Assessment Folder GAC013 Science II: Scientific Principles Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation Due Week 10/at the end of Unit 4G Weighting 30% Instructions to Students Date task issued: Date for organiser: Date draft for teacher review and feedback: Date final version: ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ You are required to write a report of at least 750 words that demonstrates your ability to: • • • • • consider the historical development of scientific principles, concepts and ideas conduct basic scientific activity document and discuss the contribution of scientific advances appropriately acknowledge sources use appropriate scientific language, units and notations In addition to these instructions, your teacher will provide you with a copy of the Case Study Investigation Cover Sheet, Scientific Advances Reading List, Compare/Contrast Organiser and Assessment Criteria. Topic: Undertake research to compare and contrast TWO recent scientific advances chosen from the readings provided. You must consult at least FOUR other sources in addition to the one provided for each topic (Total SIX sources). Discuss all aspects mentioned in the organiser provided. Judge which of the two advances has made the most significant contribution to human progress and justify your choice. Write a report of at least 750 words. Page 16 Version 8.5A © ACT Education Solutions, Limited A ri 2018 GAC013 Science II: Scientific Principles Assessment Folder INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS... /2 PROCEDURE: • Read through the Assessment Event and Assessment Criteria. Be sure that you understand what is required and when your work has to be completed. • Read the two articles you have chosen carefully, and research the background of the topic they discuss. Remember that you need to cite at least SIX sources that are relevant to the topic. • Use appropriate scientific language, units and notation as they will be assessed. • Use peer-reviewed sources suitable for academic work. Be sure to acknowledge your sources by compiling a reference list which follows GAC guidelines. • Complete the organiser, draft (or drafts) and final version as homework or during supervised Independent Study Time. • Submit your organiser, draft (or drafts) and final version on the dates specified by your teacher. • Include the organiser and draft (or drafts) with the final version of the essay as they will all be assessed. • Submit your report in soft and hard copy. The hard copy should be organised as follows: Cover Sheet, final version, draft (or drafts) and organiser. • This Assessment Event will be marked using the Assessment Criteria provided. © ACT Education Solutions, Limited A ri 2018 Page 17 Version 8.5A Assessment Folder GAC013 Science II: Scientific Principles Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation Scientific Advances Reading List Choose one of the pairs of scientific advances below. Compare and contrast these two studies. All from: Science Daily [online]. Accessed 25 August 2016. Pair 1: Volcanoes - Earth Science (Geology) 1st Scientific Advance 2nd Scientific Advance Volcanoes get quiet before they erupt http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy1A Taking the ‘pulse’ of volcanoes using satellite images http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy1B Pair 2: Renewable Energy - Environmental Science (Engineering) 2nd Scientific Advance 1st Scientific Advance Watering solar cells makes them grow in power http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy4A Novel ocean-current turbine design: Taming oceans for 24/7 power http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy4B Pair 3: Dengue - Environmental Science (Epidemiology) 2nd Scientific Advance 1st Scientific Advance Warmer climate could lower Dengue risk http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy3A Mobile phone records may predict epidemics of mosquito-borne Dengue virus http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy3B Pair 4: Evolution - Biology 1st Scientific Advance 2nd Scientific Advance Humans artificially drive evolution of new species Watching new species evolve in real time http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy5A http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy5B Pair 5: Atherosclerosis - Biology (Anatomy & Biophysics) 1st Scientific Advance 2nd Scientific Advance Studying blood flow dynamics to identify the heart of vessel failure http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy7A Page 18 Version 8.5A MRI measure of blood flow over atherosclerotic plaque may detect dangerous plaque http://tinyurl.com/GAC013CaseStudy7B © ACT Education Solutions, Limited A ri 2018 GAC013 AE#2 Name CCLY __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation Compare/Contrast Organiser INTRODUCTION Aspects to be examined Topic 1 Topic 2 Name of the topic General information on the topic (why is it important or a concern) One sentence description of the scientific advance Field of science it belongs to & why? Who led the scientific advance 3.0 FINDINGS What problem is it trying to solve? Differences in approach to solving the problem (Details of the experiment) Experiment results/data 4.0 DISCUSSION Similarities Advantages (or) Contributions to human progress Weakness (disadvantages) _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15/2/2018 Page 19 GAC013 Science II: Scientific Principles Assessment Folder Assessment Event 2: Case Study Investigation Assessment Criteria Due Week 10/at the end of Unit 4G Weighting 30% _________________________________________________________________ Student Name: Student Number: _________________________________________________________________ Scientific Advances: _____________________________________________________________ Half marks may be awarded Marks Criteria Evaluated Abstract : (± 75 words) /6 Summarised the key points of the research: Introduction, Methods, Findings, Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations 1. Introduction: (± 100 words) /14 Stated the purpose of the research (1 mark) Identified the scientific advances for discussion (3 marks) Outlined any necessary background knowledge (8 marks) Provided a thesis statement: Which of the two advances do you expect to make the greatest contribution to human progress and scientific knowledge? (2 marks) 2. Methodology: 10% word count (± 70 words) /6 Described methods for collecting data on the scientific background to the topic (4 marks) Justified the plan for achieving a scientific comparison between the two advances (2 marks) 3. Findings: (± 150 words) /12 Compared and contrasted all aspects of the two scientific advances (check organiser on page 19) NB No interpretation of results 4. Discussion: (± 300 words) Discuss how each scientific advance contributes to human progress and scientific knowledge. (8 marks) Highlight any weakness of each scientific advance. (4 marks) Assessed the limitations of the research report - did any factors influence the findings? (3 marks) 5. Conclusions and Recommendations: (± 55 words) /15 /10 Judged and justified which scientific advance makes the most significant contribution to human progress Referencing Appropriate and at least SIX sources chosen for background research (4 marks) Reference list conformed to GAC Referencing Guidelines (2 marks) Appropriate in-text referencing used (2 marks) /8 Presentation conforms to GAC guidelines Science Report structure conformed to GAC requirements (2 marks) Science Report format (page numbering, headers, footers, fonts etc.) conformed to GAC requirements (2 marks) /4 Written expression Error-free sentence-level grammar and mechanics (5 marks) /9 Appropriate use of scientific language, units and notations (4 marks) Draft (4 marks) Organiser (2 marks) /6 RAW MARK /90 /30 FINAL MARK (Raw Mark/90 ÷ 3) © ACT Education Solutions, Limited A ri 2018 Page 15 Version 8.5A
