Sample assessment outline Physics – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 5% Task 1: Investigation of motion on an inclined plane Week 3 Semester 1 5% Task 3: Experiment measuring the magnetic field strength of a solenoid – Week 10 Science 20% inquiry Semester 2 5% Task 6: Investigation of behaviour of light (reflection, refraction, dispersion, diffraction, polarisation) Week 3 Semester 2 5% Task 7: Evaluation and analysis respond to a scientific article about quantum theory and relativity – Week 5 Semester 1 8% Task 2: Gravity and motion test Week 8 Semester 1 8% Task 4: Electromagnetism test Week 13 Test 30% Semester 2 Task 8: Wave particle duality, quantum theory test 7% Week 6 Semester 2 7% Task 9: Special relativity, the Standard Model test Week 13 Semester 1 20% Task 5: Semester 1 Examination based on Unit 3 Week 15 Examination 50% Semester 2 30% Task 10: Semester 2 Examination based on Units 3 and 4 Week 15 Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Physics – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Investigation of motion on an inclined plane 5% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 3: Experiment – measuring the magnetic field strength of a solenoid 5% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 6: Investigation of behaviour of light (reflection, refraction, dispersion, diffraction, polarisation) 5% Semester 2 Week 5 Task 7: Evaluation and analysis – respond to a scientific article about quantum theory and relativity Test 30% 8% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 2: Gravity and motion test 8% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 4: Electromagnetism test 7% Semester 2 Week 6 Task 8: Wave particle duality, quantum theory test 7% Semester 2 Week 13 Task 9: Special relativity, the Standard Model test Examination 50% 20% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 5: Semester 1 Examination based on Unit 3 30% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 10: Semester 2 Examination based on Units 3 and 4 Total 100% 100%
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