Assessment Tasks
Listed below are some assessment tasks from the previous version of the study design. Each would need to be modified to meet the criteria in the current design. For advice on how to do that check out the material from the PD on SACs.
Assessment Task: Operation of a Device for Fields Area of Study 49.2 kB doc
Assessment Task: Operation of a Device for Electrical Energy Area of Study 40.4 kB doc
Assessment Task: Explanation of a Phenomenon for Fields Area of Study 49.2 kB doc
Assessment Task: Data Analysis for Motion Area of Study 46.6 kB doc
An assessment task that is an extension of the analysis of three experiments: centripetal acceleration, potential energy in a spring, and kinetic energy and momentum in a collision.
Assessment Task: Annotations of Practical Activities for Motion Area of Study 228 kB doc
This is a six page document that considers what is meant by ‘Annotations …’ and gives an example of how an assessment task might be designed for the Motion Area of Study.
Assessment Task: Solution to a scientific or technological problem 81.9 kB doc
This is a three page document of worksheets covering a) the Fields Area of Study for problems i) separation of particles, ii) reduction of friction, b) the Electrical energy AoS for problems iii) harnessing the earth’s magnetic field in space, iv) optimising magnetic field design, v) harnessing bio-electric fields and c) the Motion AoS for problems vi) road engineering and vii) controlling distant probes.
Assessment Task: Media analysis of contributions to an online discussion 40.4 kB doc
This assessment task explores the possibility of using online discussions on sites such as ‘The Conversation’ to analyse the contributions to discussions of science-based issues. It has application to a number of Area of Study and Options.