IssuesInvestigation:TaskSheet

Thisassessmentcomponenthastwotasks.

PartA:Informationsearch

Thiswillassessyourabilitytoselectandacknowledgeinformationaboutchemistryandissuesin
chemistryfromdifferentsources(I2).Youwillneedto:

Selectaresearchquestionthatwillenableyoutoevaluatethebenefitsand
detrimentaleffectsofachemicalorachemicalprocess

Findfoursourcesofinformationandcorrectlydocumentthosesourcesofinformation.
(Youmustuseonebook,onejournalarticleandoneinternetsite)

Criticallyanalysethechosensourcesforrelevance,bias,andcredibilityusingthe
SourceAnalysissheet.

Submityoursourceanalyseswithacopyoftheinformationyouhaveanalysed.

Thecombinedtotalwordlimitforthefirsttaskis500(youcanusedotpointform)

PartB:Researchreport

Youwillusetheinformationthatyouhavecollectedinyourinformationsearchtopreparea
reportaddressingyourchosenquestion.Thereportwillbecompletedin100minutesundertest
conditions,butyouwillbeabletorefertoannotatedarticles,notesandsupportmaterialsthat
youhavegathered.

Yourreportwillneedtoinclude:
anintroductionthatidentifiesthechemistryissueinvestigated
relevantchemicalbackgroundfortheissue
theidentificationofalternativeviews
anexplanationoftheperspectivesoftheissue
anevaluationofinformationgathered
asummaryofresultsorfindingsandconclusionsdrawn
citationsandareferencelist

Wordlimit:1,000.

IssuesInvestigation
Thispagecanbedeletedonceyouhavechosenyour
topic
Potentialtopics
oShouldAdelaide'swaterbefluoridated?
oShouldchildrenbeabletobuyhighlycaffeinatedsoftdrinks?
oShouldelectriccarssuchastheToyotaPriusbeusedingovernmentcars'fleets?
oArenicotinepatchesasafewayofstoppingsmoking?
oIsfuelcelltechaviablealternativetofossilfuelsincars?
oIsrecycledwaterharmful?
oShouldheroinbemadelegallyavailable?
oShouldchefsbeconcernedaboutexposuretoNOxfromgascooking?
oCanweliveinachemicalfreeworld?
oHowclosecanworkerslivetominingsiteswithoutbeingaffected?
oArethereanybenefitstousingmineralmakeupovertraditionalmakeup?
oIsthecostofcancerdrugsjustifiable?
oCanchemicalsbecreatedtoexistsolelyfortheperiodoftimetheyarerequiredtofunction,andthen
disappearwithnoenvironmentalimpact?
oDesalinationshouldSAgodownthispath?
oShouldAustraliainvestinnucleartechnology?
oAreChernobyltourssafe?
oArethererisksinvolvedinnucleardumping?
oEnergydrinksshouldtheybebanned?
oShouldchildrenbeallowedtohaveaccesstocaffeine?
oTheeffectofloggingandlandclearingonpHofsoil

oAnothertopicnegotiatedwithyourteacher

PartA:Writeyoursourceanalysisoverthenext4pages
SourceAnalysisWorkSheet(Oneforeachsource)
SACE#:294924R

SourceNumber:

TopicQuestion:Isrecycledwaterharmful
JournalArticle

Studentresponse

researchskills
informationsource
(correctlyformatted
reference)

relevantinformation
highlightedinmaterials
submitted
analysis

/2marks
Bibliographyreference:Leder,KSinclair,MandO'Toole,J.Recycled
waterandhumanhealtheffects[online].AustralianFamilyPhysician,Vol.
36,No.12,2007Dec:9981000.Availability:
<http://search.informit.com.au.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/documentSum
marydn=355449227525578res=IELHEA>ISSN:03008495.[cited01May
16].

/8marks

relevance
(thedegreetowhichthe
sourceaddressesthe
topic)

ThisArticleissuitableformychosentopicasithaspossiblesolutions
tomyquestionwithinthesource.Itprovidesmewiththeviewsand
studiedresultsofqualifiedresearchersandthereforeIamabletorely
ontrustworthyinformation.

possibilityofbias
(evidenceofaprejudiced
orpartialviewpointthat
influencesinterpretationof
thematerial)

Theobjectiveofthissourceistodescribetheresearchin
investigatingthehealthimpactsofusingrecycledwaterforurban
nondrinkingpurposes.Astheauthorshaveusedseveralprocessesin
theirresearch,thissourceisnotbias.

credibility
(thetrustworthiness,i.e.
credentials,education,
experience,peerreview
etc.ofthesource)

ItprovidesmewiththeviewsandstudiedresultsofScholars,
researchersandtheheadoftheDepartmentofEpidemiologyand
PreventiveMedicine,MonashUinviersityandCooperativeResearch
CentreforWaterQualityandTreatmentVictoriamakingthissource
relaibleforthistopic.

otherfactors
(easeofaccess,clarityof
languageand
presentation,useof
diagrams)

Toclarifytheinformationgiven,theauthorshavewrittenasummary
ofimportantpointsattheendtoconclude.

