Criterion A: The research question provided is clear, focused (i.e. not broad), and fully relevant to the investigation

Comment: The research question clearly focused on the impact of sea level rise from climate change on the Royal Bengal Tiger population in the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, narrowing the scope to a specific species and ecosystem.

Criterion A: The environmental issue (relevant either on a local or a global scale) is discussed in the work, providing context for the research question

Comment: The student explained the environmental issue of sea level rise caused by climate change and its impact on the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, detailing the rate of rise, its causes (thermal expansion and melting ice), and its harmful effects on the ecosystem and local communities.

Criterion A: The environmental issue (relevant either on a local or a global scale) is discussed in the work, providing context for the research question

Comment: The student explained the environmental issue of sea level rise caused by climate change and its impact on the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, detailing the rate of rise, its causes (thermal expansion and melting ice), and its harmful effects on the ecosystem and local communities.

Criterion A: The environmental issue (relevant either on a local or a global scale) is discussed in the work, providing context for the research question

Comment: The student explained the environmental issue of sea level rise caused by climate change and its impact on the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, detailing the rate of rise, its causes (thermal expansion and melting ice), and its harmful effects on the ecosystem and local communities.

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Criterion A: There is an established connection between the research question and the environmental issue discussed

Comment: The link between sea level rise and the Bengal Tiger population was clearly established by the student, with habitat loss highlighted as the main consequence. Research, such as Loucks et al., supported this, showing a projected 96% loss of tiger habitat with a 28 cm rise in sea levels.

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Criterion A: There is an established connection between the research question and the environmental issue discussed

Comment: The link between sea level rise and the Bengal Tiger population was clearly established by the student, with habitat loss highlighted as the main consequence. Research, such as Loucks et al., supported this, showing a projected 96% loss of tiger habitat with a 28 cm rise in sea levels.

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Criterion A: The connection between the research question and the environmental issue is clearly explained to the reader

Comment: The student explicitly connected sea level rise to the survival of the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, explaining how rising sea levels threaten the mangrove ecosystem vital for the tiger's survival. It also discussed the potential ecological and socio-economic effects of tiger extinction.

Criterion A: The connection between the research question and the environmental issue is clearly explained to the reader

Comment: The student explicitly connected sea level rise to the survival of the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, explaining how rising sea levels threaten the mangrove ecosystem vital for the tiger's survival. It also discussed the potential ecological and socio-economic effects of tiger extinction.

Criterion A: The connection between the research question and the environmental issue is clearly explained to the reader

Comment: The student explicitly connected sea level rise to the survival of the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, explaining how rising sea levels threaten the mangrove ecosystem vital for the tiger's survival. It also discussed the potential ecological and socio-economic effects of tiger extinction.

Criterion A: The connection between the research question and the environmental issue is clearly explained to the reader

Comment: The student explicitly connected sea level rise to the survival of the Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans, explaining how rising sea levels threaten the mangrove ecosystem vital for the tiger's survival. It also discussed the potential ecological and socio-economic effects of tiger extinction.

Criterion B: The method outlined in the exploration is appropriate to the posed research question

Comment: The student utilized secondary data to address the research question, which is appropriate for this analysis.

Criterion B: The proposed method will allow the student to collect data that is both relevant and sufficient in number

Comment: The student collected historical sea level data from the World Bank Climate Change from 1993 to 2015 and data on the Royal Bengal Tiger population in the Sundarbans.

Criterion B: The proposed method will allow the student to collect data that is both relevant and sufficient in number

Comment: The student collected historical sea level data from the World Bank Climate Change from 1993 to 2015 and data on the Royal Bengal Tiger population in the Sundarbans.

Criterion B: The method outlined in the exploration is appropriate to the posed research question

Comment: The student utilized secondary data to address the research question, which is appropriate for this analysis.

Criterion B: The proposed method will allow the student to collect data that is both relevant and sufficient in number

Comment: The student collected historical sea level data from the World Bank Climate Change from 1993 to 2015 and data on the Royal Bengal Tiger population in the Sundarbans.

Criterion B: The proposed method is described in sufficient detail to allow it to be replicated by the readers at a different time or setting

Comment: The student should have described how the data will be selected and extracted from the website mentioned previously.

Criterion B: The proposed method is described in sufficient detail to allow it to be replicated by the readers at a different time or setting

Comment: The student should have added the information about why rate of poaching needs to be controlled, and how it will be controlled. This information will help the reader to understand the relevance of the controlled variable to the data.

Criterion B: The proposed method is described in sufficient detail to allow it to be replicated by the readers at a different time or setting

Comment: The student should have described how the data will be selected and extracted from the the online magazine, The Daily Star, and the newspaper.

Criterion B: The sampling approach conducted by the student is clearly outlined

Comment: The student did not outline how they chose the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal as one of the data sources. The student should have explained the process of selecting the website.

Criterion B: The exploration provides reasoning for the choice of the conducted sampling approach

Comment: The student should have included reasons for choosing the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal as the data source.

Criterion B: Any risks associated with the method or exploration are listed and described by the student

Comment: The student mentioned the absence of official tiger population statistics and the use of historical data for sea level rise, but the paragraph did not explicitly list or describe the risks associated with the research method itself. The student should have included a discussion of the risks related to data collection, such as the reliability of secondary sources or methodological limitations, like the difficulty of monitoring tiger populations or sea level rise in real time.

Criterion B: The student lists and outlines any ethical considerations associated with the exploration

Comment: The student did not directly mention the ethical considerations in the paragraph. The student should have included the whether the data source will be referenced and acknowledged, whether there are any copyright issues with the data, and whether using the data or combining it with other data could risk profiling or biasing a specific group.

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Criterion A: The environmental issue (relevant either on a local or a global scale) is discussed in the work, providing context for the research question

Comment: The student explained the environmental issue of sea level rise caused by climate change and its impact on the Sundarbans Reserve Forest, detailing the rate of rise, its causes (thermal expansion and melting ice), and its harmful effects on the ecosystem and local communities.

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Comment: The link between sea level rise and the Bengal Tiger population was clearly established by the student, with habitat loss highlighted as the main consequence. Research, such as Loucks et al., supported this, showing a projected 96% loss of tiger habitat with a 28 cm rise in sea levels.

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Comment: The link between sea level rise and the Bengal Tiger population was clearly established by the student, with habitat loss highlighted as the main consequence. Research, such as Loucks et al., supported this, showing a projected 96% loss of tiger habitat with a 28 cm rise in sea levels.

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