Year 10 Science

Semester 2 Outcomes

• They explain the concept of energy conservation and represent energy transfer and transformation within systems.

• They apply relationships between force, mass and acceleration to predict changes in the motion of objects.

• Students describe and analyse interactions and cycles within and between Earth’s spheres.

• They evaluate the evidence for scientific theories that explain the origin of the universe and the diversity of life on Earth.

• Students develop questions and hypotheses and independently design and improve appropriate methods of investigation, including field work and laboratory experimentation.

• They explain how they have considered reliability, safety, fairness and ethical actions in their methods and identify where digital technologies can be used to enhance the quality of data.

• When analysing data, selecting evidence and developing and justifying conclusions, they identify alternative explanations for findings and explain any sources of uncertainty.