Brisbane School of Distance Education

Year 12 Marine Science

Work rate calendar (WRC) 2024 Term 1
All students are expected to participate in all online lessons and complete all assessment as outlined in this Work rate calendar.
Teachers may adjust topics, class work, assessment and submission dates. Adjustments will be communicated via QLearn or during lessons.

Assessment
Supervised assessment Summative exams are to be supervised by the student’s official exam supervisor.
Non-supervised assessment Students must sign declaration of academic integrity.

Week Dates Unit Topic Class work / Assessment

to be submitted
1 22 Jan – Monday 22 January — Welcome calls: Prep – Year 12
26 Jan Tuesday 24 January — Learning for success
(Connect Teachers): Years 11–12
The reef and beyond
Orientation, Unit 3 Topic 1 Revision
Friday 26 January — Australia Day Holiday
2 29 Jan – Changes on the reef
2 Feb Anthropogenic change
Data Test revision
3 5 Feb – Friday 9 February — Senior orientation day: Years 11–12
Unit 3: Marine Systems – Connections and change

9 Feb Changes on the reef

Anthropogenic change
Student Experiment
4 12 Feb – Changes on the reef
16 Feb Anthropogenic change
Data Test practise and revision
5 19 Feb – Data Test Revision/Student Experiment IA1 Data Test
23 Feb To be submitted by Friday,
23rd February, 5pm.
6 26 Feb – Changes on the reef
1 Mar Ocean equilibria

7 4 Mar – Changes on the reef IA2 Student Experiment

8 Mar Ocean equilibria Proposal Due 8 March
To be uploaded by Friday,
Student experiment
5pm
8 11 Mar – Changes on the reef
15 Mar Ocean equilibria
Student experiment drafting
9 18 Mar – Changes on the reef IA2 Student Experiment
22 Mar Student experiment Draft Due 24 March
To be uploaded by Sunday,
5pm
10 25 Mar – Good Friday Public Holiday
29 Mar Changes on the reef
Implications for marine ecosystems
Feedback on IA2

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Year 12 Marine Science

Work rate calendar (WRC) 2024 Term 2
All students are expected to participate in all online lessons and complete all assessment as outlined in this Work rate calendar.
Teachers may adjust topics, class work, assessment and submission dates. Adjustments will be communicated via QLearn or during lessons.

Assessment
Supervised assessment Summative exams are to be supervised by the student’s official exam supervisor.
Non-supervised assessment Students must sign declaration of academic integrity.

Week Dates Unit Topic Class work / Assessment

to be submitted
1 15 Apr – Changes on the reef
19 Apr Implications for marine systems
Unit 3 Marine
Systems

Student Experiment final

2 22 Apr – Thursday 25 April — Anzac Day
26 Apr Changes on the reef
Revision
Student Experiment final
3 29 Apr – Monday 1 May — Labour Day IA2 Student Experiment
3 May Oceans of the future Final Due 5 May
Management and conservation To be uploaded by Sunday,
5pm
Student Experiment final
4 6 May – Oceans of the future
10 May Management and conservation
Unit 4: Oceans and Resource Management

5 13 May – Oceans of the future

17 May Future scenarios

6 20 May – Oceans of the future IA3 Research Investigation

24 May Future scenarios Proposal Due 26 May
Research Investigation To be uploaded by Sunday,
5pm
7 27 May – Managing fisheries
31 May Fisheries and population dynamics
Research Investigation
8 3 Jun – Managing fisheries IA3 Research Investigation
7 Jun Fisheries and population dynamics Draft due Sunday 9 June
Research Investigation drafting To be uploaded by Sunday,
5pm
9 10 Jun – Managing fisheries
14 Jun Fisheries and population dynamics
Feedback on IA3
10 17 Jun – Friday 21 June — Athletics carnival / Sports day: Prep – Year 12
21 Jun Managing fisheries
Fisheries and population dynamics

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Year Marine Science

Work rate calendar (WRC) 2024 Term 3
All students are expected to participate in all online lessons and complete all assessment as outlined in this Work rate calendar.
Teachers may adjust topics, class work, assessment and submission dates. Adjustments will be communicated via QLearn or during lessons.

Assessment
Supervised assessment Summative exams are to be supervised by the student’s official exam supervisor.
Non-supervised assessment Students must sign declaration of academic integrity.

Week Dates Unit Topic Class work / Assessment

to be submitted
1 8 Jul – Managing fisheries
Unit 4: Oceans and Resource Management

12 Jul Fisheries and population dynamics

Aquaculture
2 15 Jul – Managing fisheries IA3 Research Investigation
19 Jul Aquaculture Final due Friday 21 July
To be uploaded by Sunday,
5pm
3 22 Jul – Managing fisheries
26 Jul Australia’s fisheries management
Aquaculture
4 29 Jul – Managing fisheries
2 Aug Australia’s fisheries management
Aquaculture
5 5 Aug – Managing fisheries
9 Aug Aquaculture

6 12 Aug – Wednesday 14 August — Royal Queensland (Ekka) Show Holiday

16 Aug Revision
Units 3 & 4 Revision
7 19 Aug – Revision
23 Aug Units 3 & 4 Revision

26 Aug – Friday 30 August — Staff professional development day/student free day

Units 3 and 4

8 Mock exams to be completed

30 Aug Mock exams — Year 12 and sent in by 6 Sept, 5pm

9 2 Sept – Mock exams — Year 12

6 Sept

10 9 Sept – Revision & Mock Exam Feedback QCAA Exam

13 Sept Unit 4 Practice Exam Qs Complete QCAA 2022 Exam
Papers 1 & 2 over the
Mock Exam discussion & feedback
holidays
QCAA Mock Exams optional

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Year 12 Marine Science

Work rate calendar (WRC) 2024 Term 4
All students are expected to participate in all online lessons and complete all assessment as outlined in this Work rate calendar.
Teachers may adjust topics, class work, assessment and submission dates. Adjustments will be communicated via QLearn or during lessons.

Assessment
Supervised assessment Summative exams are to be supervised by the student’s official exam supervisor.
Non-supervised assessment Students must sign declaration of academic integrity.

Week Dates Unit Topic Class work / Assessment

to be submitted
1 30 Sept – Revision QCAA Exam
4 Oct Cognitive verbs, exam tips discussion & quiz Complete QCAA 2021
Exam Papers 1 & 2
QCAA 2022 Exam Discussion & Qs

2 7 Oct – Monday 7 October — King’s Birthday Holiday

11 Oct Exam practice
Exam Discussion & Qs
Independent revision
3 14 Oct – Exam practice
18 Oct Exam Discussion & Qs
Exam advice
21 Oct – Exam block — Year 12
Unit 3 and 4

4
25 Oct

5 28 Oct – Exam block — Year 12

1 Nov

6 4 Nov – Exam block — Year 12

8 Nov

7 11 Nov – Exam block — Year 12

15 Nov

8 18 Nov – Exams: Year 11

22 Nov Monday 18 November – Friday 22 November
Friday 22 November — Aquatic carnival: Prep – Year 11
Friday 22 November — Final day: Years 10–11

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