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HSC Investigating SciencePractice Examination 4

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks100
Questions36
StructureSection I — 20 Q, 20 marks · Section II — 16 Q, 80 marks

This paper covers

  • Spencer and the microwave: chance observation to technology
  • Safety data sheet and risk assessment for a heated-gas experiment
  • The halo effect in a celebrity skincare campaign
  • Benefit-sharing and Indigenous cultural and intellectual property
  • Evaluating a fertiliser company's growth claim
  • Integrated 9-mark: ethical drug development in partnership with communities

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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