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Years 9-10
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Student research project report
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Additonal Information
Additional Information
Marking Guidelines Range | A student: |
High | - describes the purpose of the investigation and states a testable question or hypothesis relevant to the identified purpose
- describes a logical procedure to test the stated question or hypothesis and obtain reliable data identifying all equipment and risk prevention strategies
- presents data clearly with correct units and includes relevant tables, diagrams and/or graphs showing trends/relationships
- provides a detailed analysis of results, with clear use of cause and effect relationships to explain results and future improvements to the procedure
- provides a valid conclusion relating to the question or hypothesis and is supported/discounted based on the results
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Satisfactory | - identifies the purpose of the investigation and a related question or hypothesis
- describes a procedure to test the question, identifying variables that are held constant, a range of appropriate equipment and assessment of risk
- presents data clearly with correct units in an appropriate format including some tables, graphs and/or diagrams
- provides a simple analysis of the results, including cause and effect relationships and identifies some ways that the procedure and results could have been improved
- provides a conclusion that relates to the results but is not referenced to the question or hypothesis
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Progressing | - states a purpose for the investigation and a question or hypothesis
- outlines a procedure that includes some variables, limited equipment and a limited risk assessment
- presents data but in the methods used not all headings/diagrams/units are appropriate or complete
- provides an outline of results, cause and effect relationships and/or improvements to the procedure.
- provides a conclusion that is not supported with reference to the results and/or question or hypothesis
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