Level 2 Investigative Science

PURPOSE: This course is for students who enjoy practical investigations and would like to continue to study a wide range of Science topics in Year 12.

COURSE OUTLINE: All standards are internally assessed achievement standards. This course is not eligible for subject endorsement.

This course has 4 internally assessed that give students a taster of several science areas, including Horticulture, Earth and Space Science and Biology. The Horticulture topic focuses on the propagation of plants from cuttings and is assessed by an investigation involving factors that affect cuttings. There are two Earth and Space topics, one investigating the impact of Oil Spills on Marine environments, and the second focuses on Penguin adaptations that allow them to survive the extreme environment of Antarctica. The Biology topic focuses on investigating the cellular processes involved with enzyme activity. The Earth and Space Antarctica assessment is a research report, the other three internals are practical investigations. 

There is one 4-credit standard (91153) double-up between SCIIS202 and BIO202. Students can take both courses but need to be aware of this.

Students should NOT take SCIIS202 and SCIMB202 as there are two standards (91187 and 91190) that double up/are offered in both of these courses.