VCSSU115
Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries
Elaborations
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considering how the properties of electromagnetic radiation relate to its uses, for example, radar, medical diagnosis and treatment, mobile phone communications and microwave cooking
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considering how information technology can be applied to different areas of science, for example, bioinformatics, the Square Kilometre Array, DNA sequencing and the analysis of radio astronomy signals
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considering how computer modelling and imaging technologies has improved knowledge and predictability of phenomena, for example, climate change, atmospheric pollution, plate tectonic movement, and body system functions and interactions
VCSSU115 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
