Sample assessment outline Animal Production Systems General Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 Monitoring of blow fly population using fly traps, students investigate fly populations at Task 5: – 5% Week 12 different farm locations, and at different times of the year Investigation 10% Semester 2 Task 11: The effect of sheep age on fleece weight students conduct an investigation to determine – 5% Week 6 any relationship between a sheep’s age and its fleece weight Task 1: of on-farm natural ecosystems and improvement plan students conduct an audit of – Semester 1 7% natural ecosystems on the farm or near-by ones supporting the farm’s productivity and develop a plan Week 3 to support and improve these systems Semester 1 5% Task 2: Calendar of operations students prepare a calendar of operations for a selected enterprise – Week 4 Semester 2 Task 8: Managing animals to meet market requirements students prepare and implement a plan to – 8% Week 1 manage animals to meet a chosen market specification Production Semester 2 Task 9: Assessing animals for quality assurance students identify and explain a quality assurance – 45% 5% project Week 3 program for a selected animal production enterprise, including its purpose and major features Semester 2 Task 12: Feeding plan students prepare and implement an annual feeding plan for a selected – 5% Week 9 enterprise Semester 2 Task 10: Budgeting students prepare an annual cash flow budget of income and expenditure for a – 7% Week 4 selected enterprise Semester 2 Task 14: Livestock breeding and improvement plan students prepare a breeding plan for a sheep – 8% Week 12 enterprise with the aim of improving a selected trait Semester 1 6% Task 3: Systems ecology and Sustainable production Week 8 Semester 1 Task 4: Economics, finance and markets 6% Week 11 Semester 1 Test 30% Task 7: Animal health 6% Week 15 Semester 2 6% Task 13: Animal structure and function and Animal nutrition Week 11 Semester 2 Breeding and improvement 6% Task 15: Week 15 Externally Semester 1 Task 6: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 <teacher to insert – 15% 15% Week 14 information provided by the Authority> set task Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Animal Production Systems – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Investigation 10% 5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 5: Monitoring of blow fly population – using fly traps, students investigate fly populations at different farm locations, and at different times of the year 5% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 11: The effect of sheep age on fleece weight – students conduct an investigation to determine any relationship between a sheep’s age and its fleece weight Production project 45% 7% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: of on-farm natural ecosystems and improvement plan – students conduct an audit of natural ecosystems on the farm or near-by ones supporting the farm’s productivity and develop a plan to support and improve these systems 5% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 2: Calendar of operations – students prepare a calendar of operations for a selected enterprise 8% Semester 2 Week 1 Task 8: Managing animals to meet market requirements – students prepare and implement a plan to manage animals to meet a chosen market specification 5% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 9: Assessing animals for quality assurance – students identify and explain a quality assurance program for a selected animal production enterprise, including its purpose and major features 5% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 12: Feeding plan – students prepare and implement an annual feeding plan for a selected enterprise 7% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 10: Budgeting – students prepare an annual cash flow budget of income and expenditure for a selected enterprise 8% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 14: Livestock breeding and improvement plan – students prepare a breeding plan for a sheep enterprise with the aim of improving a selected trait Test 30% 6% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: Systems ecology and Sustainable production 6% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 4: Economics, finance and markets 6% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 7: Animal health 6% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 13: Animal structure and function and Animal nutrition 6% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 15: Breeding and improvement Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 6: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 – <teacher to insert information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%