Sample assessment outline Physics – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task Time Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 10% Task 1: Investigation into speed of sound, echoes Week 3 Semester 1 Task 3: Investigation of refraction and critical angle 10% Week 11 Science Inquiry 40% Semester 2 Task 6: Investigation of heat in your home or school. Students pose a question about temperature 10% Week 7 regulation in their home or school and collect data to reach a conclusion Semester 2 Task 8: Experiment penetration power of radiation (class experiment with teacher handling – 10% Week 11 radioisotopes) Semester 1 Task 4: Presentation on research into vision in animals (compare a vertebrate and an invertebrate 15% Week 14 vision system) Extended 30% Oral presentation on a nuclear radiation topic (e.g. safety measures for working with Task 9: response Semester 2 15% radioisotopes, medical diagnosis, medical treatment, advantages and disadvantages of nuclear Week 12 power, production and use of radioisotopes, nuclear waste, nuclear weapons and their effects) Semester 1 7% Task 2: Test on Waves and Sound Week 6 Semester 1 8% Task 5: Test on Light Week 16 Test 30% Semester 2 8% Task 7: Test on Heat Week 8 Semester 2 7% Task 10: Test on Nuclear radiation Week 16 Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Physics – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting Time Assessment task Science Inquiry 40% 10% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Investigation into speed of sound, echoes 10% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 3: Investigation of refraction and critical angle 10% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 6: Investigation of heat in your home or school. Students pose a question about temperature regulation in their home or school and collect data to reach a conclusion 10% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 8: Experiment – penetration power of radiation (class experiment with teacher handling radioisotopes) Extended response 30% 15% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 4: Presentation on research into vision in animals (compare a vertebrate and an invertebrate vision system) 15% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 9: Oral presentation on a nuclear radiation topic (e.g. safety measures for working with radioisotopes, medical diagnosis, medical treatment, advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power, production and use of radioisotopes, nuclear waste, nuclear weapons and their effects) Test 30% 7% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: Test on Waves and Sound 8% Semester 1 Week 16 Task 5: Test on Light 8% Semester 2 Week 8 Task 7: Test on Heat 7% Semester 2 Week 16 Task 10: Test on Nuclear radiation Total 100% 100%
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