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ACSES086

Conduct investigations, including using spatial analysis to complement map and field location techniques, environmental sampling procedures and field metering equipment, safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable da …

ACSES087

Represent data in meaningful and useful ways; organise and analyse data to identify trends, patterns and relationships; discuss the ways in which measurement error and instrumental accuracy, the nature of the procedure and sample size may influence uncertainty …

ACSES088

Interpret a range of scientific and media texts and evaluate processes, claims and conclusions by considering the quality of available evidence, including interpreting confidence intervals in secondary data; use reasoning to construct scientific argu …

ACSES089

Select, construct and use appropriate representations, including maps and other spatial representations, to communicate conceptual understanding, make predictions and solve problems

ACSES090

Communicate to specific audiences and for specific purposes using appropriate language, genres and modes, including compilations of field data and research reports

ACSES091

ICT and other technologies have dramatically increased the size, accuracy and geographic and temporal scope of data sets with which scientists work

ACSES092

Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power

ACSES093

The acceptance of scientific knowledge can be influenced by the social, economic and cultural context in which it is considered

ACSES094

People can use scientific knowledge to inform the monitoring, assessment and evaluation of risk

ACSES095

Science can be limited in its ability to provide definitive answers to public debate; there may be insufficient reliable data available, or interpretation of the data may be open to question

ACSES096

International collaboration is often required when investing in large scale science projects or addressing issues for the Asia-Pacific region

ACSES097

Scientific knowledge can be used to develop and evaluate projected economic, social and environmental impacts and to design action for sustainability

ACSES098

Earth hazards result from the interactions of Earth systems and can threaten life, health, property, or the environment; their occurrence may not be prevented but their effect can be mitigated

ACSES099

Plate tectonic processes generate earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis; the occurrence of these events affects other Earth processes and interactions (for example, ash clouds influence global weather)

ACSES100

Monitoring and analysis of data, including earthquake location and frequency data and ground motion monitoring, allows the mapping of potentially hazardous zones, and contributes to the future prediction of the location and probability of repeat occurrences …

ACSES101

Major weather systems generate cyclones, flood events and droughts; the occurrence of these events affects other Earth processes and interactions (for example, habitat destruction, ecosystem regeneration)

ACSES102

Human activities, including land clearing, can contribute to the frequency, magnitude and intensity of some natural hazards (for example, drought, flood, bushfire, landslides) at local and regional scales

ACSES103

The impact of natural hazards on organisms, including humans, and ecosystems depends on the location, magnitude and intensity of the hazard, and the configuration of Earth materials influencing the hazard (for example, biomass, substrate)

ACSES104

Natural processes (for example, oceanic circulation, orbitally-induced solar radiation fluctuations, the plate tectonic supercycle) and human activities contribute to global climate changes that are evident at a variety of time scales

ACSES105

Human activities, particularly land-clearing and fossil fuel consumption, produce gases (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and hydrofluorocarbons) and particulate materials that change the composition of the atmosphere and climatic conditions …

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