Date of Term 2, 2017 Term 4, 2015 Term 1, 2017 Term 3, 2017 Week 8 Task Week 9 Week 9/10 Weeks 3 5 – 14/6/17 7/12/16 Type of Prac exam, research Mid-Course Research Task Trial HSC and exam Examination Critical Thinking Task Online Submission Component Syllabus being Weighting assessed Knowledge 5% and 40% 10% 5% 20% understanding Planning and conducting 30% 15% 15% first-hand investigations Scientific thinking, 30% 10% 5% 10% 5% H1, 3 7, 9, H1 - 16 H6, 9, 12 - 14 H1-16 Outcomes – 13, 14 Task 100% 25% 20% 25% 30% Weighting Physics Summary of Internal Assessment – Component Weighting % Knowledge and understanding of: the history, nature, and practice of physics, applications and uses of physics and implications for society and the environment, and current issues, research and 40 developments in physics kinematics and dynamics, energy, waves, fields and matter Skills in planning and conducting investigations and in communicating 30 information and understanding based on these investigations Skills in scientific thinking, problem-solving, and in communicating understanding and 30 conclusions 100% Physics HSC Course Outcomes – A student: H1 Evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding and technology have changed the direction or nature of scientific thinking H2 Analyses the ways in which models, theories and laws in physics have been tested and validated H3 Assesses the impact of particular advances in physics on the development of technologies
Date of Task Term 4, 2015 Week 9 7/12/16 Term 1, 2017 Week 9/10 Term 2, 2017 Week 8 14/6/17 Term 3, 2017 Weeks 3 – 5 Type of Task Prac exam, research and exam Mid-Course Examination Research Task Critical Thinking Online Submission Trial HSC Component being assessed Syllabus Weighting Knowledge and understanding 40% 5% 10% 5% 20% Planning and conducting first-hand investigations 30% 15% 15% Scientific thinking, 30% 5% 10% 5% 10% Outcomes H1, 3 – 7, 9, 13, 14 H1 - 16 H6, 9, 12 - 14 H1-16 Task Weighting 100% 25% 20% 25% 30% Physics – Summary of Internal Assessment Component Weighting % Knowledge and understanding of: the history, nature, and practice of physics, applications and uses of physics and implications for society and the environment, and current issues, research and developments in physics kinematics and dynamics, energy, waves, fields and matter 40 Skills in planning and conducting investigations and in communicating information and understanding based on these investigations 30 Skills in scientific thinking, problem-solving, and in communicating understanding and conclusions 30 100% Physics – HSC Course Outcomes A student: H1 Evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding and technology have changed the direction or nature of scientific thinking H2 Analyses the ways in which models, theories and laws in physics have been tested and validated H3 Assesses the impact of particular advances in physics on the development of technologies
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