People use scientific knowledge to evaluate whether they accept claims, explanations or predictions, and advances in science can affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities
Elaborations
using knowledge of science to test claims made in advertising or expressed in the media
investigating how technologies using electromagnetic radiation are used in medicine, such as in the detection and treatment of cancer
investigating the use of nanotechnology in medicine, such as the delivery of pharmaceuticals
describing how science is used in the media to explain a natural event or justify actions
evaluating claims relating to products such as electrical devices, fuels, indigestion tablets
considering the impact of technological advances developed in Australia, such as the cochlear implant and bionic eye
considering how communication methods are influenced by new mobile technologies that rely on electromagnetic radiation
considering the impacts of human activity on an ecosystem from a range of different perspectives
recognising aspects of science, engineering and technology within careers such as medicine, medical technology, telecommunications, biomechanical engineering, pharmacy and physiology