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During this module students will investigate key ideas from the Senior Years Science strands Earth and Space and Matter in the South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework.

  • applying, in creative ways, scientific principles and alternative technologies in mining, farming and conservation, and appraising the results in relation to the ways they contribute towards sustainable management of the earth
    F • T • KC6

  • appraising the place of science and scientists, along with social, cultural, gender, environmental, political and economic factors, in the management and equitable distribution of energy resources
    In • F • KC1

  • writing informed futures scenarios, for particular audiences, which identify possible future uses of mineral resources and their substitutes, and associated social costs and benefits for different groups of people.
    C • F • KC2

  • investigating and reporting on the properties of materials to classify substances into families (eg metal and non-metal, acids and bases), and relating this classification to their chemical structures
    T • KC1 • KC2

  • planning and carrying out investigations to determine the metals used to make common objects (eg paper clips and drawing pins)
    T • In • KC1 • KC3 • KC6

  • critiquing and debating ways of utilising materials to reduce harmful effects on environments, and on diverse social and cultural groups.
    In •
    KC1 • KC2