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Science / Year 6 / Science as a Human Endeavour / Nature and development of science

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Curriculum content descriptions

Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions (ACSHE098)

Elaborations

investigating how knowledge about the effects of using the Earth’s resources has changed over time
describing how understanding of the causes and effects of major natural events has changed as new evidence has become available
investigating the use of electricity, including predicting the effects of changes to electric circuits
considering how gathering evidence helps scientists to predict the effect of major geological or climatic events
investigating how people from different cultures have used sustainable sources of energy, for example water and solar power
exploring institutions and locations where contemporary Australian scientists conduct research on catastrophic natural events
learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, such as the medicinal and nutritional properties of Australian plants, is being used as part of the evidence base for scientific advances
investigating the development of earthquake measurements from the Chinese invention of the seismograph in the second century

General capabilities

Numeracy

ScOT terms

Predictions (Science), Data collection, Explanations (Scientific inquiry)

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