Sample assessment outline Marine and Maritime Studies – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Task 1: Identifying phytoplankton and zooplankton in marine ecosystems students collect water – Semester 1 5% samples from a number of locations and measure some of their abiotic factors and identify planktons in Week 6 the water samples Science inquiry/ Scientific skills/ 10% Semester 2 2.5% Task 10: students investigate the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas Boyle’s Law – Investigation Week 9 Semester 2 Task 12: Corrosion of iron students investigate factors affecting the corrosion of iron 2.5% – Week 12 Semester 1 Task 2: Snorkelling skills assessment students are assessed on their snorkelling skills, including – 5% Week 10 equipment fitting skills, safety checks, water entry techniques and in-water snorkelling skills Practical 10% Task 7: Coastal engineering structures students examine the effects of coastal engineering structures Semester 2 – 5% Week 6 (model using wave tank) Marine pollution discharge of treated sewage water to the ocean students research the Semester 1 Task 4: – – 5% Week 12 discharge of treated sewage water to the ocean and answer a set of in-class validation questions Extended response 10% Semester 2 Task 8: The impact of climate change students research the impact of change on a WA marine – 5% Week 7 habitat Semester 1 5% Task 3: Oceanography test (Unit 3) Week 11 Semester 2 5% Task 6: Environmental and resource management test Week 4 Semester 2 Test 25% 5% Task 9: Oceanography test (Unit 4) Week 7 Semester 2 5% Task 11: Snorkelling theory test Week 10 Semester 2 5% Task 13: Maritime history and archaeology test Week 14 Examination 20% Task 5: Semester 1 examination week Examination 45% Examination 25% Task 14: Semester 2 examination week Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Marine and Maritime Studies – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry/ Scientific skills/ Investigation 10% 5% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 1: Identifying phytoplankton and zooplankton in marine ecosystems – students collect water samples from a number of locations and measure some of their abiotic factors and identify planktons in the water samples 2.5% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 10: Boyle’s Law – students investigate the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas 2.5% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 12: Corrosion of iron – students investigate factors affecting the corrosion of iron Practical 10% 5% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 2: Snorkelling skills assessment – students are assessed on their snorkelling skills, including equipment fitting skills, safety checks, water entry techniques and in-water snorkelling skills 5% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 7: Coastal engineering structures – students examine the effects of coastal engineering structures (model using wave tank) Extended response 10% 5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 4: Marine pollution – discharge of treated sewage water to the ocean – students research the discharge of treated sewage water to the ocean and answer a set of in-class validation questions 5% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 8: The impact of climate change – students research the impact of change on a WA marine habitat Test 25% 5% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 3: Oceanography test (Unit 3) 5% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 6: Environmental and resource management test 5% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 9: Oceanography test (Unit 4) 5% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 11: Snorkelling theory test 5% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 13: Maritime history and archaeology test Examination 45% 20% Examination week Task 5: Semester 1 examination 25% Examination week Task 14: Semester 2 examination Total 100% 100%