Key ideas Science

In the Australian Curriculum: Science, there are six key ideas that represent key aspects of a scientific view of the world and bridge knowledge and understanding across the disciplines of science, as shown Figure 1 below. These are embedded within each …

Key ideas | 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 ACSSU151

explaining why a model for the structure of matter is needed

Elaboration | ACSSU151 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | 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 (1) ACSHE191

investigating the development of the Watson and Crick double helix model for the structure of DNA

Elaboration (1) | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSHE136

describing how technologies have been applied to modern farming techniques to improve yields and sustainability

Elaboration | ACSHE136 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSHE194

considering how the computing requirements in many areas of modern science depend on people working in the area of information technology

Elaboration (4) | ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU151

using the particle model to explain observed phenomena linking the energy of particles to temperature changes

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU151 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (9) ACSHE100

discussing how modern approaches to fire ecology in Australia are being informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ traditional ecological knowledge and fire management practices (OI.2, OI.9)

Elaboration (9) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (9) ACSHE160

considering how the traditional ecological knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is being reaffirmed by modern science and how this is generating new career opportunities in the field of restorative ecology (OI.2, OI.5, OI.9)

Elaboration (9) | ACSHE160 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum