VC2S6H01

scientific knowledge changes over time, often resulting from collaboration or by building on the work of others, and leads to advances in science

• researching how the discovery of a biofluorescent flying squirrel led to discoveries of more fluorescent mammals, such as wombats, bilbies, echidnas and bandicoots, as scientists collaborated with other scientists across fields of science and internationally
• researching why European naturalists and scientists first thought the platypus was a fake animal, and how scientists such as those in the Australian Platypus Conservancy are collaborating in ongoing research to understand the features and behaviours of platypuses
• exploring why developing new erosion mitigation techniques such as contour banks and strip-cropping requires the collaboration of geologists, hydrologists and farmers
• researching how contemporary restorative ecology adapts and builds on the traditional ecological knowledges of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples
• researching how scientists, manufacturers and farmers collaborated to use compressed gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) in the development of fire extinguishers, planting crops and paintball
• examining why ecologists collaborate with engineers and computer scientists to develop remote sensing techniques, identify patterns in habitat change and make predictions about the survival of organisms
• constructing a timeline to show how contributions and collaborations of scientists, mathematicians, engineers and astronomers from many countries have advanced ideas about space and the solar system through development of models, gathering of evidence and, more recently, space exploration