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 10, students analyse how models and theories have developed over time and discuss the factors that prompted their review. They predict how future applications of science and technology may affect people’s lives. They explain the concept of energy conservation and model...
Level description | Science | Levels 9 and 10
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
In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focus is on explaining phenomena involving science and its applications. Students explain the role of classification in ordering and organising information about living and non-living things. They classify the diversity of life on Earth into major taxonomic groups...
Level description | Science
In Levels 3 and 4, the curriculum focus is on recognising questions that can be investigated scientifically and undertaking investigations. Students observe heat and its effects on solids and liquids and begin to develop an understanding of energy flows through simple systems. In observing day...
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
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
VCSIS036 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting
VCSIS050 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting
VCSIS038 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing
VCSSU092 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU031 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
VCSSU046 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences
VCSSU043 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU093 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU128 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences
VCSSU121 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU089 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour
VCSSU094 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU032 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Biological sciences