Sample assessment outline Biology ATAR Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment When/due Assessment type Assessment date/start and type (from weighting task Assessment task submission syllabus) (from weighting date syllabus) Semester 1 5% Task 1: Gel electrophoresis a practical activity with a summary report and an validation – Week 4 Semester 1 Task 4: Changing a gene pool a scientific report based on developing and conducting a simulation – 5% Week 12 game with two sets of rules Science inquiry 20% Semester 2 Task 7: Temperature regulation in animals an investigation into thermoregulatory mechanisms with a – 5% Week 3 component to be validation Semester 2 Task 9: Modelling an outbreak of a disease The Nuffield Foundation, Spread of infectious diseases, – 5% Week 9 Activity 4.1 Protecting the herd Semester 1 Task 3: Fossils and evolution an extended response, consisting of one week of research, followed by – 5% Week 9 an in-class validation based on the research Extended 10% response Semester 2 Amphibian chytrid fungus disease an extended response, consisting of one week of Task 10: – 5% Week 10 research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research Semester 1 Task 2: Heredity 40-minute test, consisting of multiple-choice questions, questions and – 5% Week 8 an extended-answer question Semester 1 Task 5: Continuity of life on Earth 40-minute test, consisting of multiple-choice questions, – 5% Week 14 questions and an extended-answer question Test 20% Semester 2 Task 8: Homeostasis 40-minute test consisting of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions – 5% Week 7 and an extended-answer question Semester 2 Task 11: Infectious disease 40-minute test consisting of multiple-choice questions, short-answer – 5% Week 14 questions and an extended-answer question Examination 20% Task 6: Semester 1 Examination three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus – week Examination 50% Examination 30% Task 12: Semester 2 Examination three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus – week Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Biology – ATAR Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type (from syllabus) Assessment type weighting (from syllabus) Assessment task weighting When/due date/start and submission date Assessment task Science inquiry 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 4 Task 1: Gel electrophoresis – a practical activity with a summary report and an validation 5% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 4: Changing a gene pool – a scientific report based on developing and conducting a simulation game with two sets of rules 5% Semester 2 Week 3 Task 7: Temperature regulation in animals – an investigation into thermoregulatory mechanisms with a component to be validation 5% Semester 2 Week 9 Task 9: Modelling an outbreak of a disease – The Nuffield Foundation, Spread of infectious diseases, Activity 4.1 Protecting the herd Extended response 10% 5% Semester 1 Week 9 Task 3: Fossils and evolution – an extended response, consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research 5% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 10: Amphibian chytrid fungus disease – an extended response, consisting of one week of research, followed by an in-class validation based on the research Test 20% 5% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 2: Heredity – 40-minute test, consisting of multiple-choice questions, questions and an extended-answer question 5% Semester 1 Week 14 Task 5: Continuity of life on Earth – 40-minute test, consisting of multiple-choice questions, questions and an extended-answer question 5% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 8: Homeostasis – 40-minute test consisting of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions and an extended-answer question 5% Semester 2 Week 14 Task 11: Infectious disease – 40-minute test consisting of multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions and an extended-answer question Examination 50% 20% Examination week Task 6: Semester 1 Examination – three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus 30% Examination week Task 12: Semester 2 Examination – three hours using the examination design brief from the syllabus Total 100% 100%
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