Museum Responses to New HSC Syllabus

In the coming weeks, the Museum of Human Disease will unveil our offerings for the new Year 12 Biology, Investigating Science, Science Extension and Depth Studies courses, to be available from term 4 2018. These programs will be offered in a modular way, which will allow the teachers to select the combination of material to be covered in either a 2, 4 or 6 hour visit.

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* 1. Rank the importance of including the Biology modules in a visit to the Museum of Human Disease

Module 1 - Cells as the Basis of Life

Module 2 - Organisation of Living Things

Module 3 - Biological Diversity

Module 4 - Ecosystem Dynamics

Module 5 - Hereditary

Module 6 - Genetic Change

Module 7 - Infectious Disease

Module 8 - Non-infectious Diseases and Disorders

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* 2. What Year 11 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

Module 1 - Cells as the Basis of Life

Module 2 - Organisation of Living Things

Module 3 - Biological Diversity

Module 4 - Ecosystem Dynamics

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* 3. What combination of Year 11 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

Module 1 - Cells as the Basis of Life

Module 2 - Organisation of Living Things

Module 3 - Biological Diversity

Module 4 - Ecosystem Dynamics

We wouldn't bring this year group

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* 4. What Year 12 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

Module 5 - Hereditary

Module 6 - Genetic Change

Module 7 - Infectious Disease

Module 8 - Non-infectious Diseases and Disorders

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* 5. What combination of Year 12 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

Module 5 - Hereditary

Module 6 - Genetic Change

Module 7 - Infectious Disease

Module 8 - Non-infectious Diseases and Disorders

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* 6. Which of these modules would be most important to you in being covered in a visit at the Museum of Human Disease.

Module 5 - Scientific Investigations

Module 6 - Technologies

Module 7 - Fact or Fallacy

Module 8 - Science and Society

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* 7. What Year 12 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

Module 5 - Scientific Investigations

Module 6 - Technologies

Module 7 - Fact or Fallacy

Module 8 - Science and Society

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* 8. What combination of Year 12 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

Module 5 - Scientific Investigations

Module 6 - Technologies

Module 7 - Fact or Fallacy

Module 8 - Science and Society

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* 9. Rank the following Depth Study aspects, in terms of importance of being covered in a visit to the Museum of Human Disease

1. The Scientific Method.

2. Hypothesis Design

3. Research Methods

4. Data analysis including statistical modelling.

5. Drawing conclusions from data and effective presentation of data.

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* 10. Which of the following would you prefer?

A depth studies module which can be combined with another modules (that is it can be part of a 2, 4 or 6 hour visit to the Museum of Human Disease) and will cover one or two of the 5 aspects above

A depth studies day, in which a number of the aspects above are addressed in greater detail in conjunction with researchers from UNSW.

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* 11. If you have used the Socrative Biology Quiz at the Museum in the past, rate its effectiveness for your students, with 1 being low, 10 being high.

How effective has Socrative been for your group?

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* 1. Rank the importance of including the Biology modules in a visit to the Museum of Human Disease

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* 2. What Year 11 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

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* 3. What combination of Year 11 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

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* 4. What Year 12 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

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* 5. What combination of Year 12 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

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* 6. Which of these modules would be most important to you in being covered in a visit at the Museum of Human Disease.

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* 7. What Year 12 Module would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 2 hour visit?

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* 8. What combination of Year 12 Modules would you be most likely to request if you were attending a 4 hour visit.

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* 9. Rank the following Depth Study aspects, in terms of importance of being covered in a visit to the Museum of Human Disease

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* 10. Which of the following would you prefer?

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* 11. If you have used the Socrative Biology Quiz at the Museum in the past, rate its effectiveness for your students, with 1 being low, 10 being high.

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* 12. Please feel free to provide us with additional information or comments.