Examination Examination Syllabus Component being assessed Weighting Knowledge and 40 5 10 5 20 understanding Planning and Conducting 30 5 10 5 10 First-Hand Investigations 30 5 15 5 Scientific Thinking, Problem 5 Solving H1, 3, 4, 5 H2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, H1-16 H1-16 Outcomes 12, 13 14 100 Task Weighting 20 20 30 30 Senior Science - Summary of Internal Assessment Component Weighting Knowledge and understanding of the underlying laws, theories and principles of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science and Physics and their application to 40 technology and society. Skills in planning and conducting first-hand 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% Senior Science 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 biology have been tested and validated. H3 Assess the impact of particular advances in biology on the development of technology. H4 Assesses the impacts of applications of biology on society and the environment. H5 Identifies possible future directions of biological research. H6 Explains why the biochemical processes that in cells are related to macroscopic changes in the organism. H7 Analyses the impact of natural and processes on biodiversity. H8 Evaluates the impact of human activity on the interactions of organisms and their environment. H9 Describes the mechanisms of inheritance in molecular terms. H10 Describes the mechanisms of evolution and assesses the impact of human activity on evolution. H11 Justifies the appropriateness of a particular investigation plan.
Examination Examination Component being assessed Syllabus Weighting Knowledge and understanding 40 5 10 5 20 Planning and Conducting First-Hand Investigations 30 10 5 10 5 Scientific Thinking, Problem Solving 30 5 5 15 5 Outcomes H2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 H1-16 H1, 3, 4, 5 12, 13 H1-16 Task Weighting 100 20 20 30 30 Senior Science - Summary of Internal Assessment Component Weighting Knowledge and understanding of the underlying laws, theories and principles of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science and Physics and their application to technology and society. 40 Skills in planning and conducting first-hand 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% Senior Science 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 biology have been tested and validated. H3 Assess the impact of particular advances in biology on the development of technology. H4 Assesses the impacts of applications of biology on society and the environment. H5 Identifies possible future directions of biological research. H6 Explains why the biochemical processes that in cells are related to macroscopic changes in the organism. H7 Analyses the impact of natural and processes on biodiversity. H8 Evaluates the impact of human activity on the interactions of organisms and their environment. H9 Describes the mechanisms of inheritance in molecular terms. H10 Describes the mechanisms of evolution and assesses the impact of human activity on evolution. H11 Justifies the appropriateness of a particular investigation plan.
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