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Project Title: What is your project called?
Problem Statement and Rationale (approx. 400
words) (5 marks)

Problem Statement:

-Clearly and specifically outline your problem, context,
and impact. This provides the overview and sets the
scene for your report. Keep this brief as the details
will be provided in the discussion.

-Ensure you have provided enough information here
(include evidence and data from credible sources) to
illustrate the seriousness of the problem without going
into too much detail. Be succinct; key information only
— like a synopsis.

-Refer to the marker’s feedback from A1 and the A‘
Template for this as well

Rationale:

-Outline why this topic was chosen, and what logical
consequences would exist if it wasn’t mitigated. Be
sure to use scientific reasoning to illustrate the
severity of the problem.

-Use a range of credible sources of information for all
claims (peer-reviewed journals and government
documents, for example).

- Write in3° person only and avoid emotive language and
bias.

- Your Problem Statement and Rationale can be
combined for the final report.

-Refer to the the marker’s feedback from A1 and the A‘
Template for this as well

Research Questions (5 marks)

- Research questions should be well-constructed,
considered, and answerable.

- There should be between 5 - 8 questions and they
should cover all key aspects of your inquiry
(problem; cause; impact; mitigation strategies /
potential solution; implications if problem is not
solved.

- Your questions should be OPEN and there needs to be
at least ONE DATA QUESTION (Note: The data is not
a stand-alone question. It is included in the set of
research questions)

- They need to be numbered and sequenced logically to
reflect the flow of your inquiry

- Please use marker feedback from Assessment 1 to
address any previous issues and rewrite questions if
necessary. Sound questions can be retained or
refined (it will not be considered as plagiarism).

-Please do not answer the questions in this section, you
will answer these in your discussion.

Methodology (approx. 300 words) (5 marks)

-Describe how you investigated your inquiry, the initial
and latter process that ultimately led to the credible
sources you used for this report (written in the past
tense and 3” person).

- Include: search engines/databases, search terms,
Boolean operators, strategies for finding credible
information, a challenge and how you overcame it,
and a specific resource that has been helpful/unique
and why.

- Write in 3° person only.

- Watch the support video to assist you with this section.

Discussion (approx. 700 words) (10 marks)
Write a synthesis (summary) of all your collected information
and data.

- Please organise by using_sub-headings derived from
your questions.

- Please ensure you address each of your research
questions in depth here (remember to use in text
citations and include data to support your
discussion).

- 3" person only and avoid emotive language and bias.

Links to the Australian Curriculum (approx. 150
words) (6 marks)

Review the Australian Curriculum (version 8.4) in the learning
areas of Science and HASS.

- Select two content descriptors from the Science and/or
HASS curriculum.

- These must be Science Understanding (SU), Science as
Human Endeavour (SHE) and/or HASS
Understanding. Skills descriptors (SIS and HASSIS)
must not be used for this table.

-Provide the Curriculum Code as well as the descriptor

- Provide specific rationales that show the link between
your research project and the curriculum descriptor.
(DO NOT describe what students will do in the
classroom)

- You can select descriptors from two different year
groups.

- Only the rationale is included in the word count.

- 3 person only.

(rationale)
a es ee
Total 4 marks
The Cross-curriculum § priority of Sustainability in the
Australian Curriculum is described under a range of
organising ideas, which themselves are grouped under
Systems, World views, and Futures.

- Select ONE code. Record the code (Ol.1 for example)
and record the descriptor statement.

- Provide specific rationales that shows the links between
your research project and the descriptor.

- Only the rationale is included in the word count.

-3" person only.

Sustainability project (rationale)
Total 2
marks
Word Count: Include your word count here. Must not
exceed 2500 words

Referencing
Use APA 7" to include at_least 10 reputable and credible
references both in-text and end text.
Writing (4 marks)
Your report should:
-be maximum 2500 words (excluding appendices,
references and table of links to curriculum and inquiry);
-be set out under the headings given to you and sub-
headings (these are counted in the word count) .
-use approx. 1.5 spacing.
-be written in a report format (3 person, passive voice).
-use the APA 7th format for in-text and end-referencing to
acknowledge the source of all paraphrased or quoted
material included in your proposal, including web-based
material.
- show evidence that you have refined your proposal
based on reviewers’ feedback.
-use Times New Roman or Arial font. Font size 11
-include page numbers as a footer and your name and
student number as a header (e.g. Smith, John
12345678).
-Ensure that you have reviewed your similarity report
before submitting.
It is expected that the report shows evidence of
extensive research.
For example:
-10 or more references have been considered.
-An appropriate level of detail of research is
demonstrated.
-An appropriate range of information sources has been
used.
-All questions have been considered.
- There are no references to yourself. This is not about
you.
-Don't use the term etc.
-Don’t use underlining.
-Don’t use capital letters for a whole word.
- Take care with capitalising words - in general only if they
are aname.