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Year 7 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 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSHE120

Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations

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ACSHE120 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU111

considering the reasons for classifying such as identification and communication

Elaboration ACSHE223

considering how water use and management relies on knowledge from different areas of science, and involves the application of technology

Elaboration (1) ACSHE121

investigating how advances in science and technology have been applied to the treatment of water in industrial and household systems

Elaboration (4) ACSIS130

acknowledging, analysing and interpreting data and information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understandings of Earth’s systems and cycles

Elaboration (1) ACSIS126

using a digital camera to record observations and compare images using information technologies

Elaboration (1) ACSIS133

using digital technologies to access information and to communicate and collaborate with others on and off site

Elaboration (2) ACSIS124

using information and knowledge from previous investigations to predict the expected results from an investigation

Elaboration (6) ACSSU111

investigating classification systems used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how they differ with respect to approach and purpose from those used by contemporary science (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (7) ACSSU112

investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' responses to the disruptive interactions of invasive species and their effect on important food webs that many communities are a part of, and depend on, for produce and medicine (OI.2, OI.5, …

Elaboration (4) ACSSU113

investigating separation techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, such as hand picking, sieving, winnowing, yandying, filtering, cold-pressing and steam distilling (OI.5)

Elaboration (4) ACSSU115

researching knowledges held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples regarding the phases of the moon and the connection between the lunar cycle and ocean tides (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (5) ACSSU115

researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' oral traditions and cultural recordings of solar and lunar eclipses and investigating similarities and differences with contemporary understandings of such phenomena (OI.3, OI.9)

Elaboration (6) ACSSU115

Investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ calendars and how they are used to predict seasonal changes (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (6) ACSSU116

exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ connections with, and valuing of, water and water resource management (OI.2, OI.3)

Elaboration (5) ACSSU117

investigating the effect of forces through the application of simple machines, such as the bow and arrows used by Torres Strait Islander Peoples or the spear throwers used by Aboriginal Peoples (OI.5, OI.7)

Elaboration (3) ACSHE119

investigating the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' knowledge in the identification of medicinal and endemic plants (OI.9)

Elaboration (5) ACSHE223

investigating how land management practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples informs sustainable management of the environment to protect biodiversity (OI.5, OI.9)

Elaboration (5) ACSHE120

researching the development of commercial products that are founded on the traditional knowledge and practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and discussing related ethical considerations associated with biopiracy and intellectual property …

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