Assessment Outline Assessment Type Weighting Title Scientific Investigation Pendulums 5% Exam 25% End of Year Year 7 8 9 10 Science Understanding They explain the concept of energy conservation and Physical Sciences They represent and predict the They identify different forms of represent energy transfer effects of unbalanced including energy and describe how energy Energy transfer through and transformation within gravity, on motion. transfers and transformations different mediums can be They apply between mass cause change in simple explained using wave and and acceleration to predict particle models changes in the motion of objects. Science as a Human Endeavour Scientific knowledge changes Scientific understanding, as new evidence becomes including models and available, and some scientific Nature and development theories, are contestable Refer to year 7 Refer to year 9 discoveries have significantly of Science and are refined over time descriptors. descriptors. changed people’s through a process of understanding of the world review by the scientific community Science knowledge can develop through collaboration Advances in scientific and connecting ideas across understanding rely the disciplines of science on developments in technology and Use and influence of technological advances Science and technology Science are often linked to contribute to finding solutions to scientific discoveries a of Contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other People can use scientific areas of society and involve knowledge to evaluate ethical considerations whether they should
Assessment Outline Assessment Type Title Weighting Scientific Investigation Pendulums 5% Exam End of Year 25% Year 7 8 9 10 Science Understanding Physical Sciences They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced including gravity, on motion. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and particle models They explain the concept of energy conservation and represent energy transfer and transformation within They apply between mass and acceleration to predict changes in the motion of objects. Science as a Human Endeavour Nature and development of Science Use and influence of Science Scientific knowledge changes as new evidence becomes available, and some scientific discoveries have significantly changed people’s understanding of the world Science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines of science Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a of Contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations Refer to year 7 descriptors. Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community Advances in scientific understanding rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries People can use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they should Refer to year 9 descriptors.
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