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Science / Year 3 / Science as a Human Endeavour / Use and influence of science

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Curriculum content descriptions

Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE051)

Elaborations

considering how heating affects materials used in everyday life
investigating how science helps people such as nurses, doctors, dentists, mechanics and gardeners
considering how materials including solids and liquids affect the environment in different ways
deciding what characteristics make a material a pollutant
researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s knowledge of the local natural environment, such as the characteristics of plants and animals

General capabilities

Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding

ScOT terms

Human impact, Causality

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TLF-IDL27

Clean up Old Bernie's Pond. See how it has become polluted and invaded by introduced species. Restore the pond by choosing actions such as planting native species and removing sources of pollution. Look at the effects of each change. Earn points to get a certificate.

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TLF-IDM021769

This resource highlights fifteen natural ecosystems found in New South Wales. Each resource has been designed for students investigating ecosystem types in NSW, providing a greater understanding of their location, function, how they are impacted by human activity and how schools and communities can work to protect them. ...

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