The Australian Curriculum: Science aims to ensure that students develop: an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live an understanding of the vision that science provides of the nature of living things, of the Earth and its place in the cosmos, and of the physical and chemical processes that explain the behaviour of all material things an understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry and the ability to use a range of scientific inquiry methods, including questioning; planning and conducting experiments and investigations based on ethical principles; collecting and analysing data; evaluating results; and drawing critical, evidence-based conclusions an ability to communicate scientific understanding and findings to a range of audiences, to justify ideas on the basis of evidence, and to evaluate and debate scientific arguments and claims an ability to solve problems and make informed, evidence-based decisions about current and future applications of science while taking into account ethical and social implications of decisions an understanding of historical and cultural contributions to science as well as contemporary science issues and activities and an understanding of the diversity of careers related to science a solid foundation of knowledge of the biological, chemical, physical, Earth and space sciences, including being able to select and integrate the scientific knowledge and methods needed to explain and predict phenomena, to apply that understanding to new situations and events, and to appreciate the dynamic nature of science knowledge 7 10 12 15 – Curriculum explaining phenomena involving science and its applications. During years, students study science concepts associated with each of the disciplines: biology, physics, chemistry and earth science. It is important to include contemporary contexts in which science can be learned and issues and recent research to enhance understanding of science in the world. It is current research and its human uses and implications that motivates and excites students. Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Science In determining what concepts students should learn, it is important to exercise restraint and avoid overcrowding the curriculum, and so provide time to build the knowledge base that underlies science understanding. The unifying ideas of energy, sustainability of systems, equilibrium and interdependence lead to the ideas of form and function that result in a deeper appreciation of evidence, models, explanations and theories.
The Australian Curriculum: Science aims to ensure that students develop: an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live an understanding of the vision that science provides of the nature of living things, of the Earth and its place in the cosmos, and of the physical and chemical processes that explain the behaviour of all material things an understanding of the nature of scientific inquiry and the ability to use a range of scientific inquiry methods, including questioning; planning and conducting experiments and investigations based on ethical principles; collecting and analysing data; evaluating results; and drawing critical, evidence-based conclusions an ability to communicate scientific understanding and findings to a range of audiences, to justify ideas on the basis of evidence, and to evaluate and debate scientific arguments and claims an ability to solve problems and make informed, evidence-based decisions about current and future applications of science while taking into account ethical and social implications of decisions an understanding of historical and cultural contributions to science as well as contemporary science issues and activities and an understanding of the diversity of careers related to science a solid foundation of knowledge of the biological, chemical, physical, Earth and space sciences, including being able to select and integrate the scientific knowledge and methods needed to explain and predict phenomena, to apply that understanding to new situations and events, and to appreciate the dynamic nature of science knowledge 7 – 10 12 15 Curriculum explaining phenomena involving science and its applications. During years, students study science concepts associated with each of the disciplines: biology, physics, chemistry and earth science. It is important to include contemporary contexts in which science can be learned and issues and recent research to enhance understanding of science in the world. It is current research and its human uses and implications that motivates and excites students. Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Science In determining what concepts students should learn, it is important to exercise restraint and avoid overcrowding the curriculum, and so provide time to build the knowledge base that underlies science understanding. The unifying ideas of energy, sustainability of systems, equilibrium and interdependence lead to the ideas of form and function that result in a deeper appreciation of evidence, models, explanations and theories.