Indooroopilly State High School

Mathematical Methods
IA1

Student name

Student number

Teacher

Issued 30/10/2020

Due date 27/11/2020

Marking summary

Marks Provisional
Criterion
allocated marks
Formulate 4
Solve 7
Evaluate and verify 5
Communicate 4
Overall 20

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 Conditions

Technique Problem-solving and modelling task

Unit Unit 3: Further calculus
Topic/s Topic 2: Further differentiation and applications 2

Duration 4 weeks (including 3 hours of class time)

Mode / length Written: Up to 10 pages (including tables, figures and
diagrams) and a maximum of 2000 words

Individual / group A unique response must be developed by each student

Other Use of technology is required and must go beyond simple
computation or word processing

Resources Thermometers are available from your teachers.

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 Context
The change in temperature of an object is proportional to the difference between the
temperature of the object and the temperature of its surroundings. This relationship can
be used to model the temperature of a cooling beverage.
Whether it is a matter of keeping a cup of coffee hot for longer or a large scale business
operation of snap-freezing fresh peas, knowing how temperatures change in a medium
helps with planning.

Task
Write a report that discusses the appropriateness of using mathematical models to
investigate the cooling temperature of hot beverages under varied conditions. You will:

collect data by measuring the temperature change of a hot beverage under varied
conditions
use the data collected to develop mathematical models for each condition
provide a mathematical analysis of the rate of a cooling of a beverage under each
condition
use the analysis to compare and evaluate both the different conditions chosen
and the models used

Stimulus
https://thenewtonslaw.com/newtons-law-of-cooling
https://www.khanacademy.org/.../v/newtons-law-of-cooling

Checkpoints
□ After 1 week: Collected data submitted □ After 2 weeks: Students email draft
for feedback. General feedback on drafts is provided to the class, but no
individual corrections are made. □ After 4 weeks: assessment submission

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 Authentication strategies
● You will be provided class time for task completion.
● Your teacher will observe you completing work in class.
● You will produce sections of the final response under supervised conditions.
● Your teacher will collect copies of your response and monitor at key junctures.
● You must acknowledge all sources.
● Your teacher will ensure class cross-marking occurs.
● You will each produce a unique response by using individualised datasets,
collecting data as a group but producing individual reports.
● You will provide documentation of your progress at checkpoint 2.

Scaffolding
• The approach to mathematical problem-solving and modelling will be used.

• Respond with a range of understanding and skills, such as mathematical language,

appropriate calculations, tables of data, graphs and diagrams.

• Provide a response that highlights the real-life application of mathematics.

• Evaluate the reasonableness of your proposed solutions.

• Respond using a written report format that can be read and interpreted
independently of the instrument task sheet

• Develop a unique response.

• Use both analytic procedures and technology.

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Instrument-specific marking guide (IA1): Problem-solving and modelling task (20%)
Criterion: Formulate

Assessment objectives
1. select , recall and use facts, rules, definitions and procedures drawn from Unit 3 Topics 2 and/or 3
2. comprehend mathematical concepts and techniques drawn from Unit 3 Topics 2 and/or 3
5. justify procedures and decisions by explaining mathematical reasoning

The student work has the following characteristics: Marks

• documentation of appropriate assumptions

• accurate documentation of relevant observations 3–4
• accurate translation of all aspects of the problem by identifying mathematical concepts and techniques.

• statement of some assumptions

• statement of some observations 1–2
• translation of simple aspects of the problem by identifying mathematical concepts and techniques.

• does not satisfy any of the descriptors above. 0

Criterion: Solve

Assessment objectives
1. select , recall and use facts, rules, definitions and procedures drawn from Unit 3 Topics 2 and/or 3
6. solve problems by applying mathematical concepts and techniques drawn from Unit 3 Topics 2 and/or 3.

The student work has the following characteristics: Marks

• accurate use of complex procedures to reach a valid solution

• discerning application of mathematical concepts and techniques relevant to the task 6–7
• accurate and appropriate use of technology.

• use of complex procedures to reach a reasonable solution

• application of mathematical concepts and techniques relevant to the task 4–5
• use of technology.

• use of simple procedures to make some progress towards a solution

• simplistic application of mathematical concepts and techniques relevant to the task 2–3
• superficial use of technology.

• inappropriate use of technology or procedures. 1

• does not satisfy any of the descriptors above. 0

Criterion: Evaluate and verify

Assessment objectives
4. evaluate the reasonableness of solutions
5. justify procedures and decisions by explaining mathematical reasoning

Mathematical Methods 2019 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority

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 The student work has the following characteristics: Marks

• evaluation of the reasonableness of solutions by considering the results, assumptions and

observations
4–5
• documentation of relevant strengths and limitations of the solution and/or model
• justification of decisions made using mathematical reasoning.

• statements about the reasonableness of solutions by considering the context of the task
• statements about relevant strengths and limitations of the solution and/or model 2–3
• statements about decisions made relevant to the context of the task.

• statement about a decision and/or the reasonableness of a solution. 1

• does not satisfy any of the descriptors above. 0

Criterion: Communicate

Assessment objectives
3. communicate using mathematical, statistical and everyday language and conventions

The student work has the following characteristics: Marks

• correct use of appropriate technical vocabulary , procedural vocabulary and conventions to develop
the response
3–4
• coherent and concise organisation of the response, appropriate to the genre, including a suitable
introduction, body and conclusion, which can be read independently of the task sheet.

• use of some appropriate language and conventions to develop the response

1–2
• adequate organisation of the response.

• does not satisfy any of the descriptors above. 0

Mathematical Methods 2019 Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority

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