Marking Criteria

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Outcomes 1mark 2mark 3mark 4mark

Mark
Achieved
Background
Information
&concept
map
4/5.13.1b
4/5.16a,d
4/5.17a,b
Limitedresearchundertaken.
Mostinformationirrelevant.
Keysummarybasic.
Limiteduseofaconceptmap.
Satisfactoryresearch
Mostinformationrelevant.
Keysummarysatisfactory
Someideaslistedinconceptmap
Detailedresearch
Allinformationrelevant.
Keysummaryclear/concise
Conceptmapshowslinkedideas.
Extensiveresearch
Allinformationrelevant&reliability
assessed.
Summaryisclear&concise.
Comprehensiveconceptmap.

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Bibliography
4/5.18c
Limitednumberandrangeof
sources
(13sources).
Largenumberwitharangeof
sourcesincludinginternet/books
(>4sources)

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Bibliographycorrectly
formatted(accordingtodiary)

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Aim Aimiswrittencorrectlyasa
statementbeginningwithan
appropriateverb.

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Hypothesis
4/5.13.1a
Hypothesiscorrectlywritten
usingIf...then...because...
statement.
Hypothesisidentifiesone
experimentalvariable
Hypothesisiscorrectlywritten,and
isclear,conciseandbasedon
informationfoundintheresearch.
Hypothesislinksboth
experimentalvariables.
Hypothesisistestable.

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Variables
4/5.13.2a,b
Somevariablesareidentified
butarenotdistinguishedas
experimentalorcontrolled
Oneexperimentalvariableis
identifiedcorrectly(independent
ORdependent).
Somevariablesarecontrolled.
Bothexperimentalvariables
identifiedcorrectly(independent
ANDdependent).
Mostothervariablesarecontrolled.
Bothexperimentalvariables
identifiedcorrectly
Allothervariablesarecontrolled.

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Equipment
4/5.13.3b
Identifiesandusessome
simpleequipment
Identifiesandusesthemost
appropriateequipment.List
includesmeasurements,sizes
andvolumesofequipment.

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Marking Criteria

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Safety
4/5.13.3c
4/5.14f
4/5.22.1c
Limitedsafetyawareness
(attemptstoconsidersafety
issues&wastemanagement)
Soundsafetyawareness
(considerssomesafetyissues&
wastemanagement)
Goodsafetyawareness(considers
mostsafetyissues&waste
management)

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Diagram Imageofequipmentsetupis
presented.
Imageofequipmentsetupis
presentedandlabelled.

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Method
4/5.13.2c
4/5.14a
Describesabasicmethod.
Methodwritteninsteps
Describesalogicalmethodfora
partiallycontrolledexperiment.
Methodwritteninsteps.
Describesadetailed/logical
methodforacontrolledexperiment
includingrepeattrials.
Methodisinclearstepsusingpast
tense.
Describesadetailed/sequential
methodforacompletelycontrolled
experimentincludingpreliminary&
repeattrials.
Methodhasclearandconcisesteps
usingpasttense

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Results
4/5.13.1e,g
4/5.14d
4/5.15a
4/5.17d
4/5.18e,f
Someobservationsaremade
andrecordedinasimple
mannerusingatable.
Observationsaremadeandare
organisedinatable.Correctunits
areused.
Observationsaremadeon2trials.
Observationsarelogicallyorganised
inatablewithcorrectunitsusedand
averagesshown.
Observationsaremadeonmore
than2trials.
Observationsarelogically
organisedinatablewithcorrect
unitsusedandaveragesshown
(tabledrawnwithcolumnheadings
includeunits,averagesfromrepeat
trials).

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Discussion
4/5.14 e
4/5.17 f,g
4/5.18 d
4/5.19 a,d,f,g

Identifiessometrendsand
relationshipsintheresults
(butdoesnotexplain).
Identifiesandexplainstrendsand
relationshipsusingscientific
and/ormathematicalknowledge.
Includesagraphdrawncorrectly.
Identifies,explainsandanalyses
trends&relationshipsusing
scientificandmathematical
knowledge.
Includesagraphdrawncorrectly
(linegraphofaverage,withvariables
oncorrectaxes,axeslabelledwith
units,appropriatescale,title)

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Makes12generalisation
fromasetofobservations
Makesmorethan2inferences
fromasetofobservationsand
relatesthesetobackground
information

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Identifiescausesoferrorinthe
investigation(e.g.
measurement,uncontrolled
variables).
Identifiesanddescribesthe
causeandeffectofsomeerrors
intheinvestigation.
Identifiesandanalysesthecause
andeffectofallerrorsinthe
investigationandexplainshowthey
canbereduced.

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Marking Criteria

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Suggestsasimple
modificationtoexperimental
designtoimprovethe
investigation
Suggestsmorethanonesimple
modificationtoexperimental
designtoimprovethe
investigation
Providesdetailedmodificationsto
experimentaldesign(e.g.
equipment,measurement,number
oftrialsetc.).
Justifiesthemodifications.

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Describessomeideasand
applicationsforfurther
investigation.
Describesanumberofcreative
ideas,applicationsand
implicationsforfurther
investigation

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Conclusion
4/5.19b
Conclusionwrittenasa
statementthatrelatestothe
hypothesis.
Conclusionwrittenasastatement
thatlinkstheexperimental
(independentanddependent)
variables.
Conclusionwrittenasastatement
thatlinkstheexperimental
(independentanddependent)
variables.
Stateswhetherhypothesiswas
supportedordisproved.

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