VCSSU056 | Science | Levels 3 and 4 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
VCSSU031 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
VCSSU089 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
The Science curriculum has two interrelated strands: Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills. Together, the two strands of the science curriculum provide students with understanding, knowledge and skills through which they can develop a scientific view of the world.
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Overview material | Science
Science provides an empirical way of answering interesting and important questions about the biological, physical and technological world. Science is a dynamic, collaborative and creative human endeavour arising from our desire to make sense of our world by exploring the unknown, investigating...
Overview material | Science
VCSSU041 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
In Levels 9 and 10, the curriculum focus is on explaining phenomena involving science and its applications. Students consider both classic and contemporary science contexts to explain the operation of systems at a range of scales. At a microscopic scale, they consider the atom as a system of protons...
Level description | Science
Six key concepts frame learning in the Science Understanding strand, support key aspects of the Science Inquiry Skills strand and contribute to developing students’ appreciation of the nature of science.
The six key concepts are:
An important...
Overview material | Science
VCFRC020 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising
VCHIC020 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising
VCTRC019 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising
VCSSU090 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
By the end of Level 4, students describe situations where science understanding can influence their own and others’ actions. They explain the effects of Earth’s rotation on its axis. They distinguish between temperature and heat and use examples to illustrate how heat is produced and transferred...
Level description | Science | Levels 3 and 4
By the end of Level 8, students explain how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea. They discuss how science knowledge can be applied to generate solutions to contemporary problems and explain how these solutions may impact on society. They investigate different forms...
Level description | Science | Levels 7 and 8
The Geography curriculum presents a structured way of exploring, analysing and understanding the characteristics of the places that make up our world, using the concepts of place, space, environment, interconnection, sustainability, scale and change. It addresses scales from the personal...
Overview material | Geography
VCSSU115 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
In Level C, students intentionally participate in learning experiences and respond more consistently to prompts and simple clear directions from the teacher to support them to learn. They will have opportunities to create a range of digital solutions through structured learning experiences and...
Level description | Technologies | Digital Technologies
Mathematics is presented in 11 levels, from Foundation to Level 10.
Level 10 also includes Level 10A, which provides opportunities for students to extend their exploration of mathematical notions and further their mathematical studies.
The curriculum is organised into 6 interrelated...
Overview material | Mathematics Version 2.0
The Ethical capability curriculum focuses on the conceptual and analytical skills necessary for informed deliberation on ethical issues. This curriculum enables students to identify the assumptions and implications of different ethical positions, recognising the areas of contestability within...
Overview material | Ethical Capability
Please note that the Victorian Curriculum F-10 website will be unavailable from 10pm Friday 15 December until 5pm Sunday 17 December due to a network upgrade.
The VCAA is developing the Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0, starting with the publication of the Mathematics...
Overview material | Mathematics Version 2.0