Sample assessment outline Physics – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task Time Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 5% Task 1: Investigation: Measuring speed and acceleration Week 2 Semester 1 Task 3: Investigation: Factors affecting the severity of collisions 7% Week 8 Semester 1 Science inquiry 30% Task 4: Investigation: Factors affecting the flight of a water rocket 6% Week 10 Semester 2 Task 7: Investigation: The relationship between current and potential difference, factors affecting 7% Week 4 resistance Semester 2 5% Task 9: Investigation: The magnetic fields of magnets, wires, coils Week 10 Semester 1 Physics of a sport 10% Task 5: Week 11 Extended 20% response Semester 2 10% Task 10: use of electricity Research your household’s Week 12 Semester 1 8% Task 2: Movement: velocity, acceleration, forces Week 6 Semester 1 10% Task 6: Movement: Newton’s laws, work, energy Week 15 Test 35% Semester 2 10% Task 8: and parallel circuits Electricity: Ohm’s law, series Week 7 Semester 2 7% Task 11: Electric power, safety, magnetism Week 15 Externally set task Externally set Semester 1 15% 15% A written task or item or set of items of one hour duration developed by the School Curriculum and task Week 12–13 Standards Authority based on the content from Unit 3 and administered by the school. Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Physics – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting Time Assessment task Science inquiry 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 2 Task 1: Investigation: Measuring speed and acceleration 7% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: Investigation: Factors affecting the severity of collisions 6% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 4: Investigation: Factors affecting the flight of a water rocket 7% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 7: Investigation: The relationship between current and potential difference, factors affecting resistance 5% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 9: Investigation: The magnetic fields of magnets, wires, coils Extended response 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 5: Physics of a sport 10% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 10: Research your household’s use of electricity Test 35% 8% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: Movement: velocity, acceleration, forces 10% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 6: Movement: Newton’s laws, work, energy 10% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 8: Electricity: Ohm’s law, series and parallel circuits 7% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 11: Electric power, safety, magnetism Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 12–13 Externally set task A written task or item or set of items of one hour duration developed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority based on the content from Unit 3 and administered by the school. Total 100% 100%
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