AC9S9H04 Year 9 Science

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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.

examine how the values and needs of society influence the focus of scientific research

Elaborations

• 1 exploring how governments determine which scientific research projects should be funded
• 2 exploring how Australia has developed an artificial intelligence system which is used to predict the likelihood of a viable pregnancy from transfer of a single embryo to a woman undergoing in-vitro fertilisation
• 3 researching how First Nations Peoples of the Torres Strait are at the forefront of the development of scientific measures to prevent the transfer of certain infectious diseases and pests to the Australian continent
• 4 investigating how the need to minimise greenhouse gas production has led to scientific and technological advances
• 5 considering innovative energy transfer devices, including those used in transport and communication
• 6 considering how the development of new materials and procedures has contributed to safe sound levels for humans in the workplace and leisure activities
• 7 examining why many manufacturers are adopting green chemistry processes

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