HSC Biology Search for Better Health

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Prescribed focus areas

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of:

1. evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding and technology have changed the direction or

nature of scientific thinking

4. assess the impact of application of biology on society and the environment

5. identifies possible future directions of biological research

Knowledge and understanding Skills/ Values and

Attitudes

Our understanding of biology and disease has implications for society and

environment. Evaluate the impact of human activity on the interactions of

organisms and their environment. Investigate how advances in water

technologies have led to the management of protection of the human and

environmental health.

H14 assesses the

validity of

conclusions from

gathered data and

information

H16 justifies

positive values

abut and attitude

towards both the

living and non-

living components

of the environment,

ethical behaviour

and a desire for a

critical evaluation

of the of the

consequences of

the applications of

science

Students learn to:

distinguish between infectious

and non-infectious disease

explain why cleanliness of water

and personal hygiene practices

assist in control of disease

explain how public health

program strategies has

controlled and/ or prevented

disease

Students:

gather, process and analyse information

from secondary sources to describe ways

in which drinking water can be treated and

use available evidence to explain how

these methods reduce the risk of infection

identify data sources, gather process and

analyse information form secondary

sources to describe one named infectious

(water-borne) disease in terms of cause,

transmission, host response, major

symptoms, treatment, prevention, control

identify causes of non-infectious disease-

environmental disease

identify data sources, plan and choose

equipment or resources to perform a first-

hand investigation to identify microbes in

water