VCE Physics: Performance descriptors PHYSICS SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited collection and Limited collection and Appropriate collection and Purposeful collection and Highly proficient collection presentation of data and presentation of relevant data presentation of relevant data clear presentation of relevant and presentation of relevant representation of and representation of and representation of data and representation of data and representation of Unit 3 experimental findings related experimental findings related experimental findings related experimental findings related experimental findings related Outcome 3 to motion and related energy to motion and related energy to motion and related energy to motion and related energy to motion and related energy transformations. transformations. transformations. transformations. transformations. Investigate motion and related energy Very limited use of the Limited use of the Newtonian Satisfactory use of the Mostly proficient use of the Highly proficient use of the transformations Newtonian model in model in analysing motion in Newtonian model in Newtonian model in Newtonian model in experimentally, analyse analysing motion in one and one and two dimensions in analysing motion in one and analysing motion in one and analysing motion in one and motion using Newton’s two dimensions in limited several contexts. two dimensions in several two dimensions in a broad two dimensions in a broad laws of motion in one contexts. contexts. range of contexts. range of contexts. and two dimensions, and explain the motion Very limited understanding Limited understanding and Sound understanding and Well-developed Comprehensive of objects moving at and description of the motion description of the motion of description of the motion of understanding and understanding and very large speeds using of objects moving at high objects moving at high objects moving at high description of the motion of description of the motion of Einstein’s theory of speeds. speeds. speeds. objects moving at high objects moving at high special relativity. speeds. speeds. Very limited understanding of Limited understanding of the Satisfactory understanding of Well-developed Thorough understanding of the difference between the difference between the the difference between the understanding of the the difference between the Newtonian model and Newtonian model and Newtonian model and difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of Einsteinian theories of Einsteinian theories of Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion. motion. motion. Einsteinian theories of motion. motion.
VCE Physics: Performance descriptors PHYSICS SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance descriptors Unit 3 Outcome 3 Investigate motion and related energy transformations experimentally, analyse motion using Newton’s laws of motion in one and two dimensions, and explain the motion of objects moving at very large speeds using Einstein’s theory of special relativity. DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range Very low Low Medium High Very high Very limited collection and presentation of data and representation of experimental findings related to motion and related energy transformations. Limited collection and presentation of relevant data and representation of experimental findings related to motion and related energy transformations. Appropriate collection and presentation of relevant data and representation of experimental findings related to motion and related energy transformations. Purposeful collection and clear presentation of relevant data and representation of experimental findings related to motion and related energy transformations. Highly proficient collection and presentation of relevant data and representation of experimental findings related to motion and related energy transformations. Very limited use of the Newtonian model in analysing motion in one and two dimensions in limited contexts. Limited use of the Newtonian model in analysing motion in one and two dimensions in several contexts. Satisfactory use of the Newtonian model in analysing motion in one and two dimensions in several contexts. Mostly proficient use of the Newtonian model in analysing motion in one and two dimensions in a broad range of contexts. Highly proficient use of the Newtonian model in analysing motion in one and two dimensions in a broad range of contexts. Very limited understanding and description of the motion of objects moving at high speeds. Limited understanding and description of the motion of objects moving at high speeds. Sound understanding and description of the motion of objects moving at high speeds. Well-developed understanding and description of the motion of objects moving at high speeds. Comprehensive understanding and description of the motion of objects moving at high speeds. Very limited understanding of the difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion. Limited understanding of the difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion. Satisfactory understanding of the difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion. Well-developed understanding of the difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion. Thorough understanding of the difference between the Newtonian model and Einsteinian theories of motion.