For the -600 people who do this subject: Science extension Predictions? (1 Viewer)

[CodeRat]

All i know is we are going to get the 15 marker on our report. Hopefully some induction / deduction stuff asw

 

[Crismod]

How r u guys studying for ext

 

[CodeRat]

Just re - reading notes and doing the weird online nesa practice thingo

 

[pancake15]

I feel like they're gonna do a question regarding ethics iirc I haven't seen any questions in regards to ethics + gonna make us evaluate a method as a 15 marker or smth like the last few years
ive js made a full summary and done timed responses for the questions in the past papers

 

[CodeRat]

I feel like they're gonna do a question regarding ethics iirc I haven't seen any questions in regards to ethics + gonna make us evaluate a method as a 15 marker or smth like the last few years
ive js made a full summary and done timed responses for the questions in the past papers

ye i was thinking something along the lines of ethics.... but like they give u a scenario about biobanks / human experimentation and a q on ethics

 

[pancake15]

ye i was thinking something along the lines of ethics.... but like they give u a scenario about biobanks / human experimentation and a q on ethics

yeah that makes sense I don't think they would do a question without a stimulus, we had a 15 marker for evaluating influence of ethics on a poster for an opt in study so at least Im a bit prepared LMAO i rlly hope they dont ask anything significant abt the project though I haven't made any notes in relation to it or done many questions which ask for reference to the project

 

[nsw..wollongong]

also prep urself for a video and questions asked based on it! i also made a buncha mnemonics to help w/ memorising rules for stats like if the chi is high null says bye or if the p is low the null must go. alsooo try to memorise some case studies to support ur point even if the question doesn't specify it (like capsaicin study, pascal's principle, etc).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to practise analysing data tables esp with comparing bw two different data sets. i remember that this formed a large bulk of the more difficult questions in my exam

 

[v.tex]

Just thought id come on here and ask; would you guys recommend science extension?
Or is it not worth the time.

 

[pancake15]

Just thought id come on here and ask; would you guys recommend science extension?
Or is it not worth the time.

Personally I had a lot of fun w my project (effect of teflon nanoplastics on growth of microalgae) and I really enjoy the theory material, if u wanna do science in uni I'd say its probably a little useful bc it gets you a head start on stats and all that.

BUT it is a lot of time, at least I found it that way bc I did a first hand investigation. Depending on your school you'll probably do 2nd hand cause it's money + time + resources to run first hand (I got $100 budget for my project and ended up spending $150 of my own money haha). Most people I know who've done have either done 2nd hand or first hand (usually in a bio field). As far as I know 2nd hand projects are a little less time consuming but it really depends on the field and how much data is available for you to use.

I rlly don't recommend doing it if ur gonna end up with 13 units cause I spent a good 4 weeks (at least) of free periods on my project, also my grades for my other sciences (bio + chem) dropped a little bc I had a little less time to dedicate to them. That being said it really depends how much you like science, personally I've always been passionate about it and don't regret picking the course but if you don't feel that strongly about it I probably wouldn't go about picking it

Lmk if u have any further questions abt it tho

 

[pancake15]

also prep urself for a video and questions asked based on it! i also made a buncha mnemonics to help w/ memorising rules for stats like if the chi is high null says bye or if the p is low the null must go. alsooo try to memorise some case studies to support ur point even if the question doesn't specify it (like capsaicin study, pascal's principle, etc).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to practise analysing data tables esp with comparing bw two different data sets. i remember that this formed a large bulk of the more difficult questions in my exam

for human experimentation what case study did you use? bc we did stanford prison experiment, HeLa cells and I have a little on testing drugs but idk if there's any better ones out there that suit the syllabus dotpoint better

 

[nsw..wollongong]

for human experimentation what case study did you use? bc we did stanford prison experiment, HeLa cells and I have a little on testing drugs but idk if there's any better ones out there that suit the syllabus dotpoint better

yep that should be enough! if u want more insight here's a very summarised version of what i put in my hsc revision notes:

 

[pancake15]

thankss did you memorise the ethical code for AUS or whatever?? or just universal principles of ethics

 

[nsw..wollongong]

thankss did you memorise the ethical code for AUS or whatever?? or just universal principles of ethics

i memorised just a brief outline of it so that i can at least name acts or legislation. also on a global basis for topics like environmental protection and ethics i just listed what COP26 + Paris Agreement + Kyoto Protocol was to show how governments have a hand in the management and acting upon of ethical codes

 

[nsw..wollongong]

 

[pancake15]

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tysm again your case studies are really good

 

[nsw..wollongong]

tysm again your case studies are really good

aww its okay ml ur gonna do so well in ur exam!

 

[femboys4life]

maybe a q on the scientific method

 

[Crismod]

How r we feeling

 

[pancake15]

How r we feeling

Like I don't remember 50% of the syllabus content LMAO if I see a vid tmr nesa better count their days

 

[pancake15]

ALSO did any of you attempt the 2021 long response question bc I attempted it unseen and my answer was so different to the suggested?? bc their answer unpacked the scientific method in detail and mine was js airy yapping about how having a rough universal scientific method/process was good because it means you can evaluate fraud and credibility more easily LMAOO actually so cooked if they give us an open ended english ah long response question tmr