but lacks focus. broad.
& Focus alignment with the subject area. ambiguities.
Content All information is accurate and Minor factual inaccuracies Some inaccuracies or Major inaccuracies or off- /10
Accuracy relevant to the chosen concept. or irrelevant details. irrelevant content. topic content.
Exceptional layout: Clean, Good layout, mostly Layout is somewhat Very cluttered or poorly /10
Design and organised, with excellent use of organised but may have disorganised; difficult to organised. Hard to follow.
Layout space. Easy to follow. some clutter or imbalance. follow in places.
Highly engaging with Visually appealing with Visuals are somewhat Poor visual choices or lack /10
appropriate, well-chosen relevant visuals, though relevant, but design or of relevant visuals.
Visual
visuals (icons, images). Colours minor improvements could colour choices affect
Appeal
are cohesive and enhance be made in cohesion or readability.
readability. clarity.
Text is clear, concise, and Text is mostly clear, and Text or labelling lacks clarity Text is unclear or over- /10
Text and enhances the visuals. Labels labels are useful, though or is somewhat excessive. complicated. Labels are
Labelling and captions are effective and there may be slight issues missing or unhelpful.
easy to understand. with clarity.
Effective use of data Good use of data Data visualisation is used No data visualisation or /10
Data visualisation (charts, graphs) visualisation, though some but lacks clarity or is ineffective use of data.
Visualisation that clearly supports the areas could be clearer or partially irrelevant.
message. more concise.
Highly creative, original, and Creative and original, though Some creativity but lacks Lacks creativity or /10
Creativity visually innovative. Shows somewhat conventional in originality or effort. originality.
and significant effort and design.
Originality thoughtfulness.
No spelling, grammar, or Few minor spelling, Some spelling, grammar, or Numerous spelling, /10
Technical
formatting errors. Excellent grammar, or formatting formatting issues. grammar, or formatting
Matters
attention to detail. errors. errors.
