1. The mysteries of Easter Island
What happened to the people of Easter Island?
Easter Island is 2000 miles (3200 kilometres) from the nearest land
The Island is a quarter the size of the Isle of Man - 8 miles wide x 8 miles long.
The Island was a tropical paradise - until humans arrived
The population of the Island got as high as Peel (10,000)
Fantastic statues had been carved by people
These statues were moved up to 6 miles after they were carved.
These people must have been clever, talented and organised
Great technical knowledge would have been needed to move the statues.
An explorer arrived in 1722 and found people fighting and starving.
Year 8 Unit 2 Assessed classwork/homework:
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2. C.
The first people landed there 1617 years ago – (400AD) D.
When they first started to farm the volcanic soil was very fertile (good for growing food) I.
Before the first people arrived the island was covered in tropical forest E.
For the first few hundred years after they arrived the trees and their leaves protected the soil from erosion by rain and water H.
No trees were found on the Island in 1722. A.
Later on in 1600, there might not have been enough land for everyone F.
The first houses were made from wood and palm leaves B.
300 years before 1722 there were 10,000 people living on the Island G.
Admiral Roggeveen found human bones in old fires in 1722

3. Date 100AD 400AD 700AD 1000AD 1422AD 1600AD 1722AD 1900AD 2017AD
Task 1
Task 2: Timeline
What is the name of the nearest country?
What is the evidence that the first people were clever, creative and healthy?
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What do you think humans did to upset the natural balance of the island?
Describe what the island was like when the Admiral and his crew arrived?
How did the first people get their food? 1 2 3 4
Using the boxes A – J on the opposite page put what you think happened in the right order below.
Add extras ideas too!
Date
The letter goes here
100AD
400AD
700AD
1000AD
1422AD
1600AD
1722AD
1900AD
2017AD

4. Overall level achieved
Task 3 : Answer these questions on the lined paper provided.
What do you think humans did to Easter Island that changed its natural balance?
What could the Islanders have done to live sustainably? Write a simple plan. NOT a list.
If one person who lived on the island worked out that it was dangerous to chop down all the trees: -
a) What do you think the other people may have said to this person? and
b) Why would they have said this?
Level 3 (D)
You answer most of Task 1.
You simply describe what you think happened to Easter Island in both Task 2 and Task 3 answers
You use some geographical words to explain what you mean
Level 4 (C)
You say how humans changed the natural balance of the Island and this could be the answer to the ‘mystery’ - Q1
You make a simple plan for how the resources on Easter Island could have been used sustainably – Q2
You think about the way some people have different attitudes to the environment – Q3
You link between Easter Island and what could happen globally – Q4
Level 5 (B)
You explain how humans altered the natural balance of Easter the Island
Your plan is detailed and looks at ALL the resources available - Q2
You explain why some Islanders had different opinions about the environment – Q3
You have compared and given a brief conclusion – Q4
Level 6 (A) – All of ‘Level 5’ plus:
You understand that different cultures may have different attitudes to yours – Q3
You show you have researched extra evidence and you used it effectively (all questions)
Spelling mistakes (sp), punctuation errors (P), grammatical errors (G) and problems with presentation (Pr) should be corrected in this box.
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Assessment review (to be completed by the student after the assessment is marked). What went well?
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Assessment review (to be completed by the student after the assessment is marked). What didn’t go well?
Overall level achieved