Year 9 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 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 9

By the end of Year 9, students explain chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions. They describe models of energy transfer and apply these to explain phenomena. …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSIS165

Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSIS165 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU175

identifying responses using nervous and endocrine systems

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU175 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU176

considering how energy flows into and out of an ecosystem via the pathways of food webs, and how it must be replaced to maintain the sustainability of the system

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU177

describing in simple terms how alpha and beta particles and gamma radiation are released from unstable atoms

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU177 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU178

describing observed reactions using word equations

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU178 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU179

recognising the role of oxygen in combustion reactions and comparing combustion with other oxidation reactions

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU179 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU180

relating the occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic activity to constructive and destructive plate boundaries

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU180 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU182

investigating the transfer of heat in terms of convection, conduction and radiation, and identifying situations in which each occurs

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE157

considering how ideas about disease transmission have changed from medieval time to the present as knowledge has developed

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE157 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE158

considering how the development of imaging technologies have improved our understanding of the functions and interactions of body systems

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE158 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE160

investigating the use of nanotechnology in medicine, such as the delivery of pharmaceuticals

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE160 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE228

considering how choices related to the use of fuels are influenced by environmental considerations

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE228 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS164

revising and refining research questions to target specific information and data collection or finding a solution to the specific problem identified

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS164 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS165

ensuring that any investigation involving or impacting on animals is justified, humane and considerate of each animal's needs

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS165 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS169

designing and constructing appropriate graphs to represent data and analysing graphs for trends and patterns

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS169 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS170

consulting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ histories and cultures that reveal scientific information about the past

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS170 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS172

describing how scientific arguments are used to make decisions regarding personal and community issues

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS172 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS174

using the internet to facilitate collaboration in joint projects and discussions

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS174 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum