Unit 1: Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life Biology
The current view of the biosphere as a dynamic system composed of Earth’s diverse, interrelated and interacting ecosystems developed from the work of eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists, who collected, classified, measured and mapped the distribution …
Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL004
Represent data in meaningful and useful ways; organise and analyse data to identify trends, patterns and relationships; qualitatively describe sources of measurement error, and uncertainty and limitations in data; and select, synthesise and use evidence …
ACSBL004 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL013
Scientific knowledge can enable scientists to offer valid explanations and make reliable predictions
ACSBL013 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL006
Select, construct and use appropriate representations, including classification keys, food webs and biomass pyramids, to communicate conceptual understanding, solve problems and make predictions
ACSBL006 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL005
Interpret a range of scientific and media texts, and evaluate processes, claims and conclusions by considering the quality of available evidence; and use reasoning to construct scientific arguments
ACSBL005 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL009
Development of complex models and/or theories often requires a wide range of evidence from multiple individuals and across disciplines
ACSBL009 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL027
Ecosystems can change dramatically over time; the fossil record and sedimentary rock characteristics provide evidence of past ecosystems and changes in biotic and abiotic components
ACSBL027 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL003
Conduct investigations, including using ecosystem surveying techniques, safely, competently and methodically for the collection of valid and reliable data
ACSBL003 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | 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
ACSBL002
Design investigations, including the procedure/s to be followed, the materials required, and the type and amount of primary and/or secondary data to be collected; conduct risk assessments; and consider research ethics, including animal ethics
ACSBL002 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL011
The use of scientific knowledge is influenced by social, economic, cultural and ethical considerations
ACSBL011 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL012
The use of scientific knowledge may have beneficial and/or harmful and/or unintended consequences
ACSBL012 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum