Sample assessment outline Human Biology – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 6% Task 2: Science inquiry (practical) Chicken wing dissection – Week 6 Semester1 7% Task 4: Science inquiry (investigation) Reaction times – Week 10 Science inquiry 30% Semester 2 7% Task 8: Science inquiry (investigation) Does the environment affect the growth of micro-organisms? – Week 3–4 Semester 2 10% Task 7: Science inquiry (practical) Monocular and stereoscopic microscope use – Week 2 Semester 1 Extended response (research and validation) Conditions relating to sporting injuries or Task 1: – 10% Week 4 damage to the nervous system Extended 20% response Semester 2 Task 10: Extended response (research and validation) The local, regional and global response to – 10% Week 13 Ebola Semester 1 9% Test Muscular and skeletal systems Task 3: – Week 7 Semester 1 8.5% Task 6: Test Nervous and endocrine systems – Week 15 Test 35% Semester 2 9% Task 9: Test Infectious disease – Week 8 Semester 2 8.5% Task 11: Test Vaccines, immunology and community and global health – Week 15 Externally set Semester 1 Task 5: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 <teacher to insert – 15% 15% task Week 13 information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Human Biology – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry 30% 6% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: Science inquiry (practical) – Chicken wing dissection 7% Semester1 Week 10 Task 4: Science inquiry (investigation) – Reaction times 7% Semester 2 Week 3–4 Task 8: Science inquiry (investigation) – Does the environment affect the growth of micro-organisms? 10% Semester 2 Week 2 Task 7: Science inquiry (practical) – Monocular and stereoscopic microscope use Extended response 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 1: Extended response (research and validation) – Conditions relating to sporting injuries or damage to the nervous system 10% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 10: Extended response (research and validation) – The local, regional and global response to Ebola Test 35% 9% Semester 1 Week 7 Task 3: Test – Muscular and skeletal systems 8.5% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 6: Test – Nervous and endocrine systems 9% Semester 2 Week 8 Task 9: Test – Infectious disease 8.5% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 11: Test – Vaccines, immunology and community and global health Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 5: 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%
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