AC9S7H04 Year 7 Science

AC9S7H04 – Year 7 Science: Use and influence of science

Strand

Science as a human endeavour

Substrand

Use and influence of science

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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.

Content Descriptor

explore the role of science communication in informing individual viewpoints and community policies and regulations

Elaborations

• investigating how, through two-way approaches, First Nations Australians are communicating their knowledge and viewpoints, such as Caring for Country and Place initiatives to influence related policies
• examining how science communication of endangered species has led to policies and regulations related to fishing catch and hunting limits
• exploring how Dame Jane Goodall’s communication of her research resulted in changed individual viewpoints and conservation policies
• examining how global reporting on high-impact weather events such as cyclones, tidal surges and heatwaves has led to the development of warning systems and evacuation policies
• reflecting on the role of contemporary First Nations Australians astronomers and astrophysicists, such as Wiradjuri astrophysicist and science communicator Kirsten Banks, in promoting First Nations astronomy knowledges and understandings
• investigating how science communication of the impact of waste materials on the environment has led to the adoption of community policies for separating household waste and encouraged other recycling initiatives

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASSCIY7

Year 7 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 7 students explain how biological diversity is ordered and organised. They represent flows of matter and energy in ecosystems and predict the effects of environmental changes. They model cycles in the Earth-sun-moon system and explain the effects of these cycles on Earth phenomena. They represent and explain the effects of forces acting on objects. They use particle theory to explain the physical properties of substances and develop processes that separate mixtures. Students identify the factors that can influence development of and lead to changes in scientific knowledge. They explain how scientific responses are developed and can impact society. They explain the role of science communication in shaping viewpoints, policies and regulations. Students plan and conduct safe, reproducible investigations to test relationships and aspects of scientific models. They identify potential ethical issues and intercultural considerations required for field locations or use of secondary data. They use equipment to generate and record data with precision. They select and construct appropriate representations to organise data and information. They process data and information and analyse it to describe patterns, trends and relationships. They identify possible sources of error in methods and identify unanswered questions in conclusions and claims. They identify evidence to support their conclusions and construct arguments to support or dispute claims. They select and use language and text features appropriately for their purpose and audience when communicating their ideas and findings.