Year 10 Science
The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …
Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 10
By the end of Year 10, students analyse how the periodic table organises elements and use it to make predictions about the properties of elements. They explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how different factors influence …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSSU185
The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is supported by a range of scientific evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSSU185 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSSU188
The universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems, and the Big Bang theory can be used to explain the origin of the universe
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSSU188 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSSU190
Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSSU190 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU186
explaining how the electronic structure of an atom determines its position in the periodic table and its properties
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU186 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSSU189
explaining the causes and effects of the greenhouse effect
Elaboration (2) | ACSSU189 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSSU190
recognising that the Law of Conservation of Energy explains that total energy is maintained in energy transfer and transformation
Elaboration | ACSSU190 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSHE191
considering the role of science in identifying and explaining the causes of climate change
Elaboration (4) | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE194
describing how science is used in the media to explain a natural event or justify people’s actions
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum