Sample assessment outline Biology General Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type weighting type (from task Due date Assessment task (from syllabus) weighting syllabus) Semester 1 7.5% Task 1: Reproduction in flowering plants microscopic examination of pollen grains – Week 4 Semester 1 Science inquiry 30% 7.5% Task 3: Structure of DNA model of DNA – Week 9 Semester 2 Task 10: Long-term project investigation of a local environment or a threatened species, – 15% Week 15 collection of data and interaction with community group/s Semester 1 10% Task 5: Natural selection research assignment followed by an in-class validation exercise – Week 12 Extended 20% response Semester 2 Task 8: Case study threats to migratory species research assignment followed by an in-class – – 10% Week 10 validation exercise Semester 1 Reproduction asexual and sexual reproduction, reproduction in flowering plants animals, Task 2: – 8.75% Week 8 life cycles of flowering plants, insects/amphibians and Australian marsupials, science inquiry Semester 1 Task 6: Inheritance and change DNA, mutations, sex determination, variation and natural – 8.75% Week 15 selection, selective breeding, science inquiry Test 35% Semester 2 8.75% Ecosystems communities and populations, energy flow, science inquiry Task 7: – Week 7 Semester 2 Task 9: Biodiversity unique WA biodiversity, world heritage sites, biodiversity hotspots, threats to – 8.75% Week 14 biodiversity, science inquiry Externally Semester 1 Task 4: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 <teacher to insert – 15% 15% set task Week 13 information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Biology – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting Due date Assessment task Science inquiry 30% 7.5% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 1: Reproduction in flowering plants – microscopic examination of pollen grains 7.5% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 3: Structure of DNA – model of DNA 15% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 10: Long-term project – investigation of a local environment or a threatened species, collection of data and interaction with community group/s Extended response 20% 10% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 5: Natural selection – research assignment followed by an in-class validation exercise 10% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 8: Case study – threats to migratory species – research assignment followed by an in-class validation exercise Test 35% 8.75% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 2: Reproduction – asexual and sexual reproduction, reproduction in flowering plants animals, life cycles of flowering plants, insects/amphibians and Australian marsupials, science inquiry 8.75% Semester 1 Week 15 Task 6: Inheritance and change – DNA, mutations, sex determination, variation and natural selection, selective breeding, science inquiry 8.75% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 7: Ecosystems – communities and populations, energy flow, science inquiry 8.75% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 9: Biodiversity – unique WA biodiversity, world heritage sites, biodiversity hotspots, threats to biodiversity, science inquiry Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 13 Task 4: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 – <teacher to insert information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
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