AC9S9H02
Official content description
investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering
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What Year 9 Science students should achieve
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- They describe how the processes of sexual and asexual reproduction enable survival of the species.
- They explain observable chemical processes in terms of changes in atomic structure, atomic rearrangement and mass.
- Students explain the role of publication and peer review in the development of scientific knowledge and explain the relationship between science, technologies and engineering.
- They analyse energy conservation in simple systems and apply wave and particle models to describe energy transfer.
- They explain how interactions within and between Earth’s spheres affect the carbon cycle.
- By the end of Year 9 students explain how body systems provide a coordinated response to stimuli.
The Science as a human endeavour progression either side of AC9S9H02
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Taught before · Year 8
- AC9S8H01explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge
- AC9S8H02investigate how cultural perspectives and world views influence the development of scientific knowledge
- AC9S8H03examine how proposed scientific responses to contemporary issues may impact on society and explore ethical, environmental, social and economic considerations
Builds towards · Year 10
- AC9S10H01explain how scientific knowledge is validated and refined, including the role of publication and peer review
- AC9S10H02investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering
- AC9S10H03analyse the key factors that contribute to science knowledge and practices being adopted more broadly by society
Other Year 9 Science as a human endeavour codes
- AC9S9H01explain how scientific knowledge is validated and refined, including the role of publication and peer review
- AC9S9H03analyse the key factors that contribute to science knowledge and practices being adopted more broadly by society
- AC9S9H04examine how the values and needs of society influence the focus of scientific research
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