AC9S8H02
Official content description
investigate how cultural perspectives and world views influence the development of scientific knowledge
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What Year 8 Science students should achieve
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- They analyse data and information to describe patterns, trends and relationships and identify anomalies.
- They analyse the key considerations that inform scientific responses and how these responses impact society.
- They select and use equipment to generate and record data with precision.
- They classify and represent different types of matter and distinguish between physical and chemical change.
- They identify assumptions and sources of error in methods and analyse conclusions and claims with reference to conflicting evidence and unanswered questions.
- They apply an understanding of the theory of plate tectonics to explain patterns of change in the geosphere.
The Science as a human endeavour progression either side of AC9S8H02
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Taught before · Year 7
- AC9S7H01explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge
- AC9S7H02investigate how cultural perspectives and world views influence the development of scientific knowledge
- AC9S7H03examine how proposed scientific responses to contemporary issues may impact on society and explore ethical, environmental, social and economic considerations
Builds towards · Year 9
- AC9S9H01explain how scientific knowledge is validated and refined, including the role of publication and peer review
- AC9S9H02investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering
- AC9S9H03analyse the key factors that contribute to science knowledge and practices being adopted more broadly by society
Other Year 8 Science as a human endeavour codes
- AC9S8H01explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge
- AC9S8H03examine how proposed scientific responses to contemporary issues may impact on society and explore ethical, environmental, social and economic considerations
- AC9S8H04explore the role of science communication in informing individual viewpoints and community policies and regulations
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