AC9S9I08 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.

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

• 1 comparing and contrasting scientific texts addressing similar topics for different purposes or audiences, and analysing the author’s (or authors’) selection of content or use of language and text features
• 2 selecting appropriate content and language which is culturally responsive and maintains cultural protocols, considering sensitivities in communicating First Nations Australians’ knowledges and managing risks of offensive narratives, language, images and attributions
• 3 writing a report on a scientific investigation including: an introductory paragraph that explains or references scientific theories, processes or other related knowledge that gives background information to the investigation; an explanation of the results obtained using scientific knowledge; and a discussion that considers validity and reproducibility
• 4 developing an interactive presentation that shows feedback loops in human body systems
• 5 planning a social media campaign to encourage young people to reduce their carbon footprint
• 6 collaborating to prepare a written report for local government on estimated carbon storage across different local ecosystems and proposals to increase carbon storage across the area

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