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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.1
AustralianCurriculum-Year10
Introduction:ThisdocumentmapsEducationPerfectlessonstotheAustralianCurriculum.Whenalessoncoversbothscienceunderstandingstandardsandscienceasahumanendeavourorscienceinquiryskillsstandards,itwillbelistedinbothsections.
Contents:ScienceUnderstanding ScienceInquirySkills
BiologicalSciences 2 QuestioningandPredicting 23
ChemicalSciences 7 PlanningandConducting 24
EarthandSpaceSciences 10 ProcessingandAnalysingDataandInformation 27
PhysicalSciences 14 Evaluating 32
Communicating 34
ScienceasaHumanEndeavour
NatureandDevelopmentofScience 17
UseandInfluenceofScience 19
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.2
ScienceUnderstandingKey:
Lessonsthataddressthescienceunderstandingstandard.
Lessonsthatelaborateorextendaboveandbeyondthecurriculum.
Lessonsthatalsofulfilscienceasahumanendeavourstandards.
Lessonsthatalsofulfilscienceinquiryskillsstandards.
BiologicalSciencesRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,students…explaintheprocessesthatunderpinheredityandevolution.Theyevaluatetheevidenceforscientifictheoriesthatexplain…thediversityoflifeonEarth.Studentsanalysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.
Standards:
TransmissionofheritablecharacteristicsfromonegenerationtothenextinvolvesDNAandgenes.(ACSSU184)
BasicsofDNA ThislessonprovidesanintroductiontoDNAsuitableforcompletebeginners.ItintroduceswhatDNA,genesandchromosomesareandexplainswhereDNAislocated.
StructureofDNA ThislessonexplainsthekeyconceptsaboutthestructureofDNA.Itteachesstudentsaboutthedoublehelix,sugarphosphatebackboneandnucleotides.Italsointroducesnitrogenousbases.
NitrogenousBases ThislessonexpandsuponinformationfromStructureofDNA.Itexplainsthefourtypesofnitrogenousbasesandthecomplementarybasepairrule.
GenesandGeneticInformation Thislessonexplains,insimpleterms,thatthenucleotidesequenceofagenecodesforaprotein.
HomologousChromosomes Thislessondefinesandexplainsthetermshomologouschromosome,haploidanddiploid.
SexChromosomes Thislessonintroducesthesexchromosomesandautosomes.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.3
DNAReplication ThislessonteachesthestepsofDNAreplicationaswellasexplainssomekeyideasaroundit.ItexplainswhycellsreplicatetheirDNAbeforedividing,introducesmutationsanddefinessisterchromatids.
Mitosis Thislessonteachesthestepsofmitosis.
GametesandFertilisation Thislessonexplainswhatgametesareusedforandhowtheirgeneticcontentdiffersfromnormalcells.Itthenexplainstheprocessoffertilizationandwhyitisimportantthatgametesarehaploid.
Meiosis Thislessonteachesthestepsofmeiosis.
Mitosisvs.MeiosisThislessonhighlightskeydifferencesbetweenmitosisandmeiosis.Itisarevisionlessonthatassumespriorknowledgeofthestepsofmitosisandmeiosis,eitherfromteachingintheclassroomorfromcompletingprevioussmartlessons.
Mendel InthislessonstudentslearnaboutMendel'sexperimentsbreedingpeas.TheylearnwhatMendeldidduringhisexperimentsaswellaswhathiskeyobservationsandconclusionswere.
Alleles Thislessonexplainswhatallelesareandhowtheyaredifferentfromgenes.Italsoexplainswhywehavetwoallelesandthetermsgenotype,phenotype,heterozygousandhomozygous.
InheritingAllelesandPunnettSquares
Thislessonteacheshowmeiosisandfertilizationacttogethertopassallelesfromparenttooffspring.ItthenteachesstudentshowtoreadPunnettsquaresandcalculateprobabilitiesandratiosfromthem.
MakingPunnettSquares Thislessonexplainshowtofindthegenotypesoftheparents,makeaPunnettsquareandthenfindprobabilitiesandgenotypicandphenotypicratios.
AlleleInteractions Thislessonteachesaboutthreetypesofalleleinteractions:dominant/recessive,incompletedominanceandcodominance.
Pedigrees Inthislessonstudentslearnhowtomakeandreadpedigrees.Thislessonassumesabasicunderstandingofdominantandrecessivealleles.Itdoesnotcoverpedigreesofsex-linkedgenes.
SexLinkage ThislessonexplainstheconceptofsexlinkageandthatmalesaremorelikelytohaverecessiveX-linkedphenotypesthanfemales.
SexLinkage,PunnettSquaresandPedigrees
ThislessondescribeshowtomakePunnettsquaresforsex-linkedgenes,andhowtoreadPunnettsquaresandpedigreesforsex-linkedgenes.
AsexualandSexualReproduction Thislessonteachesaboutsexualandasexualreproduction,andhowtheydifferfromoneanother.Itincludesabriefexplanationoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthetwotypesofreproduction.
ChromosomalAbnormalities Thislessonexplainshowchromosomalabnormalitiescanarisefrommeiosis,andthattheseabnormalitiescanresultinchromosomaldisorderssuchasDownsyndrome.
ProteinsAnintroductiontoproteins.Studentslearnthatproteinsaremadeofaminoacidsandcodedforbyalleles.Studentsalsolearnabouttherolesofdifferenttypesofproteins,includingenzymes,antibodies,structuralproteinsandtransportproteins.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.4
DiscoveringtheDoubleHelix Ahistorylessononhowthedoublehelixwasdiscovered.ItincludesWatson,CrickandFranklin.EmphasisisputontheethicalconcernsaroundhowFranklin'sdatawasobtainedandcredited.
Genomics Thislessonexplainsthehumangenomeproject,andtheimplicationsthatgenomicresearchhasfortreatingdiseasesandresearchingevolution.
TheEthicsofGenomics Thislessonexploresethicalconcernsandimplicationsofgenetictestinginembryos.Italsoexploresthepotentialforgeneticallymodifyingembryosinthefuture,andwhetherthiswouldbemorallyacceptable.
TheHistoryofGeneticThought Thishistorylessonexploreshowsociety'sunderstandingofgeneticshasgrownoverthepastseveralcenturies,andhowithascontributedtothetheoryofevolution.
ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.
ModellingInheritanceofAllelesInthisinvestigation,studentsaregivencardsthatrepresenttheallelesoftwoparents.Theyrandomlyselectandcombineallelesinorderexplorehowtheprocessesofmeiosisandfertilisationpromotediversityamongoffspring.
ObservingMitosis Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservecellsfromanonionroottipthroughamicroscope.Theyattempttoidentifycellsindifferentstagesofmitosis.
BackgroundInformation–TheConsequencesofInbreeding
Studentswilllearnabouthowdogbreedersuseinbreedingtomaintainpurebreddoglineages,andwhathealthconsequencesthiscanhavefortheanimals.Thisprovidesbackgroundinformationfor"ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs."
ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
Attraction:It’sallintheArmpits Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutthemajorhistocompatibilitycomplex(MHC)andtheroleitplaysinhumanmatechoice.
Epigenetics:InheritanceisStrange Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutepigeneticsandthecurrentthinkingsurroundinginheritance.
DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.
TheBluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationoffamilypedigrees.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.5
Thetheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionexplainsthediversityoflivingthingsandissupportedbyarangeofscientificevidence.(ACSSU185)
GeologicalTime TheconceptofdeeptimeandtheGeologicalTimescale.
TheoriesandEvidenceThistopicprovidesanoverviewofallthetypesofevidenceforevolutioncoveredintheupcominglessons.Includedarebriefoverviewsandintroductionsforthefossilrecord,comparativetechniquesinlivingspeciesandgeographicaldistributions.
FossilsandtheFossilRecord ThistopicexaminesthefossilevidenceinsupportofDarwin'stheoryofevolution,includingthefossilrecord.
EvidencefromLivingSpeciesThistopicexplainsthesimilaritiesamonglivingspecieswhichprovideevidenceforevolution.Thesesimilaritiescanbeexaminedthroughcomparativeanatomy,comparativeembryology,andchemicalcomparisons.
GeographicalDistribution Thistopicexaminesthegeographicaldistributionofspeciesandhowthisprovidesevidenceforevolution.
Biodiversity SmartLessonthatintroducesstudentstotheconceptofbiodiversityanditsimportance.
Extinction SmartLessonthatteachesstudentswhatextinctionisandhowitcomesabout.
Darwin’sTheoryofEvolution DescribeshowDarwincametoproposehisTheoryofEvolution.
MechanismsofEvolution Describesthemechanismsofevolutionarychange.Theseincludemutations,geneflow,geneticdriftandnaturalselection.
NaturalSelection Asmartlessondiscussingnaturalselection,andtheprocessesrequiredforittooccur.
ArtificialSelection SmartLessonthatexplainswhatartificialselectionis,howitrelatestogeneticdiversityandhowitprovidesamodelforevolution.
BacterialResistance Thisextensionlessonlooksatbacteriaandhowtheyevolveantibioticresistance.
Coevolution Extensionlessonthatexamineshowtwospeciesinfluenceeachother'sevolution.
Mimicry Thisextensionlessondescribesthedifferentformsofmimicry:Mullerian,BatesianandAggressive.
SexualSelection Howandwhymalecompetitionandfemalechoicecaninfluencetheevolutionofspecies.
ArtificialSelection:TheGood,theBadandtheDownrightStrange Thislessonreviewssomeexamplesofgood,bad,andstrangeartificialselection.
BacktotheSea:CetaceanEvolution Thislessonexaminescetaceansandtheirevolutionfromterrestrialfour-leggedmammals.
OurEvolution Anintroductiontohumanevolutionasanextensiontotheevolutiontopic.
TheHistoryofEvolutionaryThought Thislessonprovidesanoverviewonthehistoryofevolutionarythought,fromLyelltoLamarck.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.6
TheWallaceLine ThislessonlooksatthefaunalboundarylinebetweenAsiaandAustralasia,andwhyitexists.
AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.
BuildinganEvolutionaryTimeline Inthisinvestigation,studentsaregivenalistofmajordatesintheevolutionoflifeonEarth.Usingthesedates,theymakeandinterpretatimeline.
GreatApeGenealogyStudentsusecolouredpaperclipstomodelnucleotidesequencesfromhuman,chimpandgorillaDNA.Usingthesemodels,theycomparethenucleotidesequencesofthethreedifferentspeciesandfromthisinferhowtheyarerelated.
SurvivaloftheMutantsStudentsexploretheprocessofnaturalselectionbycompetingtocollectandstorethemostcandy.Differentgroupshavedifferenttraits,suchasbeingblindorhavingtheirhandstiedtogether,whichwillaffecttheirfitness.
EvolutionandExtinctionThissciencecomprehensionlessondescribeshowhumanactionsarecausingrapidchangesintheenvironment.Thesechangesaretypicallytoofastforspeciestoadapttoand,asaresult,manyspeciesaregoingextinct.
TheAncestorofAllThings ThissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageabouttheLastUniversalCommonAncestor(LUCA).
NaturalSelectioninAction! Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofcolumngraphs,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
TheBiodiversityGradient Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofscatterplots,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.7
ChemicalSciencesRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,studentsanalysehowtheperiodictableorganiseselementsanduseittomakepredictionsaboutthepropertiesofelements.Theyexplainhowchemicalreactionsareusedtoproduceparticularproductsandhowdifferentfactorsinfluencetherateofreactions.Studentsanalysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.
Standards:
TheatomicstructureandpropertiesofelementsareusedtoorganisetheminthePeriodicTable.(ACSSU186)
WhatareAtoms,ElementsandCompounds Areviewlesson,coveringYear8conceptsofatoms,elements,andcompounds.
TheStructureofanAtomAreviewlesson,coveringcontentfromYear9onthestructureofatomsandpropertiesofsubatomicparticles.
AtomicSymbols Areviewlesson,describinghowtodeterminethenumberofeachsubatomicparticleinanatombyusingatomicandmassnumbers.
HistoryoftheAtomicModel Thislessonintroducesstudentstothemodeloftheatom,andthemodelsthatcamebeforeit.
ElectronConfiguration Thislessonexplainshowelectronsareconfiguredinanatom.
ThePeriodicTable Thislessonintroducesstudentstotheperiodictable.
TrendsinthePeriodicTable Thislessondescribesthetrendsintheperiodictable.
Quiz-First20Elements(NametoSymbol) Studentsidentifythecorrectsymbolforthefirst20elementsinthePeriodicTable.
Quiz-First20Elements(SymboltoName) Studentsidentifywhatelementasymbolrepresents,forthefirst20elementsinthePeriodicTable.
IntroductiontoBonding Thislessonintroducesstudentstotheconceptofchemicalbonding.
MetalsinthePeriodicTable Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup1and2metalsintheperiodictable.
MetallicBonding Thislessondescribesmetallicbonding.
WhatareIons? Introductiontoionsincludingwhattheyare,howtheyform,andhowtonamethem.
IonicCompounds SmartLessonintroducingionicbondsandthestructureandpropertiesofioniccompounds.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.8
IonsinSolution SmartLessononhowionsbehaveinsolution,includingsolubility,recrystallisationandelectricalconductivity.
NamingIonicCompounds SmartLessononhowtonameioniccompoundsandwriteionicformulae.
IonicBonding Thislessondescribesionicbonding.
CovalentBonding Thislessondescribescovalentbonding.
Groups1and2 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup1and2metalsintheperiodictable.
Group14 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup14elementsintheperiodictable.
Group17 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup17elementsintheperiodictable.
Group18 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup18elementsintheperiodictable.
OtherGroups Thislessonbrieflydescribesthegroups15,16andthetransitionmetals,andintroducesthelanthanidesandactinides.
Chemicals:FriendorFoe? Thislessonintroducessomedangerouschemicalsandexplainsproperhandlingandcleanupproceduresaroundthem.
Spectroscopy Thislessonexplainshowspectroscopywasdeveloped,andwhatsomedifferenttypesofspectroscopyare.
FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.
IonicBondingCardGame Inthisinvestigation,studentshavecardsthatrepresentdifferentcationsandanions.Theymustmatchthecardsintheirhandinordertomakebalancedioniccompoundsandgainpoints.
ModellingBondingusingTennisBalls Inthisinvestigation,tennisballsareusedtorepresentelectrons,whilestudentsrepresentatoms.Tomodelmetallic,ionicandcovalentbonding,studentsmustobtainorgetridoftennisballsinvariousways.
MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess
ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscussestherecentdiscoveryofmetallichydrogen,includingthecriticismsofhowthediscoverywascarriedout.
Differenttypesofchemicalreactionsareusedtoproducearangeofproductsandcanoccuratdifferentrates.(ACSSU187)
Chemicalvs.Physical ThisSmartLessonhelpsstudentslearntoidentifywhetherachemicalorphysicalreactionhastakenplace.
ChemicalReactions Thislessonintroducesthechemicalreactionsthatstudentswillbelearningaboutinthismodule.
CombinationandDecompositionReactions Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutcombinationanddecompositionreactions.
AcidReactions ThisSmartLessonhelpsstudentslearnalltheyneedtoknowaboutacidreactions.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.9
PrecipitationReactions Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutprecipitationreactions.
OxidationandReduction Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutoxidationandreductionreactions.
RateofReaction Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthedifferentwaystocontroltherateofareaction.
Agitation,ConcentrationandSurfaceArea
Thislessonteachesstudentshowagitation,concentrationandsurfaceareacanaffecttherateofareaction.
ActivationEnergy,TemperatureandCatalysts
Thislessonteachesstudentsabouthowtemperatureandcatalystsrelatetoactivationenergy,andhowthisaffectstherateofareaction.
ReactionEquations Inthislesson,studentswritechemicalequations.Theyincludethephase(solid,aqueousorgaseous)ofthedifferentreactantsandproducts.
TheMole Thislessonexplainswhatamoleis.Studentsperformvariouscalculations,includingfindingamolarmass,numberofatomsornumberofmoles.
EmpiricalandMolecularFormulae Thislessonteachesthedifferencebetweenempiricalandmolecularformulae,andhowtoconvertfromonetotheotherusingmolecularmass.
MolesandEquations Thislessonteachesstudentshowtofindmolesandmassesofproductsandreactantsbasedontheirrelativeabundanceinchemicalequations.
CollisionTheory Thislessonexplainsthatreactionsoccurwhenmoleculescollidewiththerightorientationandwithsufficientenergy.
CollisionTheoryandRateofReaction Thislessonexplainsthat,accordingtocollisiontheory,therateofreactionwillbeproportionalwiththenumberofeffectivecollisions.
RateofReactionEquations Inthislesson,studentscalculatetherateofreactionsusingtheconcentrationsofitsreactantsandproducts.
FactorsAffectingReactionRates Thislessonexploresfactorsthataffecttherateofreaction,includingsurfacearea,concentration,temperatureandthepresenceofcatalysts.
AnalyticalChemistry Thislessonexplainswhatananalyticalchemistdoes,includingqualityassuranceandforensics.Italsoexplainshowsomeonecouldgoaboutbecomingananalyticalchemist.
ExtractingMetals Thislessonteachesstudentsabouthowmetalsareextractedfromtheirores.
FuelsandPharmaceuticals Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthechemistrybehindfuelsandpharmaceuticals.
Polymers ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentsabouthowchemistrycanbeusedtomaketheusefulmaterialwealluseeveryday,plastics!
MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.10
ModellingRateofReaction:Concentration
Studentsbatdifferentnumbersoftennisballsatatarget,tosimulatemoleculescollidingandreacting.Theymeasurethenumberofcollisionsmadeperminute,andinferhowchangingthenumberoftennisballswouldchangethereactionrate.
ModellingRateofReaction:Temperature
Studentsexploretheeffectsoftemperatureonrateofreactionbythrowingtennisballsatatarget.Thissimulatesmoleculescollidingandreacting.Theychangethefrequencyatwhichtheythrowtheballstorepresentdifferenttemperatures.
ChemicalClocks ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscusseshowtherateofreactioncanbemanipulatedtoproduceunusualresults,suchasasolutionthatflickersbetweencolourlessandpurple!
GraphingRateofReaction Inthislesson,studentsinterpretgraphsofreactantconcentrationovertime.
EarthandSpaceSciencesRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,students…describeandanalyseinteractionsandcycleswithinandbetweenEarth’sspheres.Theyevaluatetheevidenceforscientifictheoriesthatexplaintheoriginoftheuniverse...Studentsanalysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.
Standards:
Theuniversecontainsfeaturesincludinggalaxies,starsandsolarsystems,andtheBigBangtheorycanbeusedtoexplaintheoriginoftheuniverse.(ACSSU188)
UniverseIntroduction Introductiontothemaincomponentsoftheuniverse,includingstarsandtheplanetssurroundingoursun.
ScientificTheory Abasicintroductiontowhatscientifictheoriesareandhow,unlikehypotheses,theyareheavilysupportedbyevidence.
ScientificNotation ASmartLessonexplaininghowtoperformscientificnotationonbothverylargeandverysmallnumbers.
Gravity Smartlessondescribingtheeffectgravityhasontheuniverse,andthecosmologicalprinciple.
LightandLightSpeed Smartlessonexplainingthespeedoflightandlightyears.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.11
RadarRanging Smartlessonexplaininghowwecanmeasuredistancesinspaceusingradar.
TheLifeCycleofStars ASmartLessonexplaininghowstarsareformed,andthevariousstagestheygothroughastheydie.Thelessonalsointroducessupernovaeandblackholes.
DistancesbetweenStars,ParallaxandParsecs
ASmartLessonexplaininghowtheparallaxphenomenoncanbeusedtomeasurehowfarstarsarefromEarth.
PropertiesofStars ASmartLessonexplaininghowastar’sbrightnessandcolourcanbeusedtodetermineitsdistancefromEarth,whenitistoofartousetheparallaxmethod.
Hertzsprung-RussellDiagramsAnexplanationforhowHertzsprung-Russelldiagramscanbeusedtofindtheabsolutemagnitudeofastar’sbrightnesswhenitsdistancefromEarthisunknown,andhowthiscanbeusedtocalculatehowfarawaythestaris.
TheBigBangTheory AnintroductiontowhatTheBigBangTheoryis,andhowTheBigBangwouldhaveprogressed.
CosmicBackgroundRadiationASmartLessonexplainingthealternatetheoryoftheoriginaloftheuniverse,theSteadyStateTheory.ThelessongoesontoexplainwhatbackgroundradiationisandwhyitprovidesevidencefortheBigBangTheoryovertheSteadyStateTheory.
RedShift ASmartLessonexplainingwhattheDopplereffectandredshiftare,andhowredshiftprovidesevidencethattheuniverseisexpanding.
Relativity AbriefintroductiontoEinstein’stheoryofrelativity,andsomeofthemind-bogglingconclusionsthatcanbedrawnfromit.
EndoftheUniverseASmartLessonexplainingthattheexpansionoftheuniverseisincreasing,notdecreasing,andwhatthismeansforthefutureoftheuniverse.Italsoincludeshowdarkmattermayexplainthisacceleratedrateofexpansion.
Life AhistorylessonontheconditionsonearlyEarth,andthemanytheoriesforhowlifeeventuallyappeared.
ObservingSpace Smartlessonexplaininghowweuseradiotelescopesandsatellitestostudyandmeasurethestars.
FlameTestsAninvestigationwherestudentsburndifferentsubstancestoseewhatcolourflametheyproduce.Thisislinkedwiththeconceptthatastronomersusethecolourofstarstodeterminewhatmaterialstheyaremadeof.
MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.12
Globalsystems,includingthecarboncycle,relyoninteractionsinvolvingthebiosphere,lithosphere,hydrosphereandatmosphere.(ACSSU189)
Spheres ASmartLessonthatdefinesandexplainsthefourbiospheresofearth:biosphere,lithosphere,atmosphereandhydrosphere.Itthenintroducesacasestudyoftheozonelayer.
WaterCycle ASmartLessonthatexplainsthestepsofthewatercycle,andanalyseshowhumanactivityhascometoaffectstepsofthewatercycleandtheconsequencesoftheseimpacts.
CarbonCycle ASmartLessonthatexplainsthestepsofthecarboncycle,andanalyseshowhumanactivityhascometoaffectcarbonlevelsintheatmosphere.
NitrogenCycle ASmartLessonthatexplainsthestepsofthenitrogencycle,andanalyseshowhumanactivityhascometoaffectnitrogenlevelsinthefourspheresofEarthandtheconsequencesofthesechanges.
PhosphorusCycle ASmartLessonthatexplainsthestepsofthephosphoruscycle,howhumanactivityhascometoaffecthydrosphericphosphoruslevelsandtheconsequencesofthischangeinhydrosphericphosphorus.
ClimateandWeather ThisSmartLessondescribesthedifferencebetweenweatherandclimate.Itthenintroducestheconceptofclimatechangeandhowscientistsknownthattheclimatehaschangedinthepast.
OceanCurrents ThisSmartLessonintroducesoceancurrentsandtheireffectontheclimate.
ElNiñoandLaNiña ThisSmartLessonintroducesElNiña,LaNiñaandtheSouthernOscillation.
TheGreenhouseEffect ThisSmartLessonexplainsthenaturalprocessofthegreenhouseeffectandhowitmaintainsacomfortabletemperatureonEarth.
TheEnhancedGreenhouseEffect ThisSmartLessondescribestheenhancedgreenhouseeffectandhowhumanactivityisintensifyingthenaturalwarmingprocess.
HumanInfluencesonClimate ThisSmartLessondescribessomeofthewayshumansinfluencetheclimate,includingdeforestation,agriculture,burningfossilfuelsandusingfertilisers.
ClimateChangeandBiodiversity ThisSmartLessonintroducestheconceptofbiodiversity,itsimportanceandhowitisaffectedbyclimatechange.
It’sGettingHotinHere ThisSmartLessondescribestheeffectofthegreenhouseeffectonglobaltemperaturesandpermafrosts.
DisappearingPolarIce ThisSmartLessoninvestigatestheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectonlandandseaiceinpolarregions.
Pollution ThisSmartLessonexplainsthedifferenttypesofpollution,includingair,land,light,noiseandwaterpollution.
WhereHavealltheTurtlesGone? ThisSmartLessondescribessomewaysthatclimatechangeisthreateningseaturtles,includingproducingaskewedsexratioandkillingeggs.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.13
CarbonCapture ThisSmartLessonintroducescarboncaptureasawaythathumansmaybeabletoreduceclimatechange.Itexplainswhycarboncaptureisimportantandwhatimportantcarbonsinksare.
CarbonFootprints ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatacarbonfootprintisandhowitcanbemeasuredandreduced.
CFC’sandtheOzoneLayerThisSmartLessonexplainshowCFCshaveledtotheholeintheozonelayer.Asaresult,thechemicalshavebeenbanned.Thisteachesanimportantlessonabouthowscientificresearchcanhaveapositiveandmeaningfulimpactonsociety.
ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment
ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatcomputermodellingis,andhowitcanbeusedtostudytheweather,oceanconditions,pollutionandclimatechange.Italsoexploresthedownsidesofcomputermodelling.
ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
ConvectionCurrents Inthisinvestigation,studentswillcreateanobservableconvectioncurrentinthelabtobetterunderstandthenatureofconvectioncurrentsintheenvironment.
PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
IfClimateChangeisReal,HowCome…?
ThisSmartLessontakesstudentsthroughsomeargumentsagainstclimatechange,andexplainswhyeachargumentfailstograspwhatisoccurringunderclimatechange.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
TroubledWaters ThisSmartLessonexplainshowclimatechangeisaffectingmarinehabitats,includingcoralreefs.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
ExaminingPastClimate ThisSmartLessonpresentstemperatureandgreenhousegascompositiondatafromicecoresforstudentstointerpret.
ReadingaWeatherMap ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentshowtoidentifykeyfeaturesonweathermaps,includingpressureandtemperature.
TheSouthernOscillationIndex ThisSmartLessonpresentsdataonLaNiñaandElNiñoconditionsusingtheSouthernOscillationIndexforstudentstointerpret.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.14
PhysicalSciencesRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,students…explaintheconceptofenergyconservationandrepresentenergytransferandtransformationwithinsystems.Theyapplyrelationshipsbetweenforce,massandaccelerationtopredictchangesinthemotionofobjects.Studentsanalysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.
Standards:
Energyconservationinasystemcanbeexplainedbydescribingenergytransfersandtransformations.(ACSSU190)
TypesofEnergy Arecapofthemostcommontypesofkineticandpotentialenergy.
ConservationofEnergy SmartLessonontheall-importantLawofConservationofEnergy.
EnergyTransfer SmartLessononenergytransfer,withafocusonthetransferofheat.
EnergyTransformations SmartLessononenergytransformations,withplentyofreal-lifeexamples!
WorkandPower SmartLessonontheconceptsofworkandpower,withcalculations.
UsefulandWastedEnergy Anintroductiontotheconceptsofusefulenergy,wastedenergyandefficiency.
EnergyEfficiency SmartLessononenergyefficiency,withcalculations.
EnergyCalculations SmartLessondesignedtohelpstudentspracticeusingtheenergy,workandpowerformulae.Alsoincludesvideotutorials!
ElectricityGeneration SmartLessonallaboutelectricityandwhereitcomesfrominAustralia.Includingdiscussionofinnovativedesignsandfuturechallenges.
EnergyinFood SmartLessonabouthowourbodytransformsthechemicalpotentialenergyinfoodintokineticandheatenergy.
SteamEngines SmartLessonabouttheenergytransformationsusedtopowersteamengines.
BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.
EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.
EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.
EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.15
RollerCoasters Aninvestigationintotheenergytransformationsinarollercoaster.
Themotionofobjectscanbedescribedandpredictedusingthelawsofphysics.(ACSSU229)
DistanceandTime Anintroductiontotwokeyideasinphysics:distanceandtime.
Displacement Explanationofdistanceanddisplacement,withcalculationsinvolvingaddition,subtractionandtheuseofPythagoras'Theorem.
Speed Explanationofspeedandvelocity,withcalculationquestions.
Acceleration Explanationofaccelerationwithcalculations.
UsingtheAccelerationFormula Practicerearrangingtheformulaforaccelerationtofindtheformulaeforfinalvelocity,initialvelocityandtime.
Distance-TimeGraphs Explanationofdistance-timegraphsanddisplacement-timegraphs,andhowtocalculatespeedandvelocityfromthem.
Velocity-TimeGraphs SmartLessononvelocity-timegraphsincludinghowtousethemtofindaccelerationanddistancetravelled.
Acceleration-TimeGraphs SmartLessononacceleration-timegraphsandhowwecanusethemtofindthechangeinvelocityofanobject.
SummaryofMotionGraphs Revisionofdisplacement-timegraphs,velocity-timegraphsandacceleration-timegraphs.
IntroductiontoForces RecapoftheconceptslearntinYear7forces,includinghowobjectsareaffectedbyforcesandthedifferencebetweenbalancedandunbalancedforces.
TypesofForces Recapofthedifferencebetweencontactandnon-contactforcesandsomecommonforces,focussingongravity,magnetismandfriction.
Newton’sFirstLaw AnintroductiontoNewton'sFirstLawofMotionandtheconceptofinertia.
Newton’sSecondLawAnexplanationofNewton'sSecondLawandhowtheF=malawcanbeusedtofindforce,acceleration,andmassofanobject.
Newton’sThirdLawAnintroductiontoNewton'sThirdLawofMotionthateveryforceiscounteredbyanequalandoppositereactionforce.
InvestigatingCarSafetySystems ASmartLessonguidingstudentsthroughaninvestigationintoacarsafetysystemoftheirchoice.
PlanetaryMotion SmartLessononhowgravitycausesplanetstoorbittheSun.
Tides ASmartLessononhowthetidesarecausedbythegravitationalforcesoftheSunandtheMoon.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.16
CarSafetySystems ASmartLessononhowseatbelts,headrests,crumplezonesandairbagsusethelawsofphysicstoprotectpeopleduringcarcrashes.
HowBB-8Works ASmartLessonwhichusesBB-8toexplainthedifferencebetweenweightandmass,andalsooutlinesatheorywhichexplainshowBB-8canrollwithoutanythingpushingit.
Rockets AnexplanationoftheforcesactingonrocketsduringlaunchandoftheSpaceRace.
SportsScience SmartLessononhowsportsscienceisusedtodevelopnewtechniquesandmaterialswhichimproveathletes'performances.
BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.
EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.
Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.
ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.
TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.
Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.
HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.17
ScienceasaHumanEndeavourRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,students…analysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.
NatureandDevelopmentofScienceScientificunderstanding,includingmodelsandtheories,iscontestableandisrefinedovertimethroughaprocessofreviewbythescientificcommunity.(ACSHE191)
DiscoveringtheDoubleHelix Ahistorylessononhowthedoublehelixwasdiscovered.ItincludesWatson,CrickandFranklin.EmphasisisputontheethicalconcernsaroundhowFranklin'sdatawasobtainedandcredited.
TheHistoryofGeneticThought Thishistorylessonexploreshowsociety'sunderstandingofgeneticshasgrownoverthepastseveralcenturies,andhowithascontributedtothetheoryofevolution.
Attraction:It’sallintheArmpits Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutthemajorhistocompatibilitycomplex(MHC)andtheroleitplaysinhumanmatechoice.
Epigenetics:InheritanceisStrange Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutepigeneticsandthecurrentthinkingsurroundinginheritance.
