Parramatta High School
Stages 4
Subject Science
Task Type Yearly Exam
Time 50 minutes working time
Distribution Date
OUTCOMES TO BE ASSESSED:
Material World
Element, Compounds and
Mixtures
Physical & Chemical Change
Term 2
Particles in a physical and
chemical changes
Chemical changes in nature
Chemical Weathering
Earth’s Crust
Earth Layers
Types of Weathering
Agents of erosion
Identifying Minerals
Term 3
Types of rocks and the rock
cycle
Natural and man-made
resources
Renewable and non-
renewable resources
Extraction of an ore
Assessment Notification
Class/Year Year 8
Task Weighting 35%
Rooms Education Perfect
Fri Wk3 T4: 22/10/2021
Due Date
(See schedule at the end)
Describe at a particle level the difference between CW2c, CW2e
elements, compounds, and mixtures, including the WS4a, WS7.1a,
type and arrangement of particles WS7.1b, WS7.1c,
WS7.1d.
Define a physical and a chemical change CW4d. CW4a,
Identify examples of each CW4b
Compare physical and chemical changes in terms CW4d, WS4 b,
of the arrangement of particles and reversibility of WS7.2 d & e, WS8
the process c&d
Describe chemical changes that occurs in everyday CW4 c, WS6, WS7.2
life d, WS7.2 e.
Practical: Respiration
Practical: Photosynthesis
Practical: Chemical weathering CW4 c, WS6, WS7.2
Practical: Fermentation d, WS7.2 e.
Describe the structure of the Earth 9ES1 a
Describe physical and chemical weathering 9ES1 b.
Relate the formation of a range of landforms to
weathering
Describe the agents of erosion 9ES1 b.
Relate the formation of a range of landforms to
weathering, erosion and deposition
Define minerals 9ES1 e. 9ES1 c,
Practical: Identifying Minerals 9ES1 d.
Describe sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
rocks with examples and how they relate to each
other
Analyse the rock cycle and its processes
Investigate the use of natural and man-made 9ES3 c, 9ES3 a,
resources in everyday life 9ES3 b, 9ES3 d
Investigate renewable and non-renewable 9ES3 a, 9ES3 b
resources Investigate the impacts of mining on
society and the environment.
 Strategies used by people to Outline the use of alternative natural and made 9ES3 d
conserve and manage non- resources as a strategy to conserve or manage
renewable resources non-renewable resources

Describe examples to show how people use

Differing viewpoints and
technological development
the extraction of resources
Occupations related to
mining
Fossil Formation Telling
Relative Time
understanding and skills from across the disciplines
of science in occupations related to the
exploration, mining, or processing of minerals in
Australia
Differing viewpoints on non-renewable resources 9ES3 e, 9ES3 f
Technological development in the extraction of
resources from Earth’s sphere
Investigate the importance of mining for 9ES1 h
employment
Describe how fossils are formed 9ES1 f, 9ES1 g
Outlines the different type of fossils outline how
geological history can be interpreted in a sequence
of horizontal sedimentary layers

Energy Transformation
Types of energy Define and describe the different types of energy 9PW3 a, PW3e, 4.1
Term 4

Investigate examples of everyday energy WS (b)

transformations
Energy Transformations and Construct energy flow and transformation diagram PW3e, 9.1 WS (d)
Energy Flow Discuss the efficiency of energy transfer and
transformation in a system

SKILLS:
SC4-4WS identifies questions and problems that can be tested or researched and makes predictions based on
scientific knowledge
SC4-7WS processes and analyses data from a first-hand investigation and secondary sources to identify trends,
patterns, and relationships, and draw conclusions
SC4-8WS selects and uses appropriate strategies, understanding and skills to produce creative and plausible
solutions to identified problems
SC4-9WS presents science ideas, findings and information to a given audience using appropriate scientific language,
text types and representations

DESCRIPTION OF TASK:

The yearly exam will be conducted as an online assessment task on Education Perfect*.

There will be two sections:

Section 1: 20 questions worth 1 mark each (multiple choice, drag and drop and fill in the blank type questions)
Section 2: Extended response questions worth a total of 25 marks
Total marks: 45 marks

*If school resumes as normal before the assessment period, the task may be modified to a pen and paper exam.
Schedule:

Syllabus outcomes:
CW2c identify some examples of common compounds
CW2e describe at a particle level the difference between elements, compounds and mixtures, including the type and arrangement of
particles
CW4d. compare physical and chemical changes in terms of the arrangement of particles and reversibility of the process
CW4a identify when a chemical change is taking place by observing a change in temperature, the appearance of new substances or the
disappearance of an original substance
CW4b demonstrate that a chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances
CW4 c. investigate some examples of chemical change that occur in everyday life, eg photosynthesis, respiration and chemical weathering
9ES1 a. describe the structure of the Earth in terms of core, mantle, crust and lithosphere
9ES1 b. relate the formation of a range of landforms to physical and chemical weathering, erosion and deposition
9ES1 c. outline the origins of and relationships between sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
9ES1 d. identify that sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks contain minerals
9ES1 e. classify a variety of common rocks and minerals into groups according to their observable properties
9ES3 c. describe uses of a variety of natural and made resources extracted from the biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
9ES3 a. classify a range of the Earth's resources as renewable or non-renewable (ACSSU116)
9ES3 b. outline features of some non-renewable resources, including metal ores and fossil fuels
9ES3 d. investigate some strategies used by people to conserve and manage non-renewable resources, eg recycling and the alternative use of
natural and made resources
9ES3 e. discuss different viewpoints people may use to weight criteria in making decisions about the use of a major non-renewable resource
found in Australia
9ES3 f. outline the choices that need to be made when considering whether to use scientific and technological advances to obtain a resource
from Earth's spheres
9ES1 h. describe examples to show how people use understanding and skills from across the disciplines of science in occupations related to the
exploration, mining or processing of minerals in Australia (ACSHE224, ACSHE227)
9ES1 f. describe the conditions under which fossils form
9ES1 g. outline how geological history can be interpreted in a sequence of horizontal sedimentary layers, in which the oldest are at the base
and the youngest at the top
9PW3 a. identify objects that possess energy because of their motion (kinetic) or because of other properties (potential)
PW3e investigate some everyday energy transformations that cause change within systems, including motion, electricity, heat, sound and
light