Science is mandatory for all students from Year 7 to Year 10.
Science 7-10 provides a way of inquiring about the world around us. It explores evidence and investigates ways to discover, develop and produce solutions to real-world problems. Science emphasises the skills for working scientifically, as well as critical and creative thinking to address scientific issues.
In Years 11 and 12, students can choose from different science disciplines, including:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and Environmental Science
- Investigating Science
- Physics.
In Year 12, students who are studying at least one other science subject may also choose to study Science Extension.
The aim of Stage 4, 5 and 6 science is to provide learning experiences through which students will:
- acquire scientific knowledge and skills and develop understanding about phenomena within and beyond their experience
- develop an appreciation of science as a human activity and apply their understanding to their everyday life
- develop positive values about and attitudes towards themselves, others, lifelong learning, science and the environment.
Knowledge and Understanding
Students will develop knowledge and understanding of:
- the history of science
- the nature and practice of science
- applications and uses of science
- implications of science for society and the environment
- current issues, research and development
- models, theories and laws, and structures and systems related to the physical world, matter, the living world, and Earth and space
- interactions within the physical world, matter, the living world and Earth and space.
Skills
Students will develop skills in working scientifically through:
- planning investigations
- conducting investigations
- communicating information and understanding
- developing scientific thinking and problem-solving techniques
- working individually and in teams.
Values and Attitudes
Students will develop positive values and attitudes towards themselves, others, learning as a lifelong process, science and the environment.