BacktotheSea:CetaceanEvolution Thislessonexaminescetaceansandtheirevolutionfromterrestrialfour-leggedmammals.OurEvolution Anintroductiontohumanevolutionasanextensiontotheevolutiontopic.TheHistoryofEvolutionaryThought Thislessonprovidesanoverviewonthehistoryofevolutionarythought,fromLyelltoLamarck.TheWallaceLine ThislessonlooksatthefaunalboundarylinebetweenAsiaandAustralasia,andwhyitexists.TheAncestorofAllThings ThissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageabouttheLastUniversalCommonAncestor(LUCA).Spectroscopy Thislessonexplainshowspectroscopywasdeveloped,andwhatsomedifferenttypesofspectroscopyare.MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess
ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscussestherecentdiscoveryofmetallichydrogen,includingthecriticismsofhowthediscoverywascarriedout.
ChemicalClocks ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscusseshowtherateofreactioncanbemanipulatedtoproduceunusualresults,suchasasolutionthatflickersbetweencolourlessandpurple!
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.18
EndoftheUniverse ASmartLessonexplainingthattheexpansionoftheuniverseisincreasing,notdecreasing,andwhatthismeansforthefutureoftheuniverse.Italsoincludeshowdarkmattermayexplainthisacceleratedrateofexpansion.
Life AhistorylessonontheconditionsonearlyEarth,andthemanytheoriesforhowlifeeventuallyappeared.ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment
ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatcomputermodellingis,andhowitcanbeusedtostudytheweather,oceanconditions,pollutionandclimatechange.Italsoexploresthedownsidesofcomputermodelling.
IfClimateChangeisReal,HowCome…?
ThisSmartLessontakesstudentsthroughsomeargumentsagainstclimatechange,andexplainswhyeachargumentfailstograspwhatisoccurringunderclimatechange.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
WhatisScience? Smartlessonintroducingscienceandtherelatedsub-fields.
Advancesinscientificunderstandingoftenrelyondevelopmentsintechnologyandtechnologicaladvancesareoftenlinkedtoscientificdiscoveries.(ACSHE192)
Genomics Thislessonexplainsthehumangenomeproject,andtheimplicationsthatgenomicresearchhasfortreatingdiseasesandresearchingevolution.
Spectroscopy Thislessonexplainshowspectroscopywasdeveloped,andwhatsomedifferenttypesofspectroscopyare.MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess
ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscussestherecentdiscoveryofmetallichydrogen,includingthecriticismsofhowthediscoverywascarriedout.
EndoftheUniverse ASmartLessonexplainingthattheexpansionoftheuniverseisincreasing,notdecreasing,andwhatthismeansforthefutureoftheuniverse.Italsoincludeshowdarkmattermayexplainthisacceleratedrateofexpansion.
Life AhistorylessonontheconditionsonearlyEarth,andthemanytheoriesforhowlifeeventuallyappeared.ObservingSpace Smartlessonexplaininghowweuseradiotelescopesandsatellitestostudyandmeasurethestars.ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment
ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatcomputermodellingis,andhowitcanbeusedtostudytheweather,oceanconditions,pollutionandclimatechange.Italsoexploresthedownsidesofcomputermodelling.
Rockets AnexplanationoftheforcesactingonrocketsduringlaunchandoftheSpaceRace.HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.19
UseandInfluenceofSciencePeopleusescientificknowledgetoevaluatewhethertheyacceptclaims,explanationsorpredictions,andadvancesinsciencecanaffectpeople’slives,includinggeneratingnewcareeropportunities.(ACSHE194)
TheEthicsofGenomics Thislessonexploresethicalconcernsandimplicationsofgenetictestinginembryos.Italsoexploresthepotentialforgeneticallymodifyingembryosinthefuture,andwhetherthiswouldbemorallyacceptable.
BackgroundInformation–TheConsequencesofInbreeding
Studentswilllearnabouthowdogbreedersuseinbreedingtomaintainpurebreddoglineages,andwhathealthconsequencesthiscanhavefortheanimals.Thisprovidesbackgroundinformationfor"ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs."
Attraction:It’sallintheArmpits Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutthemajorhistocompatibilitycomplex(MHC)andtheroleitplaysinhumanmatechoice.
Epigenetics:InheritanceisStrange Thissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageaboutepigeneticsandthecurrentthinkingsurroundinginheritance.
ArtificialSelection:TheGood,theBadandtheDownrightStrange Thislessonreviewssomeexamplesofgood,bad,andstrangeartificialselection.
EvolutionandExtinction Thissciencecomprehensionlessondescribeshowhumanactionsarecausingrapidchangesintheenvironment.Thesechangesaretypicallytoofastforspeciestoadapttoand,asaresult,manyspeciesaregoingextinct.
Chemicals:FriendorFoe? Thislessonintroducessomedangerouschemicalsandexplainsproperhandlingandcleanupproceduresaroundthem.
MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess
ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscussestherecentdiscoveryofmetallichydrogen,includingthecriticismsofhowthediscoverywascarriedout.
AnalyticalChemistry Thislessonexplainswhatananalyticalchemistdoes,includingqualityassuranceandforensics.Italsoexplainshowsomeonecouldgoaboutbecomingananalyticalchemist.
ExtractingMetals Thislessonteachesstudentsabouthowmetalsareextractedfromtheirores.FuelsandPharmaceuticals Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthechemistrybehindfuelsandpharmaceuticals.
Polymers ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentsabouthowchemistrycanbeusedtomaketheusefulmaterialwealluseeveryday,plastics!
EndoftheUniverse ASmartLessonexplainingthattheexpansionoftheuniverseisincreasing,notdecreasing,andwhatthismeansforthefutureoftheuniverse.Italsoincludeshowdarkmattermayexplainthisacceleratedrateofexpansion.
ObservingSpace Smartlessonexplaininghowweuseradiotelescopesandsatellitestostudyandmeasurethestars.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.20
CarbonCapture ThisSmartLessonintroducescarboncaptureasawaythathumansmaybeabletoreduceclimatechange.Itexplainswhycarboncaptureisimportantandwhatimportantcarbonsinksare.
CarbonFootprints ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatacarbonfootprintisandhowitcanbemeasuredandreduced.
CFC’sandtheOzoneLayerThisSmartLessonexplainshowCFCshaveledtotheholeintheozonelayer.Asaresult,thechemicalshavebeenbanned.Thisteachesanimportantlessonabouthowscientificresearchcanhaveapositiveandmeaningfulimpactonsociety.
ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment
ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatcomputermodellingis,andhowitcanbeusedtostudytheweather,oceanconditions,pollutionandclimatechange.Italsoexploresthedownsidesofcomputermodelling.
IfClimateChangeisReal,HowCome…?
ThisSmartLessontakesstudentsthroughsomeargumentsagainstclimatechange,andexplainswhyeachargumentfailstograspwhatisoccurringunderclimatechange.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
TroubledWaters ThisSmartLessonexplainshowclimatechangeisaffectingmarinehabitats,includingcoralreefs.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
ElectricityGeneration SmartLessonallaboutelectricityandwhereitcomesfrominAustralia.Includingdiscussionofinnovativedesignsandfuturechallenges.
SteamEngines SmartLessonabouttheenergytransformationsusedtopowersteamengines.
CarSafetySystems ASmartLessononhowseatbelts,headrests,crumplezonesandairbagsusethelawsofphysicstoprotectpeopleduringcarcrashes.
HowBB-8Works ASmartLessonwhichusesBB-8toexplainthedifferencebetweenweightandmass,andalsooutlinesatheorywhichexplainshowBB-8canrollwithoutanythingpushingit.
Rockets AnexplanationoftheforcesactingonrocketsduringlaunchandoftheSpaceRace.
SportsScience SmartLessononhowsportsscienceisusedtodevelopnewtechniquesandmaterialswhichimproveathletes'performances.
HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.CareersinScience Smartlessondetailingthevarietyofcareersthatusescience.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.21
Valuesandneedsofcontemporarysocietycaninfluencethefocusofscientificresearch.(ACSHE230)
Genomics Thislessonexplainsthehumangenomeproject,andtheimplicationsthatgenomicresearchhasfortreatingdiseasesandresearchingevolution.
TheEthicsofGenomics Thislessonexploresethicalconcernsandimplicationsofgenetictestinginembryos.Italsoexploresthepotentialforgeneticallymodifyingembryosinthefuture,andwhetherthiswouldbemorallyacceptable.
BackgroundInformation–TheConsequencesofInbreeding
Studentswilllearnabouthowdogbreedersuseinbreedingtomaintainpurebreddoglineages,andwhathealthconsequencesthiscanhavefortheanimals.Thisprovidesbackgroundinformationfor"ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs."
ArtificialSelection:TheGood,theBadandtheDownrightStrange Thislessonreviewssomeexamplesofgood,bad,andstrangeartificialselection.
EvolutionandExtinctionThissciencecomprehensionlessondescribeshowhumanactionsarecausingrapidchangesintheenvironment.Thesechangesaretypicallytoofastforspeciestoadapttoand,asaresult,manyspeciesaregoingextinct.
Chemicals:FriendorFoe? Thislessonintroducessomedangerouschemicalsandexplainsproperhandlingandcleanupproceduresaroundthem.
AnalyticalChemistry Thislessonexplainswhatananalyticalchemistdoes,includingqualityassuranceandforensics.Italsoexplainshowsomeonecouldgoaboutbecomingananalyticalchemist.
FuelsandPharmaceuticals Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthechemistrybehindfuelsandpharmaceuticals.
Polymers ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentsabouthowchemistrycanbeusedtomaketheusefulmaterialwealluseeveryday,plastics!
CarbonCapture ThisSmartLessonintroducescarboncaptureasawaythathumansmaybeabletoreduceclimatechange.Itexplainswhycarboncaptureisimportantandwhatimportantcarbonsinksare.
CarbonFootprints ThisSmartLessonexplainswhatacarbonfootprintisandhowitcanbemeasuredandreduced.
CFC’sandtheOzoneLayerThisSmartLessonexplainshowCFCshaveledtotheholeintheozonelayer.Asaresult,thechemicalshavebeenbanned.Thisteachesanimportantlessonabouthowscientificresearchcanhaveapositiveandmeaningfulimpactonsociety.
IfClimateChangeisReal,HowCome…?
ThisSmartLessontakesstudentsthroughsomeargumentsagainstclimatechange,andexplainswhyeachargumentfailstograspwhatisoccurringunderclimatechange.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
TroubledWaters ThisSmartLessonexplainshowclimatechangeisaffectingmarinehabitats,includingcoralreefs.Thislessoncanbeusedtoimprovereadingcomprehensioninstudents.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.22
ElectricityGeneration SmartLessonallaboutelectricityandwhereitcomesfrominAustralia.Includingdiscussionofinnovativedesignsandfuturechallenges.
EnergyinFood SmartLessonabouthowourbodytransformsthechemicalpotentialenergyinfoodintokineticandheatenergy.
SteamEngines SmartLessonabouttheenergytransformationsusedtopowersteamengines.
CarSafetySystems ASmartLessononhowseatbelts,headrests,crumplezonesandairbagsusethelawsofphysicstoprotectpeopleduringcarcrashes.
Rockets AnexplanationoftheforcesactingonrocketsduringlaunchandoftheSpaceRace.
SportsScience SmartLessononhowsportsscienceisusedtodevelopnewtechniquesandmaterialswhichimproveathletes'performances.
HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.23
ScienceInquirySkillsRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:
BytheendofYear10,students…developquestionsandhypothesesandindependentlydesignandimproveappropriatemethodsofinvestigation,includingfieldworkandlaboratoryexperimentation.Theyexplainhowtheyhaveconsideredreliability,safety,fairnessandethicalactionsintheirmethodsandidentifywheredigitaltechnologiescanbeusedtoenhancethequalityofdata.Whenanalysingdata,selectingevidenceanddevelopingandjustifyingconclusions,theyidentifyalternativeexplanationsforfindingsandexplainanysourcesofuncertainty.Studentsevaluatethevalidityandreliabilityofclaimsmadeinsecondarysourceswithreferencetocurrentlyheldscientificviews,thequalityofthemethodologyandtheevidencecited.Theyconstructevidence-basedargumentsandselectappropriaterepresentationsandtexttypestocommunicatescienceideasforspecificpurposes.
QuestioningandPredictingFormulatequestionsorhypothesesthatcanbeinvestigatedscientifically.(ACSIS198)
ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.24
HypothesisingandPredicting Alessononhowtomakeascientifichypothesisandpredictingresultsofexperiments.
PlanningandConductingPlan,selectanduseappropriateinvestigationtypes,includingfieldworkandlaboratoryexperimentation,tocollectreliabledata;assessriskandaddressethicalissuesassociatedwiththesemethods.(ACSIS199)
ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.
ModellingInheritanceofAllelesInthisinvestigation,studentsaregivencardsthatrepresenttheallelesoftwoparents.Theyrandomlyselectandcombineallelesinorderexplorehowtheprocessesofmeiosisandfertilisationpromotediversityamongoffspring.
ObservingMitosis Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservecellsfromanonionroottipthroughamicroscope.Theyattempttoidentifycellsindifferentstagesofmitosis.
ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.
BuildinganEvolutionaryTimeline Inthisinvestigation,studentsaregivenalistofmajordatesintheevolutionoflifeonEarth.Usingthesedates,theymakeandinterpretatimeline.
FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.
IonicBondingCardGame Inthisinvestigation,studentshavecardsthatrepresentdifferentcationsandanions.Theymustmatchthecardsintheirhandinordertomakebalancedioniccompoundsandgainpoints.
ModellingBondingusingTennisBalls Inthisinvestigation,tennisballsareusedtorepresentelectrons,whilestudentsrepresentatoms.Tomodelmetallic,ionicandcovalentbonding,studentsmustobtainorgetridoftennisballsinvariousways.
MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.
ModellingRateofReaction:Concentration
Studentsbatdifferentnumbersoftennisballsatatarget,tosimulatemoleculescollidingandreacting.Theymeasurethenumberofcollisionsmadeperminute,andinferhowchangingthenumberoftennisballswouldchangethereactionrate.
ModellingRateofReaction:Temperature
Studentsexploretheeffectsoftemperatureonrateofreactionbythrowingtennisballsatatarget.Thissimulatesmoleculescollidingandreacting.Theychangethefrequencyatwhichtheythrowtheballstorepresentdifferenttemperatures.
FlameTests Aninvestigationwherestudentsburndifferentsubstancestoseewhatcolourflametheyproduce.Thisislinkedwiththeconceptthatastronomersusethecolourofstarstodeterminewhatmaterialstheyaremadeof.
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AustralianCurriculum–Year10p.25
MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
ConvectionCurrents Inthisinvestigation,studentswillcreateanobservableconvectioncurrentinthelabtobetterunderstandthenatureofconvectioncurrentsintheenvironment.
PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.SafetyEquipment SmartLessonaboutthedifferenttypesofsafetyequipmentandwhentousethem.
SafetyGuidelines Smartlessondiscussingsafetyinstructionsforthelab,includingwhattowearandwhattodowhenthingsgowrong.
EquipmentTypes ASmartLessongoingthroughbasiclaboratoryequipmentanditsuses.BunsenBurner ASmartLessoninstructingstudentsonthedesignandmakeupoftheBunsenburner.SeparatingSubstancesandOtherEquipment
Introductiontosomeimportantpiecesofscientificequipmentandtheiruseswithafocusonequipmentneededtoseparatemixtures.
EquipmentQuiz Aquiztestingtheabilityofstudentstonamescientificequipment.ReadingtheMeniscus SmartLessononthewaytoreadameasurementfromafluidwhichhasameniscus.Magnification Howmagnificationcanbecalculatedandchangedandhowthisrelatestothefieldofviewandresolution.PartsandFunctionofaMicroscope ASmartLessonexplaininghowopticalmicroscopesworkandwhattheyare.TypesofMicroscopes Alessononthedifferenttypesofmicroscopesthatcanbeused.UsingaMicroscope Howtopreparewetmountsanduseamicroscope.Variables SmartLessonaboutindependentvariables,dependentvariablesandcontrolvariables.
ControlVariablesandControlGroups ASmartLessonontheimportanceofcontrolvariablesandcontrolgroups,andtheimportanceofusingtheseforresultstobemeaningful.
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Accuracy SmartLessononaccuracyandselectingmeasuringequipmentwhichwillgiveamoreaccurateresult.RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.
Validity SmartLessononvaliditywhenperforminganexperiment,andhowchangingvariablescaninvalidateanexperiment.
FairTests SmartLessononfairtestsandhowtocontrolvariables.SampleSize ASmartLessonontheimportanceoflargesamplesizesincollectingaccurateresults.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.IntroductiontoEthics ASmartLessonexplainingwhatethicsis,andhowethicsanbeinfluencedbyavarietyofculturalfactors.EthicsAroundtheWorld SmartLessonexploringthehistoryofethicsinEurope,India,China,JapanandAmerica.
DifferentViews ASmartLessonexploringhowethicsissubjective,andhowsomethingcanbeconsideredethicalinonecultureandunethicalinanother.
EthicalIssuesofOrganTransplants ASmartLessonexplainingwhatethicaldilemmasareusingorgantransplantsasexamples.TheEthicsofGenetics ASmartLessonexploringtheethicaldilemmaofgenetictestingofembryos.
Selectanduseappropriateequipment,includingdigitaltechnologies,tocollectandrecorddatasystematicallyandaccurately.(ACSIS200)
ObservingMitosis Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservecellsfromanonionroottipthroughamicroscope.Theyattempttoidentifycellsindifferentstagesofmitosis.
MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.EquipmentTypes ASmartLessongoingthroughbasiclaboratoryequipmentanditsuses.
MeasuringinScience SmartLessononhowtoreaddifferentmeasuringtools.Thetoolsdiscussedarerulers,measuringcylinders,protractors,thermometersandscales.
ReadingtheMeniscus SmartLessononthewaytoreadameasurementfromafluidwhichhasameniscus.
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MeasuringElectricity Alessondescribinghowtomeasurevoltage,currentandresistanceusingammeters,voltmetersandmultimeters.
Magnification Howmagnificationcanbecalculatedandchangedandhowthisrelatestothefieldofviewandresolution.PartsandFunctionofaMicroscope ASmartLessonexplaininghowopticalmicroscopesworkandwhattheyare.TypesofMicroscopes Alessononthedifferenttypesofmicroscopesthatcanbeused.UsingaMicroscope Howtopreparewetmountsanduseamicroscope.Accuracy SmartLessononaccuracyandselectingmeasuringequipmentwhichwillgiveamoreaccurateresult.RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.OrganisingDataintoaDataTablefromanExperiment Howtoformatdatatablesusingscientificconventions,andhowtocreateandinputdataintodatatables.
ProcessingandAnalysingDataandInformationAnalysepatternsandtrendsindata,includingdescribingrelationshipsbetweenvariablesandidentifyinginconsistencies.(ACSIS203)
DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.TheBluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationoffamilypedigrees.
AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.
BuildinganEvolutionaryTimeline Inthisinvestigation,studentsaregivenalistofmajordatesintheevolutionoflifeonEarth.Usingthesedates,theymakeandinterpretatimeline.
NaturalSelectioninAction! Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofcolumngraphs,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
TheBiodiversityGradient Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofscatterplots,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
ModellingRateofReaction:Concentration
Studentsbatdifferentnumbersoftennisballsatatarget,tosimulatemoleculescollidingandreacting.Theymeasurethenumberofcollisionsmadeperminute,andinferhowchangingthenumberoftennisballswouldchangethereactionrate.
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ModellingRateofReaction:Temperature
Studentsexploretheeffectsoftemperatureonrateofreactionbythrowingtennisballsatatarget.Thissimulatesmoleculescollidingandreacting.Theychangethefrequencyatwhichtheythrowtheballstorepresentdifferenttemperatures.
GraphingRateofReaction Inthislesson,studentsinterpretgraphsofreactantconcentrationovertime.MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
ExaminingPastClimate ThisSmartLessonpresentstemperatureandgreenhousegascompositiondatafromicecoresforstudentstointerpret.
ReadingaWeatherMap ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentshowtoidentifykeyfeaturesonweathermaps,includingpressureandtemperature.
TheSouthernOscillationIndex ThisSmartLessonpresentsdataonLaNiñaandElNiñoconditionsusingtheSouthernOscillationIndexforstudentstointerpret.
EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.OrganisingDataintoaDataTablefromanExperiment Howtoformatdatatablesusingscientificconventions,andhowtocreateandinputdataintodatatables.
InterpretingDataTables SmartLessononhowtointerpretdatatables,andthedifferencebetweendirectlyproportionalandinverselyproportionalrelationships.
GraphsinScience SmartLessononhowgraphsareusedinscience.BarGraphs SmartLessonaboutbargraphs,andwhattypeofinformationisbestrepresentedinbargraphs.LineGraphs SmartLessonexplaininghowtomakeandreadalinegraph.ScatterGraphs Explanationofscattergraphsandlinesofbestfit.AGuideforMakingGraphsinExcel(MacVersion)
SmartLessondescribinghowtomakescatterplots,histogramsandcolumngraphsinExcel,whenusingaMaccomputer.
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AGuideforMakingGraphsinExcel(WindowsVersion)
SmartLessondescribinghowtomakescatterplots,histogramsandcolumngraphsinExcel,whenusingaWindowscomputer.
MatchingTablestoGraphs SmartLessononwhetherdatashouldbepresentedinatableoragraph.
AlgebrainScience IntroductiontohowalgebraisusedinsciencewiththeexamplesofcalculatingnetforceandusingNewton'sSecondLaw.
RearrangingEquations Introductiononhowtorearrangesimplealgebraicequations.ChoosingAppropriateUnits Practicechoosingappropriateunitsforvolumes,distances,energiesandspeeds.UnitsofDistance IntroductiontotheSIunitsusedtomeasuredistance,andhowtoconvertbetweentheunits.UnitsofEnergy IntroductiontotheSIunitsusedtomeasureenergy,andhowtoconvertbetweentheunits.UnitsofSpeed IntroductiontotheSIunitsusedtomeasurespeed,andhowtoconvertbetweentheunits.UnitsofVolume IntroductiontotheSIunitsusedtomeasurevolume,andhowtoconvertbetweentheunits.FoodWebs Interpretingfoodwebdiagramstoteachinterpretationskills.InterpretingDiagrams Exercisesoninterpretingfoodchains,flowcharts,dichotomouskeysandforcediagrams.WaterCycle Introductiontointerpretingdiagramsusingthewatercycleasanexample.ScientificNotation ASmartLessonexplaininghowtowritelargeandsmallnumbersinscientificnotation.ScientificFigures SmartLessondescribinghowtowritenumberstosignificantfigures,andhowtoidentifysignificantfigures.
Useknowledgeofscientificconceptstodrawconclusionsthatareconsistentwithevidence.(ACSIS204)
ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.TheBluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationoffamilypedigrees.
AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.
BuildinganEvolutionaryTimeline Inthisinvestigation,studentsaregivenalistofmajordatesintheevolutionoflifeonEarth.Usingthesedates,theymakeandinterpretatimeline.
GreatApeGenealogyStudentsusecolouredpaperclipstomodelnucleotidesequencesfromhuman,chimpandgorillaDNA.Usingthesemodels,theycomparethenucleotidesequencesofthethreedifferentspeciesandfromthisinferhowtheyarerelated.
SurvivaloftheMutantsStudentsexploretheprocessofnaturalselectionbycompetingtocollectandstorethemostcandy.Differentgroupshavedifferenttraits,suchasbeingblindorhavingtheirhandstiedtogether,whichwillaffecttheirfitness.
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NaturalSelectioninAction! Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofcolumngraphs,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
TheBiodiversityGradient Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofscatterplots,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.
