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- Subject: Science
- AS: AS90728
- Level: 3
- Credits: 4
- Internal
Science 3.2 Research a current scientific controversy
Achievement criteria
The level of achievement that you will reach is decided by your ability to select, process, and interpret information, from a range of sources, and present a research report about a current scientific controversy.
You will be required to plan your own research rather than being directed by your teacher. However, the planning stage will not be assessed.
Achievement
- Research information to present a report on a current scientific controversy.
Achievement with Merit
- Research information to present a detailed report on a current scientific controversy.
- A detailed report means that you will provide some depth of scientific information across a range of sources on more than one side of the controversy and that your ideas are integrated in the discussion.
Achievement with Excellence
- Research information to present a comprehensive report on a current scientific controversy.
- A comprehensive report means that you will:
- logically and coherently present the scientific information
- integrate your ideas in the discussion, and support the ideas by evidence, and
- justify a position on the controversy.
