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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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


IonsinSolution SmartLessononhowionsbehaveinsolution,includingsolubility,recrystallisationandelectricalconductivity.

NamingIonicCompounds SmartLessononhowtonameioniccompoundsandwriteionicformulae.

IonicBonding Thislessondescribesionicbonding.

CovalentBonding Thislessondescribescovalentbonding.

Groups1and2 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup1and2metalsintheperiodictable.

Group14 Thislessondescribesthepropertiesofgroup14elementsintheperiodictable.



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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


ScienceasaHumanEndeavourRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:

BytheendofYear10,students…analysehowthemodelsandtheoriestheyusehavedevelopedovertimeanddiscussthefactorsthatpromptedtheirreview.

NatureandDevelopmentofScienceScientificunderstanding,includingmodelsandtheories,iscontestableandisrefinedovertimethroughaprocessofreviewbythescientificcommunity.(ACSHE191)

DiscoveringtheDoubleHelix Ahistorylessononhowthedoublehelixwasdiscovered.ItincludesWatson,CrickandFranklin.EmphasisisputontheethicalconcernsaroundhowFranklin'sdatawasobtainedandcredited.

TheHistoryofGeneticThought Thishistorylessonexploreshowsociety'sunderstandingofgeneticshasgrownoverthepastseveralcenturies,andhowithascontributedtothetheoryofevolution.



BacktotheSea:CetaceanEvolution Thislessonexaminescetaceansandtheirevolutionfromterrestrialfour-leggedmammals.OurEvolution Anintroductiontohumanevolutionasanextensiontotheevolutiontopic.TheHistoryofEvolutionaryThought Thislessonprovidesanoverviewonthehistoryofevolutionarythought,fromLyelltoLamarck.TheWallaceLine ThislessonlooksatthefaunalboundarylinebetweenAsiaandAustralasia,andwhyitexists.TheAncestorofAllThings ThissciencecomprehensionlessoncontainsapassageabouttheLastUniversalCommonAncestor(LUCA).Spectroscopy Thislessonexplainshowspectroscopywasdeveloped,andwhatsomedifferenttypesofspectroscopyare.MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess


ChemicalClocks ThisScienceComprehensionlessondiscusseshowtherateofreactioncanbemanipulatedtoproduceunusualresults,suchasasolutionthatflickersbetweencolourlessandpurple!


EndoftheUniverse ASmartLessonexplainingthattheexpansionoftheuniverseisincreasing,notdecreasing,andwhatthismeansforthefutureoftheuniverse.Italsoincludeshowdarkmattermayexplainthisacceleratedrateofexpansion.

Life AhistorylessonontheconditionsonearlyEarth,andthemanytheoriesforhowlifeeventuallyappeared.ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment




WhatisScience? Smartlessonintroducingscienceandtherelatedsub-fields.

Advancesinscientificunderstandingoftenrelyondevelopmentsintechnologyandtechnologicaladvancesareoftenlinkedtoscientificdiscoveries.(ACSHE192)


Spectroscopy Thislessonexplainshowspectroscopywasdeveloped,andwhatsomedifferenttypesofspectroscopyare.MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess



Life AhistorylessonontheconditionsonearlyEarth,andthemanytheoriesforhowlifeeventuallyappeared.ObservingSpace Smartlessonexplaininghowweuseradiotelescopesandsatellitestostudyandmeasurethestars.ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment


Rockets AnexplanationoftheforcesactingonrocketsduringlaunchandoftheSpaceRace.HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.


UseandInfluenceofSciencePeopleusescientificknowledgetoevaluatewhethertheyacceptclaims,explanationsorpredictions,andadvancesinsciencecanaffectpeople’slives,includinggeneratingnewcareeropportunities.(ACSHE194)







EvolutionandExtinction Thissciencecomprehensionlessondescribeshowhumanactionsarecausingrapidchangesintheenvironment.Thesechangesaretypicallytoofastforspeciestoadapttoand,asaresult,manyspeciesaregoingextinct.


MetallicHydrogenor:HowILearnedtoStopWorryingandLovetheScientificProcess



ExtractingMetals Thislessonteachesstudentsabouthowmetalsareextractedfromtheirores.FuelsandPharmaceuticals Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthechemistrybehindfuelsandpharmaceuticals.



ObservingSpace Smartlessonexplaininghowweuseradiotelescopesandsatellitestostudyandmeasurethestars.





ComputerModellingandtheEnvironment








HowBB-8Works ASmartLessonwhichusesBB-8toexplainthedifferencebetweenweightandmass,andalsooutlinesatheorywhichexplainshowBB-8canrollwithoutanythingpushingit.



HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.CareersinScience Smartlessondetailingthevarietyofcareersthatusescience.


Valuesandneedsofcontemporarysocietycaninfluencethefocusofscientificresearch.(ACSHE230)






EvolutionandExtinctionThissciencecomprehensionlessondescribeshowhumanactionsarecausingrapidchangesintheenvironment.Thesechangesaretypicallytoofastforspeciestoadapttoand,asaresult,manyspeciesaregoingextinct.



FuelsandPharmaceuticals Thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthechemistrybehindfuelsandpharmaceuticals.










EnergyinFood SmartLessonabouthowourbodytransformsthechemicalpotentialenergyinfoodintokineticandheatenergy.





HistoryofRockets ASmartLessononthehistoryofrocketstoimprovereadingcomprehension.


ScienceInquirySkillsRelevantsectionofthescienceachievementstandard:

BytheendofYear10,students…developquestionsandhypothesesandindependentlydesignandimproveappropriatemethodsofinvestigation,includingfieldworkandlaboratoryexperimentation.Theyexplainhowtheyhaveconsideredreliability,safety,fairnessandethicalactionsintheirmethodsandidentifywheredigitaltechnologiescanbeusedtoenhancethequalityofdata.Whenanalysingdata,selectingevidenceanddevelopingandjustifyingconclusions,theyidentifyalternativeexplanationsforfindingsandexplainanysourcesofuncertainty.Studentsevaluatethevalidityandreliabilityofclaimsmadeinsecondarysourceswithreferencetocurrentlyheldscientificviews,thequalityofthemethodologyandtheevidencecited.Theyconstructevidence-basedargumentsandselectappropriaterepresentationsandtexttypestocommunicatescienceideasforspecificpurposes.

QuestioningandPredictingFormulatequestionsorhypothesesthatcanbeinvestigatedscientifically.(ACSIS198)



DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.


EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.Gravity Investigationintotheeffectsofgravityandairresistanceonfallingobjects.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.


HypothesisingandPredicting Alessononhowtomakeascientifichypothesisandpredictingresultsofexperiments.

PlanningandConductingPlan,selectanduseappropriateinvestigationtypes,includingfieldworkandlaboratoryexperimentation,tocollectreliabledata;assessriskandaddressethicalissuesassociatedwiththesemethods.(ACSIS199)

ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.

ModellingInheritanceofAllelesInthisinvestigation,studentsaregivencardsthatrepresenttheallelesoftwoparents.Theyrandomlyselectandcombineallelesinorderexplorehowtheprocessesofmeiosisandfertilisationpromotediversityamongoffspring.






FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.

IonicBondingCardGame Inthisinvestigation,studentshavecardsthatrepresentdifferentcationsandanions.Theymustmatchthecardsintheirhandinordertomakebalancedioniccompoundsandgainpoints.

ModellingBondingusingTennisBalls Inthisinvestigation,tennisballsareusedtorepresentelectrons,whilestudentsrepresentatoms.Tomodelmetallic,ionicandcovalentbonding,studentsmustobtainorgetridoftennisballsinvariousways.

MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.





FlameTests Aninvestigationwherestudentsburndifferentsubstancestoseewhatcolourflametheyproduce.Thisislinkedwiththeconceptthatastronomersusethecolourofstarstodeterminewhatmaterialstheyaremadeof.


MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.ClimateChange Aresearchbasedinvestigationontheeffectsoftheenhancedgreenhouseeffectontheclimate.




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.


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)


MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.


EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.ReactionTimes Investigationintoreactiontimesandhowtheychangewhenapersonisdistracted.TickerTimers Investigationthatusestickertimerstogatherdataonthemotionofatoycar.Truckapults AninvestigationintoNewton'sSecondLawusingtrucksofvaryingmasses.EquipmentTypes ASmartLessongoingthroughbasiclaboratoryequipmentanditsuses.

MeasuringinScience SmartLessononhowtoreaddifferentmeasuringtools.Thetoolsdiscussedarerulers,measuringcylinders,protractors,thermometersandscales.

ReadingtheMeniscus SmartLessononthewaytoreadameasurementfromafluidwhichhasameniscus.


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.










GraphingRateofReaction Inthislesson,studentsinterpretgraphsofreactantconcentrationovertime.MeasuringParallax Aninvestigationwherestudentsuseparallaxtomeasurethedistanceoffar-awayobjects.PolarIce Aninvestigationintotheeffectsoflandiceandseaiceonsealevels.





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.


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)



DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.TheBluePeopleofTroublesomeCreek Thisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationoffamilypedigrees.








FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.





GraphingRateofReaction Inthislesson,studentsinterpretgraphsofreactantconcentrationovertime.

FlameTests Aninvestigationwherestudentsburndifferentsubstancestoseewhatcolourflametheyproduce.Thisislinkedwiththeconceptthatastronomersusethecolourofstarstodeterminewhatmaterialstheyaremadeof.








BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinFood Aninvestigationintotheamountofchemicalpotentialenergystoredinfood.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.


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.


EvaluatingEvaluateconclusions,includingidentifyingsourcesofuncertaintyandpossiblealternativeexplanations,anddescribespecificwaystoimprovethequalityofthedata.(ACSIS205)

ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs


DNAFingerprinting:ThirstyThievery ThisdatainterpretationlessonguidesstudentsthroughtheinterpretationofDNAprofiles.AssessingBiodiversity Inthisinvestigation,studentsmakepitfalltrapsandidentifytheinvertebratescaughtinthem.





FlameTest Inthisinvestigation,studentsobservethedifferentcolouredflamesproducedbydifferentelements.MilkPlastic Studentsmakeplasticoutofmilk.







EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.


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.


Accuracy SmartLessononaccuracyandselectingmeasuringequipmentwhichwillgiveamoreaccurateresult.RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.


FairTests SmartLessononfairtestsandhowtocontrolvariables.SampleSize ASmartLessonontheimportanceoflargesamplesizesincollectingaccurateresults.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.ObservationsandInferences Howtomakeobservationsandinferencesusingqualitativeandquantitativemethods.EvaluatinginScience Alessonexplaininghowtoevaluateexperimentalresults.

Criticallyanalysethevalidityofinformationinprimaryandsecondarysourcesandevaluatetheapproachesusedtosolveproblems.(ACSIS206)

ExtractingDNA Inthisinvestigation,studentsextractDNAfromplantoranimaltissuesamples.ResearchProject-ResearchingInbreedinginDogs






RepeatabilityandReliability Anintroductiontorepeatabilityandreliabilityandtheirimportancewhencarryingoutexperiments.


FairTests SmartLessononfairtestsandhowtocontrolvariables.SampleSize ASmartLessonontheimportanceoflargesamplesizesincollectingaccurateresults.ScientificMethod SmartLessononthescientificmethodandhowtowriteascientificreport.EvaluatinginScience Alessonexplaininghowtoevaluateexperimentalresults.

CommunicatingCommunicatescientificideasandinformationforaparticularpurpose,includingconstructingevidence-basedargumentsandusingappropriatescientificlanguage,conventionsandrepresentations.(ACSIS208)







BuildinganElectromagnet Investigationsintoelectromagnetsandhowelectricalcurrentscaninducemagneticfields.EnergyEfficiencyofBouncyBalls Investigationintotheenergyefficiencyofbouncyballs.EnergyinSkateParks AninvestigationintoenergytransformationsandwasteenergyusingaPhETSkateParksimulation.BalloonRocket AninvestigationintoNewton'sThirdLawusingaballoonrocket.EggDrop AneggdropinvestigationintoNewton'sFirstLaw.


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.

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