AnalysisWorkSheet(Oneforeachsource)

SourceNumber:

Website

Studentresponse

researchskills
informationsource
(correctlyformatted
reference)
relevantinformation
highlightedin
materialssubmitted
analysis

/2marks
Bibliographyreference:Recycledwater.com.au.(2016).RecycledWater.
[online]Availableat:http://www.recycledwater.com.au/index.php?id=69
[Accessed5May2016].
http://www.bounceapp.com/200919

/8marks

relevance
(thedegreetowhich
thesourceaddresses
thetopic)

Theinformationprovidesmewithpotentialrisksassociatedwiththeuseof
recycledwater.Aswellasprovidinginformationaboutpossiblehealthrisks,it
alsostatespotentialenvironmentalrisksgivingmemoreinformationtobase
anansweroff.

possibilityofbias
(evidenceofa
prejudicedorpartial
viewpointthat
influences
interpretationofthe
material)

Thesourcestatesanumberofinfectionsthatcanoccurduetothe
consumptionofrecycledwater,howeverthenaftteritstates,notallinfections
areseenasharmful.

credibility
(thetrustworthiness,
i.e.credentials,
education,experience,
peerreviewetc.ofthe
source)

ThiswebsiteisanoutcomefromtheAustralianCoordinatorforrecycledwater
useinHorticulture.ManycompaniesaroundAustraliahavecntributedtothe
siteandsupportit.

otherfactors
(easeofaccess,
clarityoflanguageand

Thesourcehasusedimagestoshowthe4maincategpriesofwaterwhich
aresourcesforrecycledwater.

presentation,useof
diagrams)

AnalysisWorkSheet(Oneforeachsource)

SourceNumber:

Image

Studentresponse

researchskills
informationsource
(correctlyformatted
reference)
relevantinformation
highlightedin
materialssubmitted
analysis

/2marks
AustralianCoordinatorforRecycledWateruseinHorticulture,(2016).
Treatmentlevelsofprocessestypicallyusedtotreatwastewater.[image]
Availableat:http://www.recycledwater.com.au/index.php?id=65[Accessed
19May2016].
http://www.bounceapp.com/201581

/8marks

relevance
(thedegreetowhich
thesourceaddresses
thetopic)

Thissourceisreleventtomychosentopicasitaidsinexplainingthe
treatmentprocessofrecycledwateronthewebsiteitwasfoundon.

possibilityofbias
(evidenceofa
prejudicedorpartial
viewpointthat
influences
interpretationofthe
material)

Ibelievethissourcecanbebothbiasandnonbiased.Biasbecauseit
onlyliststhewaysinwhichitissafeforparticularused.Itisnonbiased
becauseitisalsosayingaswellasthetertiarytreatmentlevelisfitfor
thepurposeofrawhumanfoodcrops,itisnotsafeforhumansto
consume.

credibility
(thetrustworthiness,
i.e.credentials,
education,experience,
peerreviewetc.ofthe
source)

Thissiteissuggestedtobecredibleaswhesearchingthrough,it
providescontactsanddetailsofthesite.Itprovidesmewiththe
GeneralManagerandAssitantmanagerofHorticultureAustralia
Limited.

otherfactors
(easeofaccess,
clarityoflanguageand
presentation,useof
diagrams)

Theuseofthediagramisveryhelpfulasthesitereferstoitwhen
talkingaboutthetreatmentofrecyledwater.

AnalysisWorkSheet(Oneforeachsource)
SourceNumber:

Video/NewsReport

Studentresponse

researchskills
informationsource
(correctlyformatted
reference)
relevantinformation
highlightedin
materialssubmitted
analysis

/2marks
ABC10News,(2015).Testingbeginsonnewrecycledwatersystem.
[video]Availableat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaE5WJ2JPow
[Accessed19May2016].

