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AC9S9H01
Nature and development of science
explain how scientific knowledge is validated and refined, including the role of publication and peer review
Elaborations
- AC9S9H01_E1<p>investigating the process of publishing a paper in a scientific journal such as <em>Science</em>, which receives about 12,000 submissions per year, and considering how editors evaluate submitted papers</p>
- AC9S9H01_E2investigating how the publication of data and findings related to the reintroduction of First Nations Australians’ traditional fire regimes has informed more effective fire-reduction strategies and policies
- AC9S9H01_E3exploring why the work of Professor Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren related to the cause of peptic ulcers was first rejected for publication then later validated
- AC9S9H01_E4examining the scientific consensus supporting global warming
- AC9S9H01_E5researching how JJ Thomson’s discovery of the electron, Robert Millikan’s oil drop experiment, and Ernest Rutherford’s gold foil experiment provide consistency of evidence for the particle model of electricity
- AC9S9H01_E6examining how Marie and Pierre Curie’s discovery of new elements was validated
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