ACSCH064
The presence of specific ions in solutions can be identified using analytical techniques based on chemical reactions, including precipitation and acid-base reactions
ACSCH064 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Biology
Rationale Biology is the study of the fascinating diversity of life as it has evolved and as it interacts and functions. Investigation of biological systems and their interactions, from cellular processes to ecosystem dynamics, has led to biological knowledge …
Rationale/Aims | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Earth and Environmental Science
Rationale Earth and Environmental Science is a multifaceted field of inquiry that focuses on interactions between the solid Earth, its water, its air and its living organisms, and on dynamic, interdependent relationships that have developed between these …
Rationale/Aims | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL024
Keystone species play a critical role in maintaining the structure of the community; the impact of a reduction in numbers or the disappearance of keystone species on an ecosystem is greater than would be expected based on their relative abundance or total …
ACSBL024 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH128
Each class of organic compounds displays characteristic chemical properties and undergoes specific reactions based on the functional groups present; these reactions, including acid-base and oxidation reactions, can be used to identify the class of the …
ACSCH128 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH141
The Standard Model is based on the premise that all matter in the universe is made up from elementary matter particles called quarks and leptons; quarks experience the strong force, leptons do not
ACSPH141 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL029
Models of ecosystem interactions (for example, food webs, successional models) can be used to predict the impact of change and are based on interpretation of and extrapolation from sample data (for example, data derived from ecosystem surveying techniques); …
ACSBL029 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum