Sample assessment outline Human Biology – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type Assessment type Assessment weighting When Assessment task (from syllabus) task weighting (from syllabus) Semester 1 3% Task 1: Practical Enzyme function – Week 3 Semester 1 3.5% Week 4 Task 3: Investigation Cardiovascular health in teenagers – Due Week 8 Science inquiry 20% Semester 1 3.5% Task 6: Practical Effect of digestive enzymes on food – Week 10 Semester 2 5% Task 11: Practical Extraction of DNA from strawberries – Week 1 Semester 2 Task 14: Practical Ugly Bugs: Modelling crossing over, non-disjunction, random assortment and – 5% Week 6 gene linkage Semester 1 3.5% Task 5: Extended response Cardiovascular diseases and treatments – Week 9 Semester 1 4% Task 8: Extended response Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research assignment – Week 14 Extended response 15% Semester 2 3.5% Task 12: Extended response Gene expression – Week 4 Semester 2 4% Task 16: Extended response Reproductive technologies research assignment – Week 11 Semester 1 3% Task 2: Test Metabolism and enzymes – Week 3 Semester 1 3.5% Task 4: Test Respiratory and circulatory systems – Week 8 Semester 1 Test 25% 3% Task 7: Test Digestive and excretory systems – Week 13 Semester 1 3% Task 9: Test Musculoskeletal system – Week 15 Semester 2 Task 13: Test DNA and protein synthesis 4% – Week 4
Sample assessment outline Human Biology – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry 20% 3% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Practical – Enzyme function 3.5% Semester 1 Week 4 Due Week 8 Task 3: Investigation – Cardiovascular health in teenagers 3.5% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 6: Practical – Effect of digestive enzymes on food 5% Semester 2 Week 1 Task 11: Practical – Extraction of DNA from strawberries 5% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 14: Practical – Ugly Bugs: Modelling crossing over, non-disjunction, random assortment and gene linkage Extended response 15% 3.5% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 5: Extended response – Cardiovascular diseases and treatments 4% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 8: Extended response – Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research assignment 3.5% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 12: Extended response – Gene expression 4% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 16: Extended response – Reproductive technologies research assignment Test 25% 3% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 2: Test – Metabolism and enzymes 3.5% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 4: Test – Respiratory and circulatory systems 3% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 7: Test – Digestive and excretory systems 3% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 9: Test – Musculoskeletal system 4% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 13: Test – DNA and protein synthesis
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