Yr 10 - SCIENCE

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Yr 10 - SCIENCE

• SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PREPARATION

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STAGE 5 SCIENCE

• Based on all of your Year 9 and 10 work as well
  as skills gained from Years 7 and 8
• It is important that you revise regularly at
  least twice a week this is as well as
  completing assessment tasks and homework
• Revision includes summarising information (and
  learning the information) completing practice
  questions
• Know your assessment schedule so that you
  maximise your school assessment mark that is put
  into the Board of Studies
• Have a study timetable IT IS VITAL THAT YOU
  PLAN AND ALLOCATE YOUR TIME OTHERWISE YOU WILL
  NOT ACHIEVE YOUR POTENTIAL This will assist
  your organisational skills in Year 11/12
• Go to Homework Centre at least once a fortnight
  so that you seek that extra assistance you might
  require (Mr Broadfoot Science Teacher will be
  at the Homework Centre each Wednesday for Term
  Two)

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EXAM FORMAT

• Section 1 50 Multiple Choice questions 50
  marks
• Section 2 10 One Word answer questions 10
  marks
• Section 2 Short answer questions 40 marks
• Stimulus booklet can be provided
• TIME 2 hours
• EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
• ruler
• red/blue/black pens
• lead pencil sharpener eraser
• calculator

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RESOURCES/WEBSITES

• www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
• Excel Handbook Year 9-10 (E. Masters)
• Excel Revise in a Month Year 10 School
  Certificate Science (C. Neville)
• Excel Science Study Guide Years 9-10 (W.
  Marchment)
• Excel Year 10 Science Revision Workbook Essential
  Skills (D. Bennett)
• Excel Year 9 Science Revision Workbook Essential
  Skills (D. Bennett)

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Multiple Choice Questions

• Go to the www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
• Scroll down to HSC SC Test Yourself
• Click on multiple choice quiz
• Choose Science
• Choose the number of questions you want to
  complete (they are randomly chosen from previous
  papers)
• Complete the questions in the allocated time
  (approximately 45 seconds per question)
• Go through the answers (the computer marks your
  questions)
• Complete practice questions at least once a week
  for each SC exam subject

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One Word Questions (10 marks)

• 10 questions worth one mark each
• Usually knowledge and understanding
• One letter per box important you write neatly,
  as this part is computer marked

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Short Answer Questions

• Worth various marks
• Based on knowledge and understanding as well as
  skills (including scientific methodology)
• PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE AND THEN MORE
  PRACTICE
• HINTS
• ALWAYS LOOK AT THE VERB AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
  QUESTION
• IF THE QUESTION IS WORTH 4 MARKS YOU NEED TO MAKE
  SURE THAT YOU PROVIDE 4 ANSWERS
• ALWAYS USE A RULER IF CONSTRUCTING A TABLE TRY
  TO HAVE 3 COLUMNS USE A HEADING
• USE A LEAD PENCIL TO DRAW ANY DIAGRAMS DRAW IN
  2d
• USE A X WHEN PLOTTING ON A LINE GRAPH
• LABEL ALL AXIS (including units) USE A HEADING
  USE AN APPROPRIATE SCALE ON BOTH AXIS (equal
  distances for equal amounts) USE A KEY WHERE
  NEEDED
• SOME GRAPHS NEED A LINE OF BEST FIT NOT JOIN
  THE CROSSES
• MOST GRAPHS SHOULD BE A LINE GRAPH UNLESS IT IS
  VERY CLEAR IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING ELSE
• ALLOW YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO ANSWER THIS
  SECTION

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FINALLY -

• Seek assistance when required ask lots of
  questions and listen to the answers
• Have a balanced life family, school, work and
  leisure
• Use the available resources to achieve your
  potential