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
ACSHE194
People use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they accept claims, explanations or predictions, and advances in science can affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSIS205
identifying alternative explanations that are also consistent with the evidence
Elaboration (2) | ACSIS205 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS205
Evaluate conclusions, including identifying sources of uncertainty and possible alternative explanations, and describe specific ways to improve the quality of the data
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS205 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS204
Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS204 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
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
ACSIS200
Select and use appropriate equipment, including digital technologies, to collect and record data systematically and accurately
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS200 | Content Descriptions | 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
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ACSIS199 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSSU185
The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is supported by a range of scientific evidence
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ACSSU185 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS208
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
ACSIS208 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS203
Analyse patterns and trends in data, including describing relationships between variables and identifying inconsistencies
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS203 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS198
developing hypotheses based on well-developed models and theories
Elaboration | ACSIS198 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSHE191
considering the role of different sources of evidence including biochemical, anatomical and fossil evidence for evolution by natural selection
Elaboration | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSHE191
investigating the development of the periodic table and how this was dependent on experimental evidence at the time
Elaboration (3) | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS204
using primary or secondary scientific evidence to support or refute a conclusion
Elaboration | ACSIS204 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS204
constructing a scientific argument showing how their evidence supports their claim
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS204 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS208
constructing evidence based arguments and engaging in debate about scientific ideas
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS208 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU188
researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge of celestial bodies and explanations of the origin of the universe (OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU188 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS200
selecting and using probes and data loggers to record information
Elaboration | ACSIS200 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS203
using spreadsheets to present data in tables and graphical forms and to carry out mathematical analyses on data
Elaboration | ACSIS203 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum