Sample assessment outline Human Biology – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 1.5% Task 2: Science inquiry (practical) Receptors, reactions and reflex arcs – Week 5 Semester 1 2.5% Task 4: Science inquiry (investigation) Temperature regulation mechanisms of the human body – Week 8 Semester 1 Science inquiry 10% 1% Task 10: Science inquiry (practical) Chance changes in gene pools and the founder effect – Week 4 Semester 2 2.5% Task 12: Science inquiry (practical) Biotechnology techniques (PCR and gel electrophoresis) – Week 9 Semester 2 2.5% Science inquiry (practical) Fossil dating techniques (second-hand data) Task 13: – Week 11 Semester 1 4% Task 1: Extended response Treatment of endocrine dysfunction – Week 2 Extended Semester 1 15% 3.5% Task 6: Extended response The role of vaccines in – developing ‘herd immunity’ response Week 12 Semester 2 Task 9: Extended response Further evidence for evolution: comparative biochemistry, comparative genomics – 7.5% Week 2 and bioinformatics Semester 1 5% Task 3: Test Endocrine and nervous systems – Week 6 Semester 1 4% Task 5: Test Homeostasis – Week 10 Semester 1 Test 25% 4% Task 7: Test Response to infection – Week 14 Semester 2 Test Mutations and gene pools 6% Task 11: – Week 7 Semester 2 6% Task 14: Test Evidence for evolution and hominid evolutionary trends – Week 14 Assessment Assessment Assessment When Assessment task type type task
Sample assessment outline Human Biology – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Science inquiry 10% 1.5% Semester 1 Week 5 Task 2: Science inquiry (practical) – Receptors, reactions and reflex arcs 2.5% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 4: Science inquiry (investigation) – Temperature regulation mechanisms of the human body 1% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 10: Science inquiry (practical) – Chance changes in gene pools and the founder effect 2.5% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 12: Science inquiry (practical) – Biotechnology techniques (PCR and gel electrophoresis) 2.5% Semester 2 Week 11 Task 13: Science inquiry (practical) – Fossil dating techniques (second-hand data) Extended response 15% 4% Semester 1 Week 2 Task 1: Extended response – Treatment of endocrine dysfunction 3.5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 6: Extended response – The role of vaccines in developing ‘herd immunity’ 7.5% Semester 2 Week 2 Task 9: Extended response – Further evidence for evolution: comparative biochemistry, comparative genomics and bioinformatics Test 25% 5% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 3: Test – Endocrine and nervous systems 4% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 5: Test – Homeostasis 4% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 7: Test – Response to infection 6% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 11: Test – Mutations and gene pools 6% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 14: Test – Evidence for evolution and hominid evolutionary trends Assessment type Assessment type Assessment task When Assessment task
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