AC9S10U07 Year 10 Science

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

identify patterns in synthesis, decomposition and displacement reactions and investigate the factors that affect reaction rates

Elaborations

• 1 defining and representing synthesis, decomposition and displacement reactions using a variety of formats such as molecular models, diagrams, and word and balanced symbolic equations
• 2 identifying reaction type and predicting the products
• 3 investigating synthesis reactions such as reaction of metals with oxygen, formation of water and sodium chloride; decomposition reactions such as those used to extract metals; and displacement reactions such as metal and acid, neutralisation and precipitation
• 4 investigating the effect of a range of factors, such as temperature, concentration, surface area and catalysts, on the rate of chemical reactions
• 5 investigating chemical reactions employed by First Nations Australians in the production of substances such as acids and ethanol
• 6 investigating some of the chemical reactions and methods employed by First Nations Australians to convert toxic plants into edible food products
• 7 examining reactions that are used to produce a range of useful products

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