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    This document outlines a common assessment task for students to investigate how different materials affect heat loss. Students will design an experiment to test how well various insulating materials (newspaper, cotton wool, foil, foam) maintain the temperature of a can of water at 37°C compared to an uninsulated control can. Over two lessons, students will plan their experiment, collect and analyze data, and present their findings as a scientific report. The task aims to teach students skills like independently designing investigations, explaining variables and data collection, and communicating results scientifically.

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    This document outlines a common assessment task for students to investigate how different materials affect heat loss. Students will design an experiment to test how well various insulating materials (newspaper, cotton wool, foil, foam) maintain the temperature of a can of water at 37°C compared to an uninsulated control can. Over two lessons, students will plan their experiment, collect and analyze data, and present their findings as a scientific report. The task aims to teach students skills like independently designing investigations, explaining variables and data collection, and communicating results scientifically.

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    This document outlines a common assessment task for students to investigate how different materials affect heat loss. Students will design an experiment to test how well various insulating materials (newspaper, cotton wool, foil, foam) maintain the temperature of a can of water at 37°C compared to an uninsulated control can. Over two lessons, students will plan their experiment, collect and analyze data, and present their findings as a scientific report. The task aims to teach students skills like independently designing investigations, explaining variables and data collection, and communicating results scientifically.

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    COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK

    DATE STUDENT NAME: HOME GROUP:


    TASK TITLE What is the effect of various materials on heat loss?
    LEARNING INTENTION To
    - independently design and improve appropriate methods of investigation
    - explain the control and accurate measurement of variables and systematic
    collection of data
    - Create a scientific report to display the results
    SUCCESS CRITERIA I can
    - independently design and improve appropriate methods of investigation
    - explain the control and accurate measurement of variables and systematic
    collection of data
    - Create a scientific report to display the results
    CONDITIONS Students are able to use a laptop in all lessons of the CAT
    Each student must present an individual scientific report at the end of the three lessons but
    are able to type up and print off the information.
    TASK OUTLINE Students must design and conduct an experiment that measures the effect of various
    materials on heat loss to a 37°C can of water. The 37°C is meant to simulate the human
    body temperature. Students will then present their findings as a scientific poster.
    ACADEMIC INTEGRITY, Officer Secondary College is committed to upholding high standards of academic
    PLAGIARISM AND integrity. As such, students who plagiarise or collude will be required to attend a meeting
    COLLUSION with the Academic Panel. Details of the consequences of cheating (including plagiarism
    and collusion) are found in the College handbook.
    Plagiarism occurs when someone takes and uses another person’s work and attempting to
    pass them off as your own by failing to appropriate acknowledge the creator. This includes
    material sourced from the internet, staff, students, books, and any other works.
    Collusion means collaborating with others on assessable work (written, oral or practical)
    without permission. This can occur when you present group work as your own.
    DECLARATION: By signing below, you are agreeing that all work is your own and that you have
    AUTHENTICATION OF appropriately referenced any research (either in text, or in a bibliography).
    WORK Students must sign the declaration in order for their work to be assessed.
    STUDENT SIGNATURE
    DATE: / / .

    Year 9 Term 3 Science CAT - Physics

    Introduction:
    COMMON ASSESSMENT TASK
    The regular human body temperature is 37°C. If the human body falls far below this,
    hypothermia and other serious medical issues can arise. Therefore, it is important to
    know which materials can conserve heat the best when travelling in cold conditions.
    In this investigation, we will investigate different insulators (newspapers, cotton wool,
    foil, foam) to identify which material would make the best cold weather jacket. You
    will choose two different materials and have a controlled group (plain can) to test the
    heat loss of.
    Present your experiment and findings as a scientific report including all the elements
    listed below.

    Checklist:
    First lesson:

     Title (written as a question)


     Aim
     Hypothesis
     Variables (independent,
    dependent, control)
     Materials
     Method

    Second lesson:
     Results (include a table and graph can be drawn or use excel)
     Discussion (must answer all questions, use TEEL)
     Conclusion
     Reference List (scotchbib)

    Outline:
    Lesson 1 - Planning the experiment
    Outline the question you will be answering, identify variables, hypothesis and aim.
    Begin researching into what jackets for cold/freezing conditions are made out of.

    Lesson 2 – Conducting the experiment


    Put the results you receive into your results table. If there is time, repeat the
    experiment. Make any notes on limitations, errors or potential improvements.
    AT RISK BELOW STANDARD AT STANDARD ABOVE STANDARD

    I can design a step by step method that is


    I can design a method that is step- I can write a highly detailed method that
    easy for someone to follow, includes key
    by-step and includes some amounts can be repeated exactly
    Method & I can with assistance design a measurements and how to collect data
    of materials I can include averaged results in my
    method for the experiment I can complete multiple trials to collect
    Variables/Contro I can with assistance identify
    I can identify variables, controls and
    accurate and reliable data
    table and graph
    controlled variables I can explain the importance of a
    l variables and controls I can include in my method how controlled
    controlled variable and use it to
    variables are treated e.g. how much
    compare my results
    Skill

    material, how much tape etc.


    I can design an appropriate table to collect
    I can collect data in a table results
    I can with assistance draw and I can discuss how the errors or
    Systematic I can present my results in a graph I can present my results in an appropriate
    collect data in a table limitations affected the data and
    I can identify a limitation and/or an graph with title, axis labels and scale
    collection of data I need assistance identifying suggest improvements
    error I can discuss limitations and systematic
    relationships between variables
    errors within the data
    I can identify outliers in the data
    tion Communica

    I need assistance completing all I can complete all sections of a I can complete a scientific poster that I can label all graphs and tables (e.g.
    Scientific Poster sections of a scientific poster scientific poster but they have includes all sections (title, aim, hypothesis, graph 1, table 1)
    layout and I need help with the lay-out of a errors or are lacking detail variables, materials, method, results, I can present a highly sophisticated
    scientific poster I can follow some aspects of a discussion & conclusion) poster
    referencing I need assistance referencing scientific poster layout I can include accurate sub headings I can include in text citation consistently
    sources or I can include a 1 or 2 unreliable I can follow the layout of scientific poster throughout my poster
    I can correctly explain the concept of energy
    Energy transfer I can define energy conservation I have demonstrated an extensive
    conservation in my introduction and
    I need assistance defining I can define convection knowledge and understanding around
    and convection and energy transfer I can outline energy transfer in this
    discussion
    energy conservation and energy transfer
    Content/Literacy

    I can accurately model energy transfer and


    transformation experiment and transformations
    transformation within this system
    I can use all elements of TEEL in my
    discussion I can include multiple sources of
    I can answer the discussion
    Scientific Literacy I need assistance answering questions in sentences but they are
    I can link the results of the experiment to evidence in my discussion
    the discussion questions real world applications I can include terminology from further
    (TEEL & lacking evidence
    I can consistently use several key scientific research in my writing
    I need assistance using key I can use some key scientific terms
    language) science terminology terms in my answers (energy conservation, I can write a complex and highly
    in my answers
    transfer, transformation, insulator, detailed introduction and discussion
    conduction)
    Materials:
     3 cans
     Measuring cylinder
     Water
     Thermometer
     Materials: newspapers, cotton-wool, foil, foam
     stop watch

    Discussion Questions:
    1. Highlight the parts in your method where you controlled the variables. How do these
    parts make sure it is a fair test? Explain why a fair test important?
    2. Discuss your results using key values, explain the relationships between variables
    making links to thermodynamic principles and identify outliers in your data.
    3. What limitations and experimental errors did you encounter in the experiment?
    Using examples, discuss how these may have affected your results.
    4. Suggest how your results could help a company wanting to design a new jacket that
    works as a good insulator in cold conditions. What else may they want to consider?
    5. Discuss how your method could be improved in the future and how we could extend
    this experiment.

    Extension:
    In this experiment we had a control group. Explain what a control group is and why it is
    important to have one in an experiment.

    Conclusion:
    Discuss the following:
    - Was your aim achieved?
    - Was your hypothesis supported?
    - What can you conclude from this experiment?
    - What are your suggestions for future experiments?

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