Elaboration ACSSU153
representing the stages in the formation of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, including indications of timescales involved
Elaboration | ACSSU153 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU153
identifying a range of common rock types using a key based on observable physical and chemical properties
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU153 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU153
recognising that rocks are a collection of different minerals
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU153 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU153
considering the role of forces and energy in the formation of different types of rocks and minerals
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU153 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSSU153
recognising that some rocks and minerals, such as ores, provide valuable resources
Elaboration (4) | ACSSU153 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACSSU155
investigating traditional fire-starting methods used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their understanding of the transformation of energy (OI.5, OI.7)
Elaboration (5) | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSSU155
recognising that kinetic energy is the energy possessed by moving bodies
Elaboration | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU155
recognising that potential energy is stored energy, such as gravitational, chemical and elastic energy
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU155
investigating different forms of energy in terms of the effects they cause, such as gravitational potential causing objects to fall and heat energy transferred between materials that have a different temperature
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACSSU155
recognising that heat energy is often produced as a by-product of energy transfer, such as brakes on a car and light globes
Elaboration (3) | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSSU155
using flow diagrams to illustrate changes between different forms of energy
Elaboration (4) | ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSHE134
investigating developments in the understanding of cells and how this knowledge has impacted on areas such as health and medicine
Elaboration | ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE134
discovering how people’s understanding of the nature of matter has changed over time as evidence for particle theory has become available through developments in technology
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSHE134
considering how the idea of elements has developed over time as knowledge of the nature of matter has improved
Elaboration (2) | ACSHE134 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | 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 (3) ACSHE226
investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples connect knowledge from the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and geology in the development of material culture (OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (3) | ACSHE226 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSHE226
investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples employ knowledge from the disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics and geology in their development of pigments and dyes (OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (4) | ACSHE226 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSHE226
investigating how knowledge of the location and extraction of mineral resources relies on expertise from across the disciplines of science
Elaboration | ACSHE226 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE226
considering how advances in technology, combined with scientific understanding of the functioning of body systems, has enabled medical science to replace or repair organs
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE226 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSHE226
researching the use of reproductive technologies and how developments in this field rely on scientific knowledge from different areas of science
Elaboration (2) | ACSHE226 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum