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Elaboration (8) ACSHE160

recognising aspects of science, engineering and technology within careers such as medicine, medical technology, telecommunications, biomechanical engineering, pharmacy and physiology

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

Elaboration (3) ACSIS165

using modelling and simulations, including using digital technology to investigate situations and events

ACSIS172

Critically analyse the validity of information in primary and secondary sources and evaluate the approaches used to solve problems

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSIS172 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSIS174

Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSIS174 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (6) ACSSU182

investigating the impact of material selection on the transfer of sound energy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ traditional musical, hunting and communication instruments (OI.5)

Elaboration (4) ACSIS164

acknowledging and using information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to hypothesise about fauna or flora distributions

Elaboration (2) ACSIS170

consulting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ histories and cultures that reveal scientific information about the past

Elaboration (6) ACSHE160

considering how communication methods are influenced by new mobile technologies that rely on electromagnetic radiation

Elaboration ACSHE228

considering how technologies have been developed to meet the increasing needs for mobile communication

Elaboration ACSIS166

using probes and data loggers to record information

Elaboration (1) ACSIS164

evaluating information from secondary sources as part of the research process

Elaboration (2) ACSIS164

revising and refining research questions to target specific information and data collection or finding a solution to the specific problem identified

Elaboration ACSIS172

discussing what is meant by 'validity' and how we can evaluate the validity of information in secondary sources

Elaboration (4) ACSSU176

investigating the interdependence of communities and the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in maintaining their environment (OI.2, OI.5)

Elaboration (3) ACSSU177

investigating how radiocarbon and other dating methods have been used to establish that Aboriginal Peoples have been present on the Australian continent for more than 60,000 years (OI.6)

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 (7) ACSSU182

investigating aspects of heat transfer and conservation in the design of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ bedding and clothing in the various climatic regions of Australia (OI.5, OI.7)

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 (3) ACSHE158

researching how technological advances in monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental factors have contributed to the reinstatement of traditional fire management practices as a strategy to reduce atmospheric pollution (OI.2, OI.5, OI …

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