1. State that on way of finding out about what has happended in the past is to look for evidence
2. explain that there will always be a level of uncertainty in ideas about what happened in the distant past.
3.sort a set of question about the distant past into those that science can attempt to answer and those that science cannot answer.
4. briefly describe the Big Bang model of the beginning of the universe including a description of some evidence which supports this theory and current problems with the theory.
5. give three example of types of electromagnetic radiation which can be used to provide information about the universe
6.choose one type of electromagnetic radiation and describe the type of information it can provide about the rest of the universe
7.describe one difficulty encountered in obtaining information about the universe.
8.describe the current scientific theory which attempts to explain how the galaxies were formed.
9 describe gravity as an attractive force which exists between and two pieces of matter.
10 describe the current theory about the formation of our solar system including a piece of evidence which supports the theory and a current problem with the model.
11. describe gravity as an attractive force which depends on the mass of objects and there distance.
12 describe on way the age of the earth has been estimated in the past
13 describe the feature of the theory of plate tectonic including evidence which support the theory and a current problem with the theory.
explain activity on the earth surface such as volcanic activity, earthquakes and mountain building using the theory of plate tectonics.
15 describe one piece of evidence which suggests that the earth's climate has changed over the history of this planet.
16. describe some of the changes which have occured to the Continent of Australia in the past 4 billion years.
17 give and example of a local rock and stat approximately how old it is.
18 draw a time line representing the history of the universe.
About Me
- drhill
- I come from a Science family: My father Geoffrey Hill was Australia's first computer programmer on CSIRAC the fourth computer in the world. He is credited with invention of Computer music and the development of “Interprogram” a language before Basic. My PhD is in Atomic and Molecular Physics. I have researched the activated oxygen layer above the ozone layer, and 'Assigned' the world's smallest molecule. At the University of Toronto I researched high power UV lasers. I have specialized in automation in fibre optics. This developed into research in Machine Intellect and Robots. I have enjoyed work as an Explainer with Questacon and my time as a part-time soldier. I currently teach High School Science at Epping Boys’ High.