ACSHE191
Scientific understanding, including models and theories, is contestable and is refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSHE192
Advances in scientific understanding often rely on technological advances and are often linked to scientific discoveries
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSHE192 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Rationale Science
Science provides an empirical way of answering interesting and important questions about the biological, physical and technological world. The knowledge it produces has proved to be a reliable basis for action in our personal, social and economic lives. …
Rationale | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS130
Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS130 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS145
Summarise data, from students’ own investigations and secondary sources, and use scientific understanding to identify relationships and draw conclusions based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS145 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students use their understanding of the movement of Earth, materials and the behaviour of heat to suggest explanations for everyday observations. They group living things based on observable features and distinguish them from non-living …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSHE081
developing an understanding of the behaviour of light by making observations of its effects
Elaboration | ACSHE081 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS129
understanding different types of graphical and physical representation and considering their advantages and disadvantages
Elaboration | ACSIS129 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSHE134
investigating the development of the microscope and the impact it has had on the understanding of cell functions and division
Elaboration (3) | ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU182
discussing the wave and particle models and how they are useful for understanding aspects of phenomena
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU182
understanding the processes underlying convection and conduction in terms of the particle model
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS170
comparing conclusions with earlier predictions and reviewing scientific understanding where appropriate
Elaboration | ACSIS170 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 8
By the end of Year 8, students compare physical and chemical changes and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSHE035
recognising that many living things rely on resources that may be threatened, and that science understanding can contribute to the preservation of such resources
Elaboration (4) | ACSHE035 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSSU077
recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s knowledge and understanding of solids, liquids and gases (OI.5)
Elaboration (5) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSHE081
describing how scientists from a range of cultures have improved our understanding of the solar system, such as Copernicus, Khayyám and Galileo
Elaboration (3) | ACSHE081 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS093
discussing how models represent scientific ideas and constructing physical models to demonstrate an aspect of scientific understanding
Elaboration | ACSIS093 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU096
exploring ways that scientific understanding can assist in natural disaster management to minimise both long- and short-term effects
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU096 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE098
describing how understanding of the causes and effects of major natural events has changed as new evidence has become available
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE098 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE100
investigating how understanding of catastrophic natural events helps in planning for their early detection and minimising their impact
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum