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Curriculum content descriptions

Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including fieldwork and experiments, ensuring safety and ethical guidelines are followed (ACSIS140)

Elaborations
  • working collaboratively to decide how to best approach an investigation
  • identifying any ethical considerations that may apply to the investigation
  • taking into consideration all aspects of fair testing, available equipment and safe investigation when planning investigations
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Experiments,  Data collection,  Instrumentation (Technology),  Ethics,  Safety

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Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Properties and behaviour of gases

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Thermal comfort – sustainability action process (Years 7–10)

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This thermal comfort learning resource will guide students through an extended school based investigation. Students will develop and implement a chosen sustainability action and then evaluate and reflect on their success and their learning.

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Biodiversity – sustainability action process (Years 7–10)

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This biodiversity learning resource guides students through an extended school based investigation. Students develop and implement a chosen sustainability action and then evaluate and reflect on their success and their learning.

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Catchment management: the story of a river

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Catchment management: the drain is just for rain

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Stormwater originated as rain and flows into creeks, rivers and other water bodies. Any rubbish or chemical pollution collected during this journey can end up polluting the waterways. This activity looks the impacts of stormwater and rubbish in our waterways. Outcomes of this learning activity are for students to: understand ...

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Industrial design challenge – separating materials lesson

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is lesson provides a great introduction to the idea of separating mixtures and enables students to consider separation as a process that operates on macroscopic levels. Students also learn about waste management and recycling processes in Australia. The lesson provides students with an opportunity to engage in hands-on ...

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Rotocopters

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Preparing Slides of Plant Cells

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Stomp Rocket Design Challenge

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Catchment management: water sustainability

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Catchment management: what’s in a drop?

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Waterways: clean-up

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Work sample Year 7 Science: Water purification

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Using a Microscope

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Lens Simulation (sk- Intel)

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Mirrors Simulation (sk-Intel)

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