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HSC Investigating SciencePractice Examination 18

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks100
Questions35
StructureSection I — 20 Q, 20 marks · Section II — 15 Q, 80 marks

This paper covers

  • Non-linear method in modern research
  • Measuring speed with light gates versus stopwatches
  • Control groups and sample bias in a supplement study
  • Gene manipulation ethics: embryos and sex cells
  • Corporations and market-driven research
  • Module 5: Von Helmont, Doppler and Priestley as investigation types
  • Module 6: light gates, ramp speeds and graphing
  • Module 7: the 1991 HRT study and the Mozart Effect
  • Module 8: germline editing and international regulation
  • Integrated 8-mark: does market-driven research serve society?

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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