Year 12 Biology ATAR Assessment Outline: Units 3 & 4 Assessment Type Assessment Type Assessment Task When Assessment Task Weighting Weighting 5% Semester 1 Week 3 Gel electrophoresis a practical activity with a Task 1: – – summary report and an in-class validation. 5% Semester 1 Week 15 Changing a gene pool investigation and validation. Task 6: – – Science Inquiry 20% 5% Semester 2 Week 2 to Task 8: Temperature regulation in animals an investigation – – (Practicals and Week 3 into thermoregulatory mechanisms with a component to be Investigations) validation. 5% Semester 2 Week 7 to Task 10: Modelling an outbreak of a disease. – Week 8 5% Semester 1 Week 9 to Task 4: Fossils and evolution an extended response, – – Extended Response Week 10 consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class 10% validation based on the research. 5% Semester 2 Week 9 to Task 11: Amphibian chytrid disease an extended response, – – Week 10 consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research. 4% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 2: Test 1 - DNA. – 4% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: Test 2 - Heredity. – Test 20% 4% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 5: Test 3 - Continuity of life on Earth. – 4% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 9: Test 4 - Homeostasis – 4% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 12: Test 5 - Infectious disease – 20% Semester One Task 7: Semester 1 Exam: three hours using the examination Examination Week design brief from the syllabus. Examination 50% 30% Semester Two Task 13: Semester 2 Exam: three hours using the Examination Week examination design brief from the syllabus. Total 100% 100%
Year 12 Biology ATAR Assessment Outline: Units 3 & 4 Assessment Type Assessment Type Weighting Assessment Task Weighting When Assessment Task Science Inquiry (Practicals and Investigations) 20% 5% Semester 1 – Week 3 Task 1: Gel electrophoresis – a practical activity with a summary report and an in-class validation. 5% Semester 1 – Week 15 Task 6: Changing a gene pool – investigation and validation. 5% Semester 2 – Week 2 to Week 3 Task 8: Temperature regulation in animals – an investigation into thermoregulatory mechanisms with a component to be validation. 5% Semester 2 – Week 7 to Week 8 Task 10: Modelling an outbreak of a disease. Extended Response 10% 5% Semester 1 – Week 9 to Week 10 Task 4: Fossils and evolution – an extended response, consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research. 5% Semester 2 – Week 9 to Week 10 Task 11: Amphibian chytrid disease – an extended response, consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research. Test 20% 4% Semester 1 – Week 4 Task 2: Test 1 - DNA. 4% Semester 1 – Week 8 Task 3: Test 2 - Heredity. 4% Semester 1 – Week 14 Task 5: Test 3 - Continuity of life on Earth. 4% Semester 2 – Week 6 Task 9: Test 4 - Homeostasis 4% Semester 2 – Week 11 Task 12: Test 5 - Infectious disease Examination 50% 20% Semester One Examination Week Task 7: Semester 1 Exam: three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus. 30% Semester Two Examination Week Task 13: Semester 2 Exam: three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus. Total 100% 100%
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