Sample assessment outline Human Biology – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 When/due Assessment Assessment type date/start and Assessment task type weighting Assessment task (from syllabus) weighting submission (from syllabus) date Semester 1 6% Task 1: Practical Aerobic and anaerobic respiration – Week 2 Semester 1 7% Task 2: Investigation Effect of exercise on breathing rate and pulse rate – Week 5 Semester 1 Science Inquiry 40% 7% Task 3: Practical Heart dissection – Week 8 Semester 2 10% Task 7: Practical DNA extraction – Week 2 Semester 2 10% Task 9: Practical Rat dissection (real/virtual) – Week 9 Semester 1 10% Task 5: Research assignment Digestive disorders – Week 13 Semester 2 Extended Response 20% 3% Task 10: Research assignment Alcohol and smoking during pregnancy – Week 11 Semester 2 7% Task 12: In-class assessment Reproductive technology – Week 14 Semester 1 10% Task 4: Test Characteristics of life, respiratory and circulatory systems – Week 10 Semester 1 10% Task 6: Test Digestive and urinary systems – Week 16 Semester 2 Test 40% 6% Task 8: Test DNA, cells and reproductive system – Week 7 Semester 2 7% Task 11: Test Pregnancy and birth – Week 12 Semester 2 7% Task 13: Test Reproductive technologies and STIs – Week 16 Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Human Biology – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When/due date/start and submission date Assessment task Science Inquiry 40% 6% Semester 1 Week 2 Task 1: Practical – Aerobic and anaerobic respiration 7% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 2: Investigation – Effect of exercise on breathing rate and pulse rate 7% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: Practical – Heart dissection 10% Semester 2 Week 2 Task 7: Practical – DNA extraction 10% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 9: Practical – Rat dissection (real/virtual) Extended Response 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 5: Research assignment – Digestive disorders 3% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 10: Research assignment – Alcohol and smoking during pregnancy 7% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 12: In-class assessment – Reproductive technology Test 40% 10% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 4: Test – Characteristics of life, respiratory and circulatory systems 10% Semester 1 Week 16 Task 6: Test – Digestive and urinary systems 6% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 8: Test – DNA, cells and reproductive system 7% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 11: Test – Pregnancy and birth 7% Semester 2 Week 16 Task 13: Test – Reproductive technologies and STIs Total 100% 100%
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