Sample assessment outline Plant Production Systems – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 Task 2: Investigating transpiration students investigate some of the factors that affect the rate of – Investigation 10% 10% Week 5 transpiration Semester 1 Task 3: Fertiliser program for a plant enterprise students develop a fertiliser plan for a selected – 5% Week 7 plant enterprise Semester 1 Task 5: Control program for a plant weed students identify a weed pest for a selected plant and – 5% Week 12 compare the effectiveness of different control methods Breeding plants for a changed climate students identify a plant trait to improve a Semester 2 Task 9: Production – plant’s 5% 20% Week 6 capacity to cope with climate change and develop a breeding plan for the trait project Semester 2 Task 11: Production and Marketing Decisions students choose an international wheat market, – 2.5% Week 10 identify a wheat variety suited to the chosen market, and budget to produce a crop for the market Semester 2 Task 12: New technology students plan for the use of a new technology to improve farming – 2.5% Week 12 practice and explain how it will affect farming practice Semester 1 Systems ecology test 4% Task 1: Week 4 Semester 1 4% Task 4: Plant structure and function and Plant environment test Week 11 Semester 1 4% Task 6: Plant health test Test 20% Week 14 Semester 2 Task 8: Sustainable production test 4% Week 4 Semester 2 4% Task 10: Breeding and improvement test Week 7 20% Examination week Task 7: Semester 1 Examination Examination 50% 30% Examination week Task 13: Semester 2 Examination Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Plant Production Systems – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Investigation 10% 10% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 2: Investigating transpiration – students investigate some of the factors that affect the rate of transpiration Production project 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 7 Task 3: Fertiliser program for a plant enterprise – students develop a fertiliser plan for a selected plant enterprise 5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 5: Control program for a plant weed – students identify a weed pest for a selected plant and compare the effectiveness of different control methods 5% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 9: Breeding plants for a changed climate – students identify a plant trait to improve a plant’s capacity to cope with climate change and develop a breeding plan for the trait 2.5% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 11: Production and Marketing Decisions – students choose an international wheat market, identify a wheat variety suited to the chosen market, and budget to produce a crop for the market 2.5% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 12: New technology – students plan for the use of a new technology to improve farming practice and explain how it will affect farming practice Test 20% 4% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 1: Systems ecology test 4% Semester 1 Week 11 Task 4: Plant structure and function and Plant environment test 4% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 6: Plant health test 4% Semester 2 Week 4 Task 8: Sustainable production test 4% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 10: Breeding and improvement test Examination 50% 20% Examination week Task 7: Semester 1 Examination 30% Examination week Task 13: Semester 2 Examination Total 100% 100%
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