/8marks

relevance
(thedegreetowhich
thesourceaddresses
thetopic)

Thisisrelaventtomytopicasitprovidesmewithareallifeexampleof
whenanadvancedwaterpurificationsystemhasbeenimplementedin
asmalltownandtheopinionsofthepublicarequestioned.

possibilityofbias
(evidenceofa
prejudicedorpartial
viewpointthat
influences
interpretationofthe
material)

Thissourceisbiasedbecauseonlythebenefitsfromrecyledwaterare
statedsuggestingrecycledwaterisnotharmful.

credibility
(thetrustworthiness,
i.e.credentials,
education,experience,

Iconsiderthisacrediblesourcebecausetheauthorisanewschannel.
Iresearchedthechannaltoseeifitwasrealwhichitisandcanbe
foundonthefollowinglink:http://www.10news.com/.Theopinionsof
DougWilson,boardpresidentforthePadreDamMunicipalWater
Districtaregiven.

peerreviewetc.ofthe
source)
otherfactors
(easeofaccess,
clarityoflanguageand
presentation,useof
diagrams)

ItwasveryeasytoaccessthroughYouTube.Thelanguageiseasily
understood,subtitleswereavailableandthesouredidincludeanimage
inthevideotohelpviewerpicturewhatisbeingsaid.

PartB:Researchreportfurthertaskinformation

Youwillusetheinformationthatyouhavecollectedinyourinformationsearchtoprepareareport
addressingyourchosenquestion.

Yourreportwillneedtoinclude:
anintroductionthatidentifiesthechemistryissueinvestigated
relevantchemicalbackgroundfortheissue
theidentificationofalternativeviews
anexplanationoftheperspectivesoftheissue
anevaluationofinformationgathered
asummaryofresultsorfindingsandconclusionsdrawn
citationsandareferencelist

Wordlimit:1,000.

Heading

Youneedto:

Assessment
Design
Criteria

Marks
allocated

Introduction

~outlinethescienceissueyouhavechosento
investigate(youneedtomakeitclearwhythisis
anissue)
~givesomeindicationofwhatyouwilladdressin
yourreport

KU2

Chemical
Background

~providethereaderwiththerelevantchemical
backgroundknowledgeneededtounderstandthe
issue
oitisreallygoodtoincludediagrams!

KU2

A2

Pointsof
view

~presentbenefitsanddetrimentaleffects
~presentdifferentpointsofview(minimum2)on
thesubject
~provideevidenceforanystatementsmade,ina
logical,reasonedargument

AE1

Personal
view

~presentyourpersonalopinionontheissue,with
reasonstosupportyourposition

A1

Conclusion

~summarisethemainviewpoints

AE1

communicati
on

~ communicateclearlyinalogicalandsequential
mannerofappropriatelength
~usescientifictermsandconventionscorrectlyand
contextually.

KU3

research
skills

~attachannotatedcopiesofsources.
~useintextreferencingandpresentsourcesina
properlyformattedreferencelist.

I2

Individual
work

~fourindividualsourceanalysessubmittedpriorto
thecommencementofPartB
~individualreportsubmitted

A3

Stage2ChemistryInvestigationsFolio:IssuesInvestigation
Rubric

I2

AE1

Criticallyandlogically
selectsandconsistently
andappropriately
acknowledgesinformation
aboutscienceandissues
insciencefromarangeof
sources.

Logicallyselectsand
appropriately
acknowledges
informationabout
scienceandissuesin
sciencefromdifferent
sources.

Selectswithsome
focus,andmostly
appropriately
acknowledges,
informationabout
scienceandissuesin
sciencefromdifferent
sources.

Selectsandmay
partlyacknowledge
oneormoresources
ofinformationabout
scienceoranissuein
science.

Identifiesasourceof
informationabout
scienceoranissuein
science.

Criticallyandlogically
analysesandevaluates
connectionsbetween
data,concepts,andissues
inchemistry.

Clearlyandlogically
analysesand
evaluatesconnections
betweendata,
concepts,andissues

Analysesand
evaluatesconnections
betweendata,
concepts,andissues

Describesbasic
connections
betweensomedata,
concepts,andissues

Acknowledgesthat
connectionsexist
betweendata,
concepts,and/or

inchemistry.

inchemistry.

issuesinchemistry.

Applieschemistry
conceptsand
evidencefrom
investigationsto
suggestsome
solutionstobasic
problemsinnewor
familiarcontexts.

Appliessome
evidencetodescribe
somebasicproblems
andidentifyoneor
moresimple
solutions,infamiliar
contexts.

Identifiesabasic
problemand
attemptstoidentify
asolutionina
familiarcontext.

