AC9S9I07 Year 9 Science

Content descriptor construct arguments based on analysis of a variety of evidence to support conclusions or evaluate claims, and consider any ethical issues and cultural protocols associated with accessing, using or citing secondary data or information

Elaborations

• • Elaboration examining secondary data to determine the credibility of the source and the validity and reproducibility of the data
• • Elaboration identifying multiple sources of evidence that are consistent with a claim such as the effectiveness of a vaccine
• • Elaboration interrogating the evidence and reasoning used to justify claims regarding the age of ancient artefacts
• • Elaboration researching the methods used by scientists in studies reported in the media to evaluate the validity of the headlines
• • Elaboration examining secondary data to ensure it does not contain personal information which could potentially harm individuals, is correctly cited and is relevant to the investigation question or claim
• • Elaboration acknowledging and identifying the relationship between First Peoples’ knowledges and contemporary science and the co-contributions in arriving at shared understandings when working ‘both ways’
• • Elaboration acknowledging and constructing an argument for the contributions to medicine of First Nations Australians’ knowledges of physiological pathways and contemporary medicinal delivery systems