Science & Technology
This scientific law explains how breaking open the nuclei of a known mass releases a calculable amount of energy.
E = mc²
This type of technology produces continuous, subjective measurements.
Analogue technology
This gas law describes the directly proportional relationship between temperature and volume.
Charles’ Law
This formula is used to calculate speed using analogue timing.
Speed = distance ÷ time
This technology allowed scientists to discover the structure of DNA.
X‑ray diffraction
This scientific theory explains how life changes over time due to beneficial mutations in DNA.
Evolution
This type of technology produces discrete, objective measurements when calibrated.
Digital technology
This gas law describes the inversely proportional relationship between pressure and volume.
Boyle’s Law
Multiplying m/s by this number converts speed to km/h.
3.6
This technology allowed detection of radioactivity, contributing to atomic theory.
Radiation detectors / Geiger counter
Applying E = mc² led to the development of this major technology.
Nuclear power and weapons
Universal indicator is an example of this type of technology.
Analogue technology
Temperature must be converted to this unit when applying Charles’ Law.
Kelvin
A radar gun measures speed using this type of technology.
Digital technology
This massive particle accelerator helped confirm the existence of the Higgs boson.
LHC
Understanding that all organisms share GTAC bases enabled the development of this type of technology.
GMO
A data logger with a pH probe is an example of this type of technology.
Digital technology
Increasing pressure forces gas particles closer together, sometimes forming this state of matter.
Liquid
This type of error occurs when a stopwatch is not calibrated.
Systematic error
These laws of how light bends and reflects led to the development of microscopes and telescopes.
Laws of refraction and reflection
This example from the booklet shows how technology can exist in cultures without formal science — it applies scientific laws even when the culture is unaware of them.
Traditional technologies
This type of data is graphed using columns rather than lines.
Discrete data
The graph for Boyle’s Law forms this type of curve that never reaches zero.
Asymptotic curve
This type of error occurs when a student presses the start/stop button too early or late.
Random error
Bioharvesting of plants is informed by the traditional knowledge of these communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples