What students learn in AC9S10H02
This unit helps students build a clear, usable understanding of Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and.... The goal is not to memorise one answer pattern. Students should be able to explain the idea, recognise it in a new example and apply it in a short practice or worksheet task.
- Start with the main idea: investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering.
- Use concrete examples, pictures, oral explanation and short written responses before moving to independent practice.
- examining karyotypes and applications of gene technologies, such as gene therapy and genetic engineering and biotechnologies used to produce therapeutic proteins recognising that the development of fast computers has made possible the analysis of DNA sequencing, radio astronomy signals and other data generated by major international science projects such as the Event Horizon Telescope, Large Hadron Collider, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and the Square Kilometre Array
- Finish with mixed questions so students must choose the correct strategy rather than copy the last example.
Curriculum coverage and elaborations
The content description and elaborations below show the curriculum ideas taught in this unit. Items marked as teaching context support lesson planning but may not appear in the initial eight-question activity.
- Content description: investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering
- E1: examining karyotypes and applications of gene technologies, such as gene therapy and genetic engineering and biotechnologies used to produce therapeutic proteins
- E2: recognising that the development of fast computers has made possible the analysis of DNA sequencing, radio astronomy signals and other data generated by major international science projects such as the Event Horizon Telescope, Large Hadron Collider, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and the Square Kilometre Array
- E3: considering how computer modelling has improved knowledge and predictability of phenomena such as climate change and atmospheric pollution
- E4: investigating how satellites generate global data including ocean temperatures, sea levels and forest and ice cover and examining how that data is used to evaluate the effects of climate change
- E5: researching how an understanding of the way DNA stores data has been applied to DNA bar coding to accelerate the pace of research in fields such as chemical engineering, materials science and nanotechnology
- E6: examining how the recent use of female crash test dummies has shown women are at greater risk of injury in a car accident and considering implications for changing car safety features
- E7: exploring how the development of new materials and thin films has led to better computer chips and solar cells
- E8: investigating how the development of superstrong, lighter alloys has enabled engineers to improve structural components in building, transportation and industry and to design products such as improved protective armour for police and soldiers
How to use this unit
Read the topic guide, use the teacher slide for instruction, then complete the Worksheet, Practice and Test. These three activities use the same eight-question unit bank.
Teacher resource
AC9S10H02 teacher slide
Use this one-page PDF to introduce the key idea, vocabulary and teaching sequence before students begin the activities.
Open teacher slide (PDF)Common mistakes to watch for
- Describing what is seen without connecting it to a question, pattern or prediction.
- Using everyday words only and missing simple scientific vocabulary.
- Changing more than one thing in an investigation, which makes the comparison unfair.
International curriculum mapping
This table gives closest-topic mapping for search and planning. The Australian Curriculum code is exact; overseas entries are broad equivalents because each jurisdiction structures outcomes differently.
| Region | Curriculum | Closest mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australian Curriculum v9.0 | AC9S10H02 — investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and how science has contributed to developments in technologies and engineering |
| Victoria | Victorian Curriculum F-10 | Year 10 Science: closest match in Nature and development of science. Use this page as a VIC-aligned practice and worksheet reference. |
| NSW | NSW Curriculum | Stage 5 Science: closest content focus for Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and... and related outcomes. |
| United States | Common Core / NGSS | Grade 10 NGSS science closest topic match for Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and.... |
| England / UK | National Curriculum | Key Stage 4 / Year 10: closest programme-of-study match for Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and.... |
| Canada | Provincial and territory curricula | Grade 10 closest topic match. Canada varies by province, so use this as a broad Ontario/BC-style learning outcome reference. |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Curriculum | Level 5 Science: closest achievement-objective topic for Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and.... |
| India | NCERT / CBSE | Class 10 closest NCERT/CBSE topic match for Investigate how advances in technologies enable advances in science, and.... |