Sample assessment outline Chemistry General Year 11 – Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment Assessment Assessment type weighting type task Week Assessment task (from (from syllabus) weighting syllabus) Task 1: Practical Laboratory report on chromatography experiment to separate the food colours in – 2% Week 3 Smarties Task 2: Investigation Design and conduct an investigation assessing seaweed for chlorophyll – 5% Week 3 using chromatography Task 3: Practical Laboratory mini-test on physical and chemical changes 2% Week 4 – 2% Week 5 Task 5: Practical Laboratory mini-test on phase changes – Task 6: Practical Laboratory report on factors that affect solubility 2% Week 6 – 5% Week 7 Task 7: Practical test Solubility measurements – 2% Week 9 Task 9: Practical Laboratory mini-test on Conservation of mass – Science inquiry/ 2% Week 12 Task 11: Practical Laboratory report on measuring rates of reaction – Practical/ 50% Task 12: Investigation Design and conduct an investigation to assess factors affecting rates of – 5% Week 14 Investigation food decay 2% Week 17 Task 14: Practical Laboratory mini-test on measuring and comparing soil pH – 2% Week 20 Task 17: Practical Laboratory mini-test on solubility – 2% Week 21 Task 18: Practical Laboratory mini-test on acid-base and acid-carbonate reactions – Task 19: Practical test Identifying properties of solutions (pH, electrolyte solution, ions in solution) – 5% Week 22 and identity any ions in solution Task 21: Investigation Design and conduct an investigation to compare cleaning power of soaps – 6% Week 25 and detergents Task 24: Investigation Design and conduct an investigation to measure nitrate, phosphate and – 6% Week 29 biological oxygen demand in local water sources in relation to potential for eutrophication
Sample assessment outline Chemistry – General Year 11 Unit 1 and Unit 2 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting Week Assessment task Science inquiry/ Practical/ Investigation 50% 2% Week 3 Task 1: Practical – Laboratory report on chromatography experiment to separate the food colours in Smarties 5% Week 3 Task 2: Investigation – Design and conduct an investigation assessing seaweed for chlorophyll using chromatography 2% Week 4 Task 3: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on physical and chemical changes 2% Week 5 Task 5: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on phase changes 2% Week 6 Task 6: Practical – Laboratory report on factors that affect solubility 5% Week 7 Task 7: Practical test – Solubility measurements 2% Week 9 Task 9: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on Conservation of mass 2% Week 12 Task 11: Practical – Laboratory report on measuring rates of reaction 5% Week 14 Task 12: Investigation – Design and conduct an investigation to assess factors affecting rates of food decay 2% Week 17 Task 14: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on measuring and comparing soil pH 2% Week 20 Task 17: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on solubility 2% Week 21 Task 18: Practical – Laboratory mini-test on acid-base and acid-carbonate reactions 5% Week 22 Task 19: Practical test – Identifying properties of solutions (pH, electrolyte solution, ions in solution) and identity any ions in solution 6% Week 25 Task 21: Investigation – Design and conduct an investigation to compare cleaning power of soaps and detergents 6% Week 29 Task 24: Investigation – Design and conduct an investigation to measure nitrate, phosphate and biological oxygen demand in local water sources in relation to potential for eutrophication
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