Usesgenerally
appropriatechemical
terms,conventions,
formulae,and
equationswithsome
generaleffectiveness.

Attemptstouse
somechemical
terms,conventions,
formulae,and
equationsthatmay
beappropriate

Identifiessome
chemicaltermsor
formulae.

Appliesgenerally
constructive
individualand
collaborativework
skills.

Attemptsindividual
workinconsistently,
andcontributes
superficiallyto
aspectsof
collaborativework.

Showsemerging
skillsinindividual
andcollaborative
work.

inchemistry.

A1

Applieschemistry
conceptsandevidence
frominvestigationsto
suggestsolutionsto
complexproblemsinnew
andfamiliarcontexts

Applieschemistry
conceptsand
evidencefrom
investigationsto
suggestsolutionsto
problemsinnewand
familiarcontexts.

A2

Usesappropriatechemical
terms,conventions,
formulae,andequations
highlyeffectively.

A3

KU
2

Demonstratesinitiativein
applyingconstructiveand
focusedindividualand
collaborativeworkskills.

Usesappropriate
chemicalterms,
conventions,
formulae,and
equationseffectively.

Appliesmostly
constructiveand
focusedindividualand
collaborativework
skills.

Usesknowledgeof
chemistryperceptively
andlogicallyto
understandandexplain
socialorenvironmental
issues.

Usesknowledgeof
chemistrylogicallyto
understandand
explainsocialor
environmentalissues.

KU
3

Usesavarietyofformats
tocommunicate
knowledgeand
understandingof
chemistrycoherentlyand
highlyeffectively.

Usesavarietyof
formatsto
communicate
knowledgeand
understandingof

Usesknowledgeof
chemistrywithsome
logictounderstand
andexplainoneor
moresocialor
environmentalissues.

Demonstratessome
basicknowledgeand
partial
understandingof
chemistryconcepts.

Demonstratessome
limitedrecognition
andawarenessof
chemistryconcepts.

Usesdifferentformats
tocommunicate
knowledgeand
understandingof
chemistrywithsome
generaleffectiveness.

Communicatesbasic
informationto
othersusingoneor
moreformats.

Attemptsto
communicate
informationabout
chemistry.

chemistrycoherently
andeffectively.

SCABs33/40andreferencelistshouldbeinalphabeticalorder.Intextreferencesused.Scientificsection
wasaccurate,withafocusonflocculation.Yourargumentsshowedmultipleperspectiveshoweverthere
wasroomtoextendthemseethecommentsinyourGoogledoc.Similarly,yourpersonalopinionwas
justifiedbutdoesnotaddresstheconceptthatpeoplehaveanegativeviewofrecycledwater.At720words,
youhadspaceformoredetail.Youhavefollowedtheformatofanissuesinvestigationbuthaveanumberof
spellingandgrammaticalerrorsusespellchecktohelpyouwiththisasalotofmisspelledwordswere
underlinedinred.B

PartB:ResearchReportTaskSpace

Topic:Isrecycledwaterharmful?

RecycledwaterorReclaimedwater,isessentiallywasteorsewagewaterthathasbeentreated
toremovesolidsandimpurities.Itisthenusedforthepurposesoflandscapeirrigation,
groundwateraquifierstomeetthecommercialandindustrialneedsofwateranddrinking.
However,muchcontroversyhassurroundedthetopicofwhetherthiswaterisharmfultothe
environmentaswellastohumansasapossiblesourceofdrinkingwater.

Totreatrecycledwaterfitforthepurposeofdrinking,ithastobeprocessedthrough5treatment
levelspreliminary,primary,secondary,tertiaryandadvanced.Mostofthesetreatmentlevels
usefiltrationandtheprocessofflocculationtoremovesuspendedsolidsandheavymetals.
Thesecanbeseenbelowinfigure1.


Flocculationisderivedfromthewordfloc,anotherwordforflakesormaterial.Flocculation
occurswhensedimentsaggregateintoclumpsthataremuchlargerandeasiertofilterout.An
exampleofthisprocessisremovingclayparticlesfromawatersolutionwhichcanalsobepart
oftherecyledwatertreatmentproces.Aggregationofclayparticlescannotoccurnaturallyas
thenegativesurfacechargesonthearticlescausethemtorepeloneanotherandpreventthe
requiredcollisionsnecessaryforaggregation.Thelargeraggregatedparticlessettleoutunder
theinfluenceofgravitytoformasoliddeposit.Aluminiumionsareaddedtothewatercontaining
clayparticlesintheformofaluminiumsulphate.Thesealuminiumionsinwaterundergo
numerousacidbasereactionsthatcanbesummarisedthroughthefollowingequation:
Alaq+2HOlHOCl(aq)+HO(aq)+Cl(aq)

Theabsorbtionofthehighlychargedaluminiumspeciesontothenegativelychargedsurfacesof
theclayparticlesneutralisesthesurfacechargeandreducestherepulsiveforcesbetweenthe
particles.Thisallowsparticlestocollideandaggregateandthereforefiltrationcantakeplace.

