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Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) · 2019–2026

HSC Investigating Science exams by year: official papers & marking guidance

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2019 HSC Investigating Science exam	Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)	Exam ↗ · Marking guidelines ↗	Marking guidance ↗

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Module 5: Scientific Investigations · 29 mapped questions

Practical Investigations to Obtain Primary Data

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q233 marksExplain how Marshall and Warren's methodology departed from the traditional model of scientific method.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q213 marksIdentify Spencer's technology and outline the circumstances that led to its development.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q319 marksTesting van Helmont's conclusion: (a) state a hypothesis; (b) construct a results table to the balance's precision; (c) compare with van Helmont's results; (d) evaluate the validity of the students' test.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q11 markIdentify the scientist whose experiments involved the mass of a tree.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q51 markOrder the steps of planning and conducting a first-hand investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Different Types of Scientific Investigations

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q41 markRecall the main purpose of Eratosthenes' investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q51 markName the scientist who explained star colours using the observed frequency of light.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q161 markMatch Priestley's observations of mice and plants in sealed jars with valid conclusions.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q121 markSelect the graph showing oxygen concentration over time for a candle burning in a sealed jar.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q201 markPredict the recorded frequencies in three Doppler-effect experiments with moving phones.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q21 markIdentify the measurement Eratosthenes used to calculate Earth's circumference.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q61 markIdentify the substances represented in Priestley's mouse, candle and plant jar experiments.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q284 marksEvaluate the relevance of Marshall and Warren's investigation against the peer-reviewed literature of the time.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Student Investigation

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q71 markChoose the best methodology to test whether crystals had been artificially dyed.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q265 marksWrite a valid method to test whether too little sleep slows heart-rate recovery after exercise.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q212 marksFrom butterfly field data, (a) state a testable hypothesis and (b) identify a factor that should have been controlled.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Reliability and Validity

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q91 markSelect the most appropriate graph type for average seedling heights under four categories of water.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q171 markSelect the pair of beakers that makes a fair test of pH on the rate of the chalk-acid reaction.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q348 marks(a) Identify the independent and a controlled variable; (b) graph temperature against reaction time with a line of best fit; (c) describe the relationship shown.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q21 markIdentify the change that would NOT improve the data in an oil-penetration-into-soil study.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q111 markIdentify what determines the reliability of an investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q278 marksLizard tongue-length study: (a) justify whether it was ethical; (b) state the conclusion the data support; (c) justify three modifications to improve the investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q2811 marks(a) Describe a valid and reliable procedure to find the pressure-volume relationship of a gas; (b) justify a step that ensures validity; (c) sketch the expected graph.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q335 marksWholegrain-versus-white-bread trial: (a) describe a methodological issue; (b) explain the possible effect of the authors' declared conflict of interest.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q41 markDecide what the control seedling should receive in a fertiliser-concentration experiment.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q81 markIdentify the dependent variable in a pH test of alkaline water brands.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q317 marksPhosphorus and leaf mass under rising CO2: (a) construct an appropriate graph; (b) explain whether the results support the hypothesis.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Reporting

2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q51 markState where the abstract belongs in a scientific report.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q307 marksEvaluate the structure and language style of a student's depth-study report on diet cola and lollies.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Module 6: Technologies · 25 mapped questions

Scientific Investigation and Technology

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q111 markExplain why a digital stopwatch is preferred to a wall clock in a stopping-distance investigation (accuracy of primary data).Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q131 markUse a mercury safety-data extract to choose the safety measure that best addresses the listed risks in a balloon gas-volume experiment.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q141 markClassify the random and the systematic error in the same balloon temperature-and-volume investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q151 markChoose the action, and the gas-behaviour reason, for removing a dent from a table tennis ball.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q191 markExplain why a reading recorded to two decimal places from a probe rated at plus or minus 2 kPa is suspect.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q276 marks(a) Complete averages in a digital-versus-analogue thermometer table; (b) compare the accuracy of the two thermometers with data; (c) explain why repeating measurements does not by itself ensure reliability.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q354 marksExplain the experimental errors that could produce two students' faulty mass-volume graphs.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q81 markState the purpose of a laser warning sign posted during an experiment.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q131 markCompare digital and analogue blood pressure monitors against a calibrated monitor to judge accuracy.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q151 markChoose the correct units for the axes of a student's gas-sample graph.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q326 marksBall rolled off a bench: (a) graph speed against distance with a line of best fit; (b) calculate the gradient and explain what it represents.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q31 markUse a school chemical safety data sheet to choose the strongest sodium hydroxide a Year 10 student may use.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q111 markRead a measuring device's scale and record the volume with the correct uncertainty.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q151 markCalculate PV = k from given data and record it to the appropriate number of significant figures.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q244 marksBoiling water measured at 100 kPa: (a) explain the thermometer's results; (b) justify the validity and accuracy of the digital probe.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q296 marksGas expansion apparatus: (a) identify two technologies used and a limitation of each; (b) explain the expected result.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

A Continuous Cycle

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q368 marksAnalyse the relationship between science and technology, responding to three students' contrasting statements about which drives which.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q31 markIdentify the scientific advance made possible by the X-ray diffraction apparatus shown.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q141 markIdentify the effect the Higgs boson prediction had on technology development.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q243 marksExplain why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' knowledge of a specific native plant and its use is valued by scientists.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q101 markIdentify the structural feature of DNA revealed by the work of scientists across several fields.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q131 markExplain why different colours refract at different angles in a telescope lens.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q191 markExplain why placing a building on rollers reduces earthquake damage.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q233 marksExplain why bioharvesting of plants from Country and Place is increasingly valued.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q367 marksAnalyse how a technological development led to an advance in a scientific model, theory or law, which in turn produced new technology.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Module 7: Fact or Fallacy? · 27 mapped questions

