Project timeline

The projects elements is expected to start in term 1 and finish at the end of term 2, allowing time for marking before the submission date in May. The timeline aligns with the assessment objectives of HPQ. A detailed scheme of work will be published soon.

Lessons 17-21: Manage (AO1)

Students begin by learning basic project management and review how to ask scientific questions or define a problem from the teaching element. They plan how they will aproach their investigation, define tasks and timelines, and write the project proposal form.

Lessons 22-28: Use Resources (AO2)

Here, students focus on finding and evaluating sources, making hypotheses, predictions and designing experiments, or researching their problem and coming up with a solution. They will write the introduction and methods sections of their report, and start their activity log. 

Lessons 29-46: Develop and Realise (AO3)

This phase emphasizes planning and carrying out experiments, with data collection and interpreting and analysing their data, or developing and testing a prototype for engineering. They carry out regular progress reviews and write the results section of their report, and update their activity log.

Lessons 47-54: Review (AO4)

In the final phase, students develop draw conclusions from their data,  review how well it fits their original hypothesis fits, and evaluate their investigation, or how well a prototype fits the solution requirements for engineering. They write the discussion sections for their report,  and optionally make a presentation.