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  • In caramel's year 12 journal

    The biggest stuff-up I did on the prev. bio sac was not understanding that the experiment that the Bio teachers put in was an anabolic reaction, not a catabolic reaction, but I recall only losing one mark on the 'draw the diagram' question. Also, not being able to comment on uncertainty (a two-marker I left blank)

    Uncertainty should mean that there is a gap in the knowledge is a lack of the exact knowledge of the value of a measured quantity. So, something that is quantitative should have little uncertainty.

  • In caramel's year 12 journal

    18/03/25 Quick summary of what happened these past few weeks

    • Watched Sunset Boulevard with the entire cohort
    • Crafting Texts SAC + 400-word commentary (I wrote like 1000 words in 50 minutes)
    • Chemistry SAC (Lots of calibration factor questions)
    • Currently starting the scientific poster (Unit 3, AOS 3) for Chemistry
    • Finished all content for cell. respiration/photosynthesis. The SAC is based on three experiments completed in class. We have a data sheet provided when the SAC comes, and we're supposed to be able to write an experimental aim, hypothesis, conclusion, comment on errors, limitations, and uncertainty
    • Tonight, my chem tutor finished explaining all content for electrolysis and I have lots of questions to do
  • In caramel's year 12 journal

    frog_of_spades Thank you ♥️

    We’re all at different stages right now because two new students in my class have picked it up without 1/2. Some haven’t even finished brainstorming, but one of my classmates already finished their outcome 1 final. I’m currently finished with my trials, just need to take two more photos or so, then scan & print out. Our critique is on the first week back from school.

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      • In Heinneman textbook or Edrolo?

        At the very beginning of each chapter will be the study design dotpoints that will be covered. You really aren’t missing out if you just use the chapter summary as your summary notes, but that’s not really important as much as actually doing the questions. You literally just have to do as many questions as possible, and if you get stuck, consult your notes or your teacher. I use my notebook to copy down questions I get wrong, or to memorise super important information like formulae and graphs, etc.

        I have read through the extra information on the sides before, and they are not that helpful for SACs. Copying down example questions waste time because you need that time to learn how to do questions.

      • In Heinneman textbook or Edrolo?

        I would imagine that your teacher would be setting questions in Heinemann, so you'll need to read through all of the information anyway.

        If you really want to use the Edrolo textbook, I suggest you read through the content before class, and not treat it as your main textbook.

        Using Heinemann should be easy. All bolded words/terminology are VCAA-required, so prioritise understanding what those definitions are, as chances are you'll need to define them in the SAC. Ignore Case Study, ChemFiles; anything that seems extraneous. If you are taking any notes at all, record the information in the highlight box (a picture of it is in the preliminary pages) into your notebook. Read through the Chapter Review summary and go back through the pages to look for the information that explains that dot point, and then write it down in your notes if you need to memorise it.

      • In caramel's year 12 journal

        I'm recovering from a cold that I think was passed on at school. I don't have a fever, but I do have a tension headache. As usual with all my colds/flus, I produced quite a lot of mucus, which, I think, irritates my throat and causes me to cough more.

        This morning, I (informally) scheduled an appointment with the Careers Counsellor, and let me tell you one thing: I wish I had them Years 10 & 11!! But it's probably because I have the Methods prereq down, and that makes my degree choices easier 😭. Recently, I've been considering a Bachelor of Laws degree. I didn't have this option when I was in the US, but now I do, so now I'm thinking about whether I should do a double degree or just Law by itself.

        Japanese is going pretty well so far. Last week, I had my first oral lesson with my teacher (I'm doing Japanese by correspondence), and if everything goes well this year, I'd say my goal is to get a Study Score of 50 >94% across the year.

        At this point, I have finished writing the report on my chosen artist. I have gone way over the word count, so I'll need to edit it, print it out and paste it into my visual diary tomorrow.

        I have my Chem tutoring tomorrow at 7p. After school, I'll need to revise on whatever my tutor is covering, which I have PROCRASTINATED put on the back burner because of my cold 🙂

        I'm planning to join the public speaking meetup tomorrow lunch, too.

        I did my bio readings & all the questions, but apparently I was also supposed to watch the videos 🙂)))

        Alright, I'll come back tomorrow night to update <3

        • In caramel's year 12 journal

          School started again today and I got my Year 12 badge!! I cried a little on the train home bc I (kind of) still didn’t fully process that high school is going to be over.

          Stressed because my friend studied all the Chem content over the holidays and I feel behind even though I’m still about two exercises ahead 😭. When I got home, I started to get frustrated over Chem.

          (Edit)
          Progress:

          • Edrolo Biology readings, 5A and 5B
          • Heinemann Chemistry 3.1 (until Question 5)
          • Art written report (about 136/500 words)
          • Japanese Unit 3 Week 1 submission (only essay task left)
        • In caramel's year 12 journal

          frog_of_spades

          Good evening, fellow passenger (lol).