Testing Claims

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q21 markPick the food-packaging claim that is emotive advertising rather than a measurable, evidence-based claim.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q101 markChoose the most appropriate sample for testing a cholesterol drug intended for obese patients.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q316 marks(a) Assess whether results support a fertiliser company's 20% growth claim; (b) evaluate the validity of the experimental design used to test it.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q161 markEvaluate a procedure used to test a claimed melting point of a substance.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q71 markChoose the correct balance procedure for testing a chocolate bar's stated mass.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q201 markInterpret a study linking diet, BMI and cultural perceptions across three ethnic groups.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q325 marksSunscreen moisturiser trial: (a) outline a design factor that reduces validity; (b) analyse the marketing claim printed on the product packaging.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q358 marks(a) State a claim tested in the course and outline the procedure used; (b) evaluate the impact of sample size and sample selection on results.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Impacts on Investigations

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q181 markDraw the correct inference from a graph of activity levels in a sugar-versus-placebo trial with children.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q234 marksAnalyse how a car company's published graphs misrepresent engine-malfunction data and what this means for its claims.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q357 marksJustify placebos, double-blind design and control groups in a trial of copper bracelets for arthritis pain.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Evidence-based Analysis

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q253 marksExplain why the Mozart Effect misreads correlation as causation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q101 markIdentify the participant factor not accounted for in the 1991 study linking hormone replacement therapy and heart disease.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q171 markName the relationship between one data point and the trend in a screen-time versus exam-mark scatter graph.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Reading Between the Lines

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q11 markIdentify which section of a peer-reviewed journal article summarises the whole investigation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q61 markRecognise which scenario is an example of the halo effect.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q213 marksExplain why astrology is a pseudoscience, using a supplied horoscope as evidence.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q284 marksExplain why research funded by a sugary-drink company should be interpreted with caution, with an example from another industry.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q41 markIdentify the effect, and the reason, behind a skincare company hiring a popular athlete after negative reviews.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q264 marks(a) Define numerology; (b) explain why it is considered a pseudoscience.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q91 markUse survey percentages on belief in astrology to choose a magazine's target audience.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q141 markChoose the statement that supports iridology being a pseudoscience.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q255 marks(a) Give an example of a scientific law and a scientific theory; (b) evaluate a media caption describing the James Webb Space Telescope's 'Theory of Reflection'.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Science as Self-correcting – the Issues

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q248 marks(a) Use a table of rising article numbers and a flat number of subject experts to assess the feasibility of peer review; (b) explain two differences between peer-reviewed and popular-media science articles.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q91 markIdentify which outcome is NOT a benefit of peer review.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q181 markIdentify the final step before a submitted paper is published in a highly regarded journal.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q273 marksExplain why so many papers are published in fake science journals.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Module 8: Science and Society · 26 mapped questions

Incidents, Events and Science

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q121 markOrder the steps in the development of the smallpox vaccine from observation to test.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q223 marksDescribe, with an example, how nuclear meltdowns can damage the public image of science.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q304 marksExplain how building a dam could account for graphed trends in flood risk, endangered species and town water supply.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q11 markPut developments in the history of flight in chronological order.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q171 markSelect the graph that correctly displays tallied survey results on the benefits of damming rivers.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q294 marksExplain the importance of the events that led Jenner to develop the smallpox vaccine.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q335 marksUsing two conflicting historical views and their own case study, discuss how the development of flight affected the public image of science.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Regulation of Scientific Research

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q31 markChoose the step needed for a hospital therapy-dog recovery study to be conducted ethically.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q334 marksDescribe how two codes of conduct have addressed ethical issues arising from scientific research.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q267 marks(a) Justify regulating scientific research with an example; (b) evaluate the effectiveness of a specific regulation or code of conduct.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

Influence of Economic, Social and Political Forces on Scientific Research

2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q81 markIdentify the action LEAST useful for reducing bias in research outcomes.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q201 markInterpret a dual-axis graph of government spending on space exploration and welfare.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q294 marksExplain the ethical considerations in a university using spinifex, an Aboriginal resource, to develop enhanced latex for surgical gloves.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2025Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q327 marksExplain how two specific scientific advances affected world health, referring to a graph of falling world death rates from 1900 to 2000.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q61 markUse a childhood vaccination schedule to find how many diseases a five-month-old should be fully vaccinated against.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q71 markIdentify the most likely purification method used by drinking-straw water filters.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q191 markUse a table of jobs, investment and economic output to find the research area with the greatest return per job created.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q223 marksExplain how early childhood vaccination programs affect world health.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q254 marksEvaluate the impact of one specific surgical device on human wellbeing.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q304 marksDiscuss continued funding of space exploration in response to two opposing student statements.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2024Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q345 marksAnalyse the impact governments can have on university research budgets, using a specific example.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q121 markChoose the graph that shows the relative size of US welfare and space research budgets given in scientific notation.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q161 markIdentify the wastewater treatment stage with the greatest impact on world health.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q181 markInterpret changing government and corporate contributions to a university budget.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q222 marksOutline the effect of one specific surgical procedure on world health.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →
2023Investigating Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)Exam Q345 marksEvaluate how one example of scientific research has aided economic development.Official paper ↗Marking guidance ↗Check tutors for this question →

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