Sample assessment outline Physics – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 Task 1: Investigation 5% Week 2 Design an investigation to determine the specific heat capacity of an unknown substance Semester 1 Task 2: Evaluation and analysis 5% Week 5 Design an energy efficient building Semester 1 Task 5: Experiment 5% Week 12 Determine the resistance of an unknown resistor practical skills test – Science inquiry 30% Semester 2 Task 8: Investigation 5% Week 3 Motion investigation on acceleration Semester 2 Task 10: Evaluation and analysis 5% Week 10 Respond to scientific article on acoustics in-class questions – Semester 2 Task 11: Experiment 5% Week 12 Resonance in closed pipes Semester 1 5% Task 3: Heat test Week 6 Semester 1 5% Task 4: Nuclear energy test Week 10 Semester 1 Test 30% 5% Task 6: Electricity test Week 14 Semester 2 9% Task 9: Motion test Week 8 Semester 2 6% Task 12: Waves test Week 14 Semester 1 15% Task 7: Semester 1 examination on Unit 1 content – Examination week Examination 40% Semester 2 25% on Unit 1 and 2 content Task 13: Semester 2examination – Examination week Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Physics – ATAR Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 2 Task 1: Investigation Design an investigation to determine the specific heat capacity of an unknown substance 5% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 2: Evaluation and analysis Design an energy efficient building 5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 5: Experiment Determine the resistance of an unknown resistor – practical skills test 5% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 8: Investigation Motion investigation on acceleration 5% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 10: Evaluation and analysis Respond to scientific article on acoustics – in-class questions 5% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 11: Experiment Resonance in closed pipes Test 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 3: Heat test 5% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 4: Nuclear energy test 5% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 6: Electricity test 9% Semester 2 Week 8 Task 9: Motion test 6% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 12: Waves test Examination 40% 15% Semester 1 Examination week Task 7: Semester 1 examination – on Unit 1 content 25% Semester 2 Examination week Task 13: Semester 2examination – on Unit 1 and 2 content Total 100% 100%
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