Science Extension

Prerequisite

Extension Science must be undertaken in conjunction with a Year 12 Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science or Physics course. Students will need to achieve an A grade in the Preliminary course.

Course Description

Students must propose and develop a research question, formulate a hypothesis and develop evidence-based responses in the form of a Scientific Research Report, which is supported by a Scientific Research Portfolio.

The Scientific Research Report is a result of the student’s own work and must adhere to the principles and practices of good scholarship, as identified in the HSC: All My Own Work course. While students may collaborate with and draw upon the expertise, knowledge and data held by others in developing their Scientific Research Report and Portfolio, this assistance must be referenced using accepted protocols. All scientific research must be sensitive to community expectations in relation to the question being interrogated. Students must adhere to ethical practices in the collection and analysis of data and the communication of results.

The Scientific Research Report and Portfolio produced in this course may be an extension of, but must not overlap with or significantly duplicate, any depth study attempted in the Year 11 or Year 12 Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science or Physics courses.