ACSHE136
Elaborations
- investigating the role of science in the development of technology important to the economies and communities of the Asia–Pacific regions, for example car manufacture, earthquake prediction and electronic optics
- recognising the role of knowledge of the environment and ecosystems in a number of occupations
- considering how engineers improve energy efficiency of a range of processes
- recognising the role of knowledge of cells and cell divisions in the area of disease treatment and control
- investigating how scientists have created new materials such as synthetic fibres, heat-resistant plastics and pharmaceuticals
- describing how technologies have been applied to modern farming techniques to improve yields and sustainability
- investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples used scientific understandings of complex ecological relationships to develop specific fire based agricultural practices
- describing the impact of plant cloning techniques (asexual production) in agriculture such as horticulture, fruit production and vineyards
