Students will develop reading, writing and research skills relevant for academic study in science and related fields. Critical literacy skills will include the understanding of technical and scientific genres and terminology, scientific method and how these relate to Indigenous perspectives. The interpretation and conversion of graphic, statistical, mathematical and tabular information will be applied in writing exercises. Formal academic writing skills will include: the appropriate use of grammar, syntax referencing and bibliographic formats. Note-taking, paraphrasing and summarising skills will be followed by the writing of essays, proposals, technical descriptions and short research accident and incident reports.