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COURSE OVERVIEW
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SEMESTER ONE
Term
Unit
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Assessment |
Task No |
F/ S |
Task
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Category |
Criteria |
1
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1 |
F
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Formal supervised Exam – comprising multiple choice, short answers, and extended answers
( 1.5 hours)
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Written task |
- Understanding Biology (UB)
- Evaluating Biological Issues (EBI)
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2 |
2. Multi-cellular Organisms
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2 |
F |
Scientific Report investigating SA: Volume Ratio of Cells
( 4 weeks including class time) |
Extended Experimental Investigation
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- Understanding Biology (UB)
- Investigating Biology (IB)
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3 |
F
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Formal supervised Exam – comprising multiple choice, short answers, and extended answers
( 1.5 hours) |
Written task |
- Understanding Biology (UB)
- Evaluating Biological Issues (EBI)
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SEMESTER TWO
Term |
Unit |
Assessment |
Task No |
F /S
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Task |
Category |
Criteria |
3
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3. Plants – the ‘pillars’
of ecosystems
4. Ecology
(including field studies requirement) |
4 |
S |
Collect, present, analyse and report on field work data. Group collection, individual analysis and report. (3 weeks including class time)
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Extended Response |
- Understanding Biology (UB)
- Investigating Biology (IB)
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5 |
F
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Formal supervised Exam comprising multiple choice, short answer, and extended answers
Exam includes an extended response to seen stimulus material related to man’s impact on the environment
( 2 hours)
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Written task |
- Evaluating Biological Issues (EBI)
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4 |
5. An Introduction to Animal physiology
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6 |
S |
Formal supervised Exam comprising multiple choice, short answer, and extended answers
( 2 hours) |
Written task |
- Investigating Biology (IB)
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Note: F = Formative: S = Summative
All assessment is considered to be summative until it becomes formative. Eg if a student misses or has special consideration for an assessment item and it is summative then a precious, similar formative item may be used
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