          Thank you so much for linking your resource!!! But omg is there actually biofuels in bio? We're learning about it in chem, and we have to compare and contrast between bioethanol/biodiesel/biogas with the fossil fuels.

          Last year was probably the most confusing and overwhelming time of my life. Methods was abhorrent, and I would not like to experience high school maths again. The teacher just showed us an example question, and left ourselves to our own devices. (Edit: and then I got sick every other month)

          I haven't really put any time towards Art yet, but I really need to practise writing for the exam!! I'm actually concentrating on photography (black and white film) for the AOS (and maybe the rest of the year), so I've researched three photographers (Man Ray, Sally Mann, and Liu Zheng)

          Thank you! JLPT is a reading and listening test, and it has five different levels; N1 is the hardest. It's said to be around near-native level, but I don't know if I've felt any improvement in my day-to-day Japanesing

          Today was DREADFUL. First, my closest friends won't be going to Camp; second, my Chromebook charger caught fire and almost burnt down the house. It's the heatwave, I swear.

          Good luck to you, too. Rooting for you!

          • In caramel's year 12 journal

            FinFin-3rdYearUni
            Hi, Fin!
            Thank you for commenting on my journal!
            I'm sure I'll be able to fulfil the goals I'm aiming for this year (mostly Stayin' Alive)
            (NOooo not the Bee Gees reference)

            • In k's VCE journal :) - (class of 2025)

              frog_of_spades

              I'm just taking advantage of the common room lmao. It's a really nice place to study compared to Y11, where we didn't even get a study room because our cohort was so disrespectful and got locked out of senior building for two weeks :/

              Trevor Noah's a comedian and has his own show in America. Born A Crime essentially details his early life to present time and his experiences born under the apartheid in South Africa. People were divided by racial groups; white, black and coloured, and whites were not allowed to have children with blacks, but Trevor was born to a Xhosa mum and a German father.

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              • In Discussion board for VCE Japanese!!!
              • In Discussion board for VCE Japanese!!!
              • In k's VCE journal :) - (class of 2025)

                I read Trevor Noah over the holidays and we had a quiz on it the first day back :/ Also, Unit 4 text?!?!?! I don't think I have processed that school doesn't last forever.

                • In caramel's year 12 journal

                  What I did today:

                  • Heinemann Chem 2.5 (Questions 1-9)
                  • Edrolo Biology Chapter 1 Exam Practice (Questions 1-11)

                  What I still need to do:

                  • Packing list for Camp
                  • VCAA Biology 2019 Question 11
                  • Photosynthesis and cellular resp. revision

                  Comments: For Chem, I've been working at least two chapters ahead of my class, and it's been working well. I might start Chapter 3 by tonight.

                • In caramel's year 12 journal
                • In caramel's year 12 journal

                  Otherwise, The Expat's Guide to Year 12

                  hi, I'm caramel!

                  I thought about starting this journal whilst taking a shower, so I have hardly any idea of what I'm doing 🙂

                  I was born in the US, but one of my parents are Australian. I only finished Prep before moving over to the US, and I came back after I finished Year 9 in America. So, I do have some knowledge about how uni applications work in America (unfortunately :/).

                  High school in Australia was like a whirlwind; suddenly I had to learn new terms like 'SAC', 'study score' and 'ATAR', but I've got the hang of it now. To be honest, Year 9 in America was also quite the whirlwind. (Lunch was optional???)

                  Subjects

                  English, Art Creative Practice, Biology, Chemistry, and Japanese SL

                  • Year 11: Methods (31)

                  Year 11

                  ... was terrible. Shhhh... let's not talk about it 🙂

                  Starting the year

                  I've already had quite a few positives this year. Specifically, I passed the N1 Level of the JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test)! Ahhh I'm so happy!!! 🎆 🎉

                  On the other hand, I don't know what to do with my certificate. It'll be wall decor for now, but I want to work in a Japan-related job in the future. I'm interested in studying Japanese (interested in the University of Melbourne-TUFS dual degree), but my dad thinks I should give the UCAT a go. I am interested in Medicine, but now that I've passed a test that's as hard as JLPT, I feel as though Japanese is a much better option for me esp. for my mental health and sanity.

                  About the dual degree, I don't think many people who study Japanese at Unimelb can get it, and the person who I asked at last year's open day wasn't sure either, so I'm a bit confuddled here.

                  For my study scores, I want to get as high as I can. Hopefully, I can get a 50 in Biology and Japanese, and maybe a high 30s to low 40s for English. Chemistry and Art: we'll see how that goes.

                • In Discussion board for VCE Japanese!!!

                  alaa

                  Hi,

                  I think that you should take time to immerse yourself in Japanese-- podcasts focussing on 'Slow Japanese' are abundant on Spotify and YouTube. Listening to JLPT N5/N4 Listening (there are plenty on YouTube) could also be helpful, especially because the length of individual questions are short and functions as a mini-quiz.

                  Shadowing can also be quite helpful after you've listened to the same audio clip many times. Repeat exactly what the speaker is saying almost at the same time.

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