Science / Year 10 / Science Inquiry Skills / Processing and analysing data and information

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Curriculum content descriptions

Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence (ACSIS204)

Elaborations
  • using primary or secondary scientific evidence to support or refute a conclusion
  • constructing a scientific argument showing how their evidence supports their claim
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Hypothesis testing,  Evidence,  Reasoning,  Judgement

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

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    Visualising climate change lesson

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    Education - Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project

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    Recent evapotranspiration

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    This resource is a Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) web page with a map of Australia showing daily reference evapotranspiration and also tables of daily transpiration for each Australian state and the Northern Territory. Monthly data is available via the location links in the tables for each state.

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    Mercury is released as coal is burnt in power stations

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    This resource describes research into environmental disease resulting from the heavy metal mercury. It is estimated 60,000 babies are born each year in the United States with mercury-related diseases from the burning of coal in power stations. World wide, this is a significant problem. Mercury also enters the environment ...

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    Water recycling

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    This 11 minute video segment from Catalyst provides an excellent explanation of the processes involved in recycling sewage for an urban water supply. It also provides a range of opinions and concerns in an excellent debate on the topic.

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    Ibis Invasion

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    Daniel O'Doherty

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    Science talk 2007: Adam Cawley

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    Solar thermal electricity

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    Science Talk 2007: Tim Entwistle

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    Low-carb cars

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    Coal Gas

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    Experiments to see if Chlorophyll and Light are Needed to Make Starch

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    Laptop wrap: Palaeontology

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