Otherthenbeingusedforthepurposeofforestry,growingrawhumanfoodcropsanddrinking,
thereisanegativeviewtousingrecycledwater.AccordingtoRecycledWaterAustralia,
recycledwaterdoeshaveenvironmetalrisksonebeingSalinity.Thisisachronicproblem
whichcausesoneofthebiggestconcernsaccordingtoRecyledWaterAustralia.Thisproblem
canresultinreducedplantgrowthfromcommonsaltsandsodiumchlorides.Ifitisdischarged
directlywithalittledilution,itcanhaveanimpactoffreshwaterplantsandinvertebratesintheir
naturalecosystems(Recycledwater.com.au,2016)

Howeveraswellasenvronmentalconcerns,accordingtoDougWilson,boardpresidentforthe
PadreDamMunicipalWaterDistrict,recycledwatermaybethenextbestthing.Wilsonsays
thefactsare,allwaterisrecycled.InAmerica,manygasstationshavesoldrecyledwater
since2008.ThosewhohaveboughtwateratDisneyLandhavehadrecycledwater.Rather
thanpipingwater,recylingisdefinitelythecheaperoption(ABC10News,2015).Accordingto
theNationalGuidelinesofrecyclingwaterinAustralia,establishedin2008,andwiththe
increasingdemandforthewatersupply,recyclingisgoingtobecomeoftheussual.Theaimof
theguidelinesistomakesuretherecyclingprocessiscompletedsafelywithoutbeing
sidetrackedbythedebateofwhetheritisagoodorbadidea(Environment.gov.au,2016).

Giventherecentdatafound,itseemsasifrecycledwaterisharmfultoanextent.Recycled
waterisnotnew,itisjustbeinguseddifferentlyandresearchersarecurrentlystillinthetesting
phaseforsomewater.Howeverifgasstationsandplaceslikedisneylandhavebeenusingit
forafewyears,itdoesntseemliketheresanyproblemwithhumansconsumingit.However
therearemanyenvironmentalproblemsconcerningrecycledwaterwhichmakesitdifficultto
cometoaconclusion.Itshouldbeusedforthepurposeofdrinkinghowevermoretestingis
requiredforrecycledwatertobeconfirmedsafefortheenvironment.

Recycledwaterisausefulandcleversourceofwaterforthepresentdayandthefutureto
come.Giventhedemandofwater,itisessentialthathumandohaveabackforfutureoptions.
Recycledwaterhassofarnotbeenproventobeharmfulorhaveharmfuleffectshumans
howevermostcontroversyhasmainlyfocusedontheappealfactor.Recycledwaterissafeto
humanhoweverithasbeenproventobeharmfultowardstheenvironment.

ReferenceList(I2)
AustralianCoordinatorforRecycledWateruseinHorticulture,(2016).Treatmentlevelsof
processestypicallyusedtotreatwastewater.[image]Availableat:
http://www.recycledwater.com.au/index.php?id=65[Accessed19May2016].

Leder,KSinclair,MandO'Toole,J.Recycledwaterandhumanhealtheffects[online].Australian
FamilyPhysician,Vol.36,No.12,2007Dec:9981000.Availability:
<http://search.informit.com.au.proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/documentSummarydn=35544922752
5578res=IELHEA>ISSN:03008495.[cited01May16].

Recycledwater.com.au.(2016).RecycledWater.[online]Availableat:
http://www.recycledwater.com.au/index.php?id=69[Accessed5May2016].

ABC10News,(2015).Testingbeginsonnewrecycledwatersystem.[video]Availableat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaE5WJ2JPow[Accessed19May2016].

Environment.gov.au.(2016).OverviewoftheAustralianGuidelinesforWaterRecycling:
ManagingHealthandEnvironmentalRisks2006NationalWaterQualityManagementStrategy
Document21a.[online]Availableat:
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/quality/publications/nwqmsaustralianguidelineswaterre
cyclingmanaginghealthoverview[Accessed14Jun.2016].