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Year 7 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU111

using scientific conventions for naming species

Elaboration (4) ACSSU112

investigating the effect of human activity on local habitats, such as deforestation, agriculture or the introduction of new species

Elaboration (4) ACSSU113

investigating separation techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, such as hand picking, sieving, winnowing, yandying, filtering, cold-pressing and steam distilling (OI.5)

Elaboration (4) ACSSU115

researching knowledges held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples regarding the phases of the moon and the connection between the lunar cycle and ocean tides (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (4) ACSSU116

investigating factors that influence the water cycle in nature

Elaboration (4) ACSSU117

considering how gravity keeps planets in orbit around the sun

Elaboration (4) ACSHE120

investigating ways to control the spread of the cane toad

Elaboration (4) ACSHE121

recognising that water management plays a role in areas such as farming, land management and gardening

Elaboration (4) ACSIS125

collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in planning scientific investigations, and seeking guidance regarding culturally sensitive locations during fieldwork

Elaboration (4) ACSIS130

acknowledging, analysing and interpreting data and information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understandings of Earth’s systems and cycles

Achievement Standard Science Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE119

researching developments in the understanding of astronomy, such as the predictions of eclipses and the calculation of the length of the solar year by Al‑Battani in the tenth century

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