Elaboration ACSSU175
describing how the requirements for life (for example oxygen, nutrients, water and removal of waste) are provided through the coordinated function of body systems such as the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, nervous and excretory systems
Elaboration | ACSSU175 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU175
explaining how body systems work together to maintain a functioning body using models, flow diagrams or simulations
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Elaboration (2) ACSSU175
identifying responses using nervous and endocrine systems
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Elaboration (3) ACSSU175
investigating the response of the body to changes as a result of the presence of micro-organisms
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU175 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSSU175
investigating the effects on humans of exposure to electromagnetic radiations such as X-rays and microwaves
Elaboration (4) | ACSSU175 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
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 (4) | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSSU176
exploring interactions between organisms such as predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators and disease
Elaboration | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU176
examining factors that affect population sizes such as seasonal changes, destruction of habitats, introduced species
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU176
considering how energy flows into and out of an ecosystem via the pathways of food webs, and how it must be replaced to maintain the sustainability of the system
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU176
investigating how ecosystems change as a result of events such as bushfires, drought and flooding
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
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 (3) | ACSSU177 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSSU177
describing and modelling the structure of atoms in terms of the nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons
Elaboration | ACSSU177 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU177
comparing the mass and charge of protons, neutrons and electrons
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU177 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU177
describing in simple terms how alpha and beta particles and gamma radiation are released from unstable atoms
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU177 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSSU178
identifying reactants and products in chemical reactions
Elaboration | ACSSU178 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU178
modelling chemical reactions in terms of rearrangement of atoms
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU178 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU178
describing observed reactions using word equations
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU178 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU178
considering the role of energy in chemical reactions
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Elaboration (4) ACSSU178
recognising that the conservation of mass in a chemical reaction can be demonstrated by simple chemical equations
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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 (5) | ACSSU179 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum