Hi,
I don't know if this has already being asked before but my question is how do you get ready for a year 12 Physics skills examination?
I have a 'skills' examination this Friday (3rd of March) on Ideas to implementation and I'm not really sure how I should spend my time
My exam notification is also very vague (probably on purpose) it states;
Work covered:
All work during practical lessons. See also the above skills outcomes from the syllabus
Format:
The exam will have 5 minutes reading time and 45 minutes working time. The exam will consist of two parts; an information sheet and question section totaling 35 marks.
Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Hey! Thanks heaps for your awesome answer to the above question - Couldn't have answered it better myself
So for your skills task, I recommend you jump to
Page 38 of the syllabus and have a bit of a read - That's the stuff that will be assessed (it could be the stuff on your notification, and probably is all there, but just in case). It's a bit of a mish-mash of stuff, but think things like:
- Identifying variables
- Proposing experiment designs/improvements
- Reliability, accuracy, validity
- Graphing (especially lines of best fit)
- Using equipment properly
- Research skills (is a source reliable or not and why?)
These are always tough to prepare for, but I'd spend my time going over the notes for all the practical tasks you've done for I2I so far - Understand how they work and why they work in quite a bit of detail. Read over any practical reports you've written in the last 12 months to re-familiarise with key concepts - Reliability, accuracy, variables, etc. Besides that, unless you were given a sample task (which if not you may be able to find
here, not sure) then there isn't much else you can do!!
I hope that helps, at least a little - Good luck!