Science Extension? (1 Viewer)

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

Hi everyone, Im genuinely curious about what this course is like, as there're not much info about it. Can anyone who do/ did science extension give me a review of it and Do you reckon it possible to do it along with math 4u and like potentially 3 sciences (chem, physic, bio) as Im planning on picking up math 4u in yr 12.

 

[its_ace21]

i heard science extension was bad

 

[its_ace21]

@nsw..wollongong

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

Hi everyone, Im genuinely curious about what this course is like, as there're not much info about it. Can anyone who do/ did science extension give me a review of it and Do you reckon it possible to do it along with math 4u and like potentially 3 sciences (chem, physic, bio) as Im planning on picking up math 4u in yr 12.

that’s 13 units? I’d drop 1 science if you were to do tjat

 

[nsw..wollongong]

its acc so nice in essence but the amt of time u need to invest into it is ridiculous
but whats nice abt it is that u get individualised learning bc the classes are usually so small (its literally me and one other person)

 

[nsw..wollongong]

trial exam for it was horrible, the questions were so hard buttt its nice to put on ur resume esp if u work with external mentors that can give u a ref letter or something

 

[its_ace21]

its acc so nice in essence but the amt of time u need to invest into it is ridiculous
but whats nice abt it is that u get individualised learning bc the classes are usually so small (its literally me and one other person)

bruh i thought u dropped it

 

[nsw..wollongong]

bruh i thought u dropped it

i love lying to ppl listen no one knows if i acc dropped or if i still do it
who knows i might do french continuers rn

 

[carrotsss]

What I’ve heard from friends pretty much just confirms what @nsw..wollongong, it’s really cool to be able to work on a project like that but the amount of effort you have to invest for only 1 unit is sorta insane. Keep in mind, the major work is typically only 50% of your internals, and science extension is worth half of normal subjects, so effectively it’s like an assessment being weighted at 25% in a 2u subject - which is definitely not proportional to the amount of effort it requires.

 

[carrotsss]

i love lying to ppl listen no one knows if i acc dropped or if i still do it
who knows i might do french continuers rn

wow you are so cool and edgy for doing that

 

[nsw..wollongong]

wow you are so cool and edgy for doing that

yesss tysm i needed ur validation!

 

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

that’s 13 units? I’d drop 1 science if you were to do tjat

I would probably drop one science but maybe after my prelim as I don't know what science to drop now .

 

[nsw..wollongong]

sciX is much more manageable with 2 sciences than 3 considering work load distribution

 

[its_ace21]

I would probably drop one science but maybe after my prelim as I don't know what science to drop now .

which sci do u enjoy the least

 

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

its acc so nice in essence but the amt of time u need to invest into it is ridiculous
but whats nice abt it is that u get individualised learning bc the classes are usually so small (its literally me and one other person)

Oh what do you do in science extension. I really like doing experiment but my school is terrible and never have a band 6 for science extension so I don't know whether I should choose it or not.

 

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

which sci do u enjoy the least

I hate module 3&4 bio but then Im interested in heredity and virus stuff in yr 12 bio.

 

[its_ace21]

I hate module 3&4 bio but then Im interested in heredity and virus stuff in yr 12 bio.

year 12 bio >>>>>> year 11

 

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

year 12 bio >>>>>> year 11

Yea the content seem so much more interesting, that why I'm still unsure which science to drop

 

[nsw..wollongong]

Oh what do you do in science extension. I really like doing experiment but my school is terrible and never have a band 6 for science extension so I don't know whether I should choose it or not.

mod 1: principles of sciX (mostly philosophy ngl, occams razor, paradigm shifts, etc etc but very underrated in the exam, lots of ppl gloss over this mod thinking its not important)
mod 2: research proposal (lit review time - i hated this, presentation of ur project (for us, it was in front of the principal + entire science department))
mod 3: statistical analysis (this mod was so ass but u have to pay attention SOOO closely, u miss a lesson and u feel like u wanna give up. there are so many analyses and tests and their conditions u have to memorise but if u spend time devising ways of memorisation u should be fine -- very important section in the hsc and esp ur trials)
mod 4: research report (hugest chunk, worth the most, takes up the most time, be smart with what u include in this report bc u get to use it in the hsc. so its smart if u include stuff from modules in here)

 

[Tiajfe9drffdrf]

mod 1: principles of sciX (mostly philosophy ngl, occams razor, paradigm shifts, etc etc but very underrated in the exam, lots of ppl gloss over this mod thinking its not important)
mod 2: research proposal (lit review time - i hated this, presentation of ur project (for us, it was in front of the principal + entire science department))
mod 3: statistical analysis (this mod was so ass but u have to pay attention SOOO closely, u miss a lesson and u feel like u wanna give up. there are so many analyses and tests and their conditions u have to memorise but if u spend time devising ways of memorisation u should be fine -- very important section in the hsc and esp ur trials)
mod 4: research report (hugest chunk, worth the most, takes up the most time, be smart with what u include in this report bc u get to use it in the hsc. so its smart if u include stuff from modules in here)

Do you choose your research in the first term and work on it throughout yr 12?