AC9S10I08 Year 10 Science

Content descriptor write and create texts to communicate ideas, findings and arguments effectively for identified purposes and audiences, including selection of appropriate content, language and text features, using digital tools as appropriate

Elaborations

• • Elaboration examining how scientific texts develop arguments; considering the structure of the text, the selection of content and the use of language and text features; and reflecting on how these might be modified for different audiences
• • Elaboration writing a report on a scientific investigation ensuring only relevant data and observations are reported in the results and including a discussion that presents: an argument based on the results with comparisons related to accepted values; an explanation of outliers; and the effect of possible sources of error
• • Elaboration collaboratively designing a public performance about climate change to encourage people to take specific action
• • Elaboration creating a digital infographic to highlight the multiple lines of evidence from polar ice caps, ocean temperatures and extreme weather to explain how climate change is impacting Earth
• • Elaboration using animation or comic strip software to create an explanation of the Big Bang for an audience of their peers
• • Elaboration creating a campaign to lower speed limits in specific areas of the local community