ACSHE191
Elaborations
- recognising that Australian scientists such as Brian Schmidt and Penny Sackett are involved in the exploration and study of the universe
- considering the role of different sources of evidence including biochemical, anatomical and fossil evidence for evolution by natural selection
- investigating the development of the Watson and Crick double helix model for the structure of DNA
- investigating the history and impact of developments in genetic knowledge
- investigating the development of the periodic table and how this was dependent on experimental evidence at the time
- considering the role of science in identifying and explaining the causes of climate change
- investigating how prior to germ theory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples used their scientific observations to develop traditional medicines to treat wounds and infections of the skin
