Welcome to the HSC Study Day For Science

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Welcome to theHSC Study DayFor Science
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Session Outline

• The Content
• The Syllabus
• The Biggest Secret of All!
• The Biggest Mistake of All!
• The Exam Sections, Parts and General Info
• Diagrams
• The Questions
• Where to Now!
• E-Day
• Check Me Out

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The Content

• This is the area that you and your teacher have
  been preparing since beginning the preliminary
  course.
• You have practiced and refined it in lessons and
  through homework and assessment tasks.
• It is specified very clearly in the syllabus.
• It is made up of two areas knowledge and
  skills.

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The Content

• The Physics HSC core includes
• Space
• Motors and Generators
• Fro Ideas to Implementation
• And ONE HSC Option chosen from
• Geophysics
• Medical Physics
• Astrophysics
• From Quanta to Quarks
• The Age of Silicon

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The Syllabus

• Use the syllabus to make a summary of your work.
• If you do not have a copy of the syllabus, you
  can find it at www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
• Dont forget section 9.1 the skills you need
  to be able to demonstrate

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The Biggest Secret of All!
If you have the syllabus, you have all the
questions and all the answers for the exam
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The Biggest Mistake of All!

• Apart from not preparing well enough to give
  yourself the best possible chance for success
• answering MORE THAN ONE option!

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The Exam

• All of the science exams are 3 hours long, with 5
  minutes reading time.
• All exams have the same format.
• All are worth 100 marks in total.
• All have two sections.
• Section One has two parts

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Section 1 Part A

• Part A has 15 multiple choice questions which are
  based on the core modules.
• Allow 30 minutes for this section (about 1 ½
  minutes per question)
• A multiple choice answer sheet will be provided
  for your answers. Make sure you use it and mark
  your answers correctly.

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Section One Part B

• Part B is worth 60 marks.
• These questions will be a mix of short-answer and
  extended response type questions.
• Marks for the individual questions will be shown
  on the exam paper.
• The maximum marks for one question will be no
  more than 8 marks.
• Answers are to be written in the spaces provided
  following the question
• Markers Hint if I cant read it, I cant give
  marks for it!)

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Section One Part B

• Like Part A, these questions will be based on the
  core modules.
• Allow 1 hour and 45 minutes for this section, or
  about a minute and a half per mark.

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Section Two

• Section Two contains questions based on the
  options of the syllabus.
• There are 25 marks for this section.
• ATTEMPT ONLY ONE QUESTION.
• Allow about 45 minutes for this section.
• There are a variety of question types.

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Section Two

• Each question may consist of several parts.
• Opportunities will be provided for candidates to
  demonstrate a range of skills across all levels
  on the performance scale.
• A writing booklet will be provided for your
  written responses. Additional booklets will be
  available if you need them.

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General Information

• Correct statements will not score marks if they
  do not answer the question asked.
• Check you have not provided a response that
  rewords the information provided in the question.
• If you make a mistake, do not waste time with
  liquid paper! Neatly cross out what you do not
  want the examiner to mark and rewrite your
  answer.
• Ask for a new booklet if you need it.

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Diagrams

• Keep them simple.
• Two dimensional line diagrams are generally
  enough.
• Make a diagram large enough to show the detail
  required.
• Use a pencil (see instructions)

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The Questions

• Identify the keywords.
• What is the verb? (What does it mean?)
• What is the noun?
• What is the content of the question?
• Plan your answer including the points that you
  have identified in the question.
• Write your response.

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Where to Now?

• For each topic
• Make a list of important terms and write down
  their definitions.
• Match examples and or diagrams to these terms.
• Construct a concept map to see the relationships
  between terms in the context of the topic.
• Know what the syllabus is asking you to be able
  to do.
• Make study notes based on the syllabus
  statements.

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Where to Now?

• Go through assessment tasks, topic tests, past
  HSC and specimen papers to practice questions.
• Learn the meaning of the verbs.
• Write your own questions using different verbs
  to test yourself and your friends.
• Practice drawing graphs. Make sure to include a
  title, axes labels, units and correct scales. Use
  a ruler to join plots or to draw a line of best
  fit.

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Where to Now?

• Recall experiments conducted. Write out the aim,
  procedure, results and conclusion. Justify each
  step taken. Consider safety aspects. Consider
  variables, controls, validity and reliability.

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E - Day

• Give yourself plenty of time to get to the exam.
• Arrive early. This will give you time to quickly
  review your study notes.
• Make sure you have all of your equipment and
  that it all works properly.

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When You Start the Exam

• Read the directions carefully.
• Quickly skim the entire exam and figure out how
  much time to allocate to each section.
• Do the easy questions first.
• Work on one at a time.
• Dont leave early.
• Use any extra time to go over your answers.
• Check your answers by reading with your mouth
  moving.

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Check Me Out

• Board of Studies
• http//www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
• Uniserve Science
• http//science.uniserve.edu.au/schools/curric/stag
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• HSC Online
• http//www.hsc.csu.edu.au/
• OTEN
• http//www.tafensw.edu.au/oten

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In Your Handout Helpful Bits

• In your handout, which you can collect on the
  way out, you will find the slides used today
  PLUS
• Scaffolds for 8 Key Words
• Helpful Words and Phrases
• Glossary of Key Words Points to Remember

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A Final Word

• We wish you all the very best for your exam.