Year 10 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 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students analyse how the periodic table organises elements and use it to make predictions about the properties of elements. They explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how different factors influence …

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

ACSIS199

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

ACSIS199 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSSU190

recognising that in energy transfer and transformation, a variety of processes can occur, so that the usable energy is reduced and the system is not 100% efficient

Elaboration (1) | ACSSU190 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU184

recognising that genetic information passed on to offspring is from both parents by meiosis and fertilisation

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU184 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU185

investigating changes caused by natural selection in a particular population as a result of a specified selection pressure such as artificial selection in breeding for desired characteristics

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU185 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU186

explaining how the electronic structure of an atom determines its position in the periodic table and its properties

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU186 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU187

using word or symbol equations to represent chemical reactions

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU187 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU188

describing how the evolution of the universe, including the formation of galaxies and stars, has continued since the Big Bang

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU188 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU189

explaining the causes and effects of the greenhouse effect

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU189 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU190

comparing energy changes in interactions such as car crashes, pendulums, lifting and dropping

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU190 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU229

using Newton’s Second Law to predict how a force affects the movement of an object

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU229 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE191

investigating the history and impact of developments in genetic knowledge

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE192

researching examples of major international scientific projects, for example the Large Hadron Collider and the International Space Station

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE192 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE194

recognising that the study of the universe and the exploration of space involve teams of specialists from the different branches of science, engineering and technology

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE230

investigating the use and control of CFCs based on scientific studies of atmospheric ozone

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE230 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS198

formulating questions that can be investigated within the scope of the classroom or field with available resources

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS198 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS199

deciding how much data are needed to produce reliable measurements

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS199 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS200

identifying where human error can influence the reliability of data

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS200 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS203

exploring relationships between variables using spreadsheets, databases, tables, charts, graphs and statistics

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS203 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum