AC9S5H02 • Year 5 Science

Science, Decisions and Unintended Consequences (AC9S5H02)

investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions

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Unit focus

  • Students connect scientific explanations to possible solutions, compare benefits, risks and uncertainties and recognise that decisions also involve values, cost, equity, ethics and environmental consequences.
  • Use evidence to define stakeholder.
  • Watch for science alone determines values: Evidence informs but does not replace ethical choices.
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