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
Elaboration (5) ACSSU179
investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use fire-mediated chemical reactions to facilitate energy and nutrient transfer in ecosystems through the practice of firestick farming (OI.2, OI.5)
Elaboration (5) | ACSSU179 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSSU182
exploring the properties of waves, and situations where energy is transferred in the form of waves, such as sound and light
Elaboration (5) | ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSHE157
investigating how fire research has evaluated the effects of traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples fire regimes and how these findings have influenced fire management policy throughout Australia (OI.2, OI.5, OI.9)
Elaboration (5) | ACSHE157 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSHE160
considering the impact of technological advances developed in Australia, such as the cochlear implant and bionic eye
Elaboration (5) | ACSHE160 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSHE228
investigating contemporary science issues related to living in a Pacific country located near plate boundaries, for example Japan, Indonesia, New Zealand
Elaboration (5) | ACSHE228 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSIS164
collaborating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to formulate questions and hypotheses that can be investigated scientifically regarding disrupted ecosystems
Elaboration (5) | ACSIS164 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSIS165
considering how investigation methods and equipment may influence the reliability of collected data
Elaboration (5) | ACSIS165 | Content Descriptions | 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