ModellingRateofReaction:Concentration
Studentsbatdifferentnumbersoftennisballsatatarget,tosimulatemoleculescollidingandreacting.Theymeasurethenumberofcollisionsmadeperminute,andinferhowchangingthenumberoftennisballswouldchangethereactionrate.
ModellingRateofReaction:Temperature
Studentsexploretheeffectsoftemperatureonrateofreactionbythrowingtennisballsatatarget.Thissimulatesmoleculescollidingandreacting.Theychangethefrequencyatwhichtheythrowtheballstorepresentdifferenttemperatures.
GraphingRateofReaction Inthislesson,studentsinterpretgraphsofreactantconcentrationovertime.
FlameTests Aninvestigationwherestudentsburndifferentsubstancestoseewhatcolourflametheyproduce.Thisislinkedwiththeconceptthatastronomersusethecolourofstarstodeterminewhatmaterialstheyaremadeof.
MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
ConvectionCurrents Inthisinvestigation,studentswillcreateanobservableconvectioncurrentinthelabtobetterunderstandthenatureofconvectioncurrentsintheenvironment.
PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
ExaminingPastClimate ThisSmartLessonpresentstemperatureandgreenhousegascompositiondatafromicecoresforstudentstointerpret.
ReadingaWeatherMap ThisSmartLessonteachesstudentshowtoidentifykeyfeaturesonweathermaps,includingpressureandtemperature.
TheSouthernOscillationIndex ThisSmartLessonpresentsdataonLaNiñaandElNiñoconditionsusingtheSouthernOscillationIndexforstudentstointerpret.
BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.
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EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.OrganisingDataintoaDataTablefromanExperiment Howtoformatdatatablesusingscientificconventions,andhowtocreateandinputdataintodatatables.
InterpretingDataTables SmartLessononhowtointerpretdatatables,andthedifferencebetweendirectlyproportionalandinverselyproportionalrelationships.
GraphsinScience SmartLessononhowgraphsareusedinscience.BarGraphs SmartLessonaboutbargraphs,andwhattypeofinformationisbestrepresentedinbargraphs.LineGraphs SmartLessonexplaininghowtomakeandreadalinegraph.ScatterGraphs Explanationofscattergraphsandlinesofbestfit.MatchingTablestoGraphs SmartLessononwhetherdatashouldbepresentedinatableoragraph.
AlgebrainScience IntroductiontohowalgebraisusedinsciencewiththeexamplesofcalculatingnetforceandusingNewton'sSecondLaw.
FoodWebs Interpretingfoodwebdiagramstoteachinterpretationskills.InterpretingDiagrams Exercisesoninterpretingfoodchains,flowcharts,dichotomouskeysandforcediagrams.WaterCycle Introductiontointerpretingdiagramsusingthewatercycleasanexample.EvaluatinginScience Alessonexplaininghowtoevaluateexperimentalresults.
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EvaluatingEvaluateconclusions,includingidentifyingsourcesofuncertaintyandpossiblealternativeexplanations,anddescribespecificwaystoimprovethequalityofthedata.(ACSIS205)
ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.
BuildinganEvolutionaryTimeline Inthisinvestigation,studentsaregivenalistofmajordatesintheevolutionoflifeonEarth.Usingthesedates,theymakeandinterpretatimeline.
GreatApeGenealogyStudentsusecolouredpaperclipstomodelnucleotidesequencesfromhuman,chimpandgorillaDNA.Usingthesemodels,theycomparethenucleotidesequencesofthethreedifferentspeciesandfromthisinferhowtheyarerelated.
SurvivaloftheMutantsStudentsexploretheprocessofnaturalselectionbycompetingtocollectandstorethemostcandy.Differentgroupshavedifferenttraits,suchasbeingblindorhavingtheirhandstiedtogether,whichwillaffecttheirfitness.
TheBiodiversityGradient Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofscatterplots,piegraphsandlinegraphs.
FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.
ModellingRateofReaction:Concentration
Studentsbatdifferentnumbersoftennisballsatatarget,tosimulatemoleculescollidingandreacting.Theymeasurethenumberofcollisionsmadeperminute,andinferhowchangingthenumberoftennisballswouldchangethereactionrate.
ModellingRateofReaction:Temperature
Studentsexploretheeffectsoftemperatureonrateofreactionbythrowingtennisballsatatarget.Thissimulatesmoleculescollidingandreacting.Theychangethefrequencyatwhichtheythrowtheballstorepresentdifferenttemperatures.
MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
ConvectionCurrents Inthisinvestigation,studentswillcreateanobservableconvectioncurrentinthelabtobetterunderstandthenatureofconvectioncurrentsintheenvironment.
EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.
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EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.
MeasuringinScience SmartLessononhowtoreaddifferentmeasuringtools.Thetoolsdiscussedarerulers,measuringcylinders,protractors,thermometersandscales.
ReadingtheMeniscus SmartLessononthewaytoreadameasurementfromafluidwhichhasameniscus.Variables SmartLessonaboutindependentvariables,dependentvariablesandcontrolvariables.
ControlVariablesandControlGroups ASmartLessonontheimportanceofcontrolvariablesandcontrolgroups,andtheimportanceofusingtheseforresultstobemeaningful.
Accuracy SmartLessononaccuracyandselectingmeasuringequipmentwhichwillgiveamoreaccurateresult.RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.
Validity SmartLessononvaliditywhenperforminganexperiment,andhowchangingvariablescaninvalidateanexperiment.
FairTests SmartLessononfairtestsandhowtocontrolvariables.SampleSize ASmartLessonontheimportanceoflargesamplesizesincollectingaccurateresults.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.EvaluatinginScience Alessonexplaininghowtoevaluateexperimentalresults.
Criticallyanalysethevalidityofinformationinprimaryandsecondarysourcesandevaluatetheapproachesusedtosolveproblems.(ACSIS206)
ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
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ExaminingPastClimate ThisSmartLessonpresentstemperatureandgreenhousegascompositiondatafromicecoresforstudentstointerpret.
ControlVariablesandControlGroups ASmartLessonontheimportanceofcontrolvariablesandcontrolgroups,andtheimportanceofusingtheseforresultstobemeaningful.
RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.
Validity SmartLessononvaliditywhenperforminganexperiment,andhowchangingvariablescaninvalidateanexperiment.
FairTests SmartLessononfairtestsandhowtocontrolvariables.SampleSize ASmartLessonontheimportanceoflargesamplesizesincollectingaccurateresults.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.EvaluatinginScience Alessonexplaininghowtoevaluateexperimentalresults.
CommunicatingCommunicatescientificideasandinformationforaparticularpurpose,includingconstructingevidence-basedargumentsandusingappropriatescientificlanguage,conventionsandrepresentations.(ACSIS208)
ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs
Studentsresearchinbreedinginpurebreddogsandwriteanessayexplainingtheirfindings.MoreinformationoninbreedingcanbefoundintheSmartLesson"BackgroundInformation-TheConsequencesofInbreeding".
ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.
ConvectionCurrents Inthisinvestigation,studentswillcreateanobservableconvectioncurrentinthelabtobetterunderstandthenatureofconvectioncurrentsintheenvironment.
PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.
TheGreenhouseEffect Thisinvestigationexaminesthefactorsthatcontributetothegreenhouseeffectindifferentmodelenvironments.
BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.
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Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.GraphsinScience SmartLessononhowgraphsareusedinscience.BarGraphs SmartLessonaboutbargraphs,andwhattypeofinformationisbestrepresentedinbargraphs.LineGraphs SmartLessonexplaininghowtomakeandreadalinegraph.ScatterGraphs Explanationofscattergraphsandlinesofbestfit.AGuideforMakingGraphsinExcel(MacVersion)
SmartLessondescribinghowtomakescatterplots,histogramsandcolumngraphsinExcel,whenusingaMaccomputer.
AGuideforMakingGraphsinExcel(WindowsVersion)
SmartLessondescribinghowtomakescatterplots,histogramsandcolumngraphsinExcel,whenusingaWindowscomputer.