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Is Science Truth? - The Lasting Impact of Scientific Misconceptions
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SecondaryYear 10ScienceHuman EndeavourHumanities and Social SciencesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CulturesSocialIndigenous Education
Summary
Students will begin exploring the involvement of the scientific community in shaping policies that impacted the First Nations peoples of Australia in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Students are encouraged to examine how prevailing beliefs at the time, which emphasised the supposed moral and intellectual superiority of the ‘white race’, influenced scientific research that focused on categorising human populations based on physical, mental, and moral characteristics. By investigating this historical context, students can gain insights into the deep-rooted biases and skewed perspectives that influenced scientific justifications for discriminatory policies.
Learning intentions
Students will:
investigate the role of science and the scientific community in the justification of policies affecting First Nations Australians during the 19th and early 20th century
explore how the values and beliefs of a society may influence the direction of scientific research and how, in turn, scientific concepts may have an impact on the governance of that society.
Success criteria
Students can:
understand how society and science influence each other and the impacts this has on society
understand the lasting implications of scientific misconceptions and policies that have affected and still affect First Nations Australians.
critique the relationship between science and truth.
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