Living World Science Life Skills Course Structure Course Suggested modules Investigating Science Cause and Effect Life Skills Scientific Models Science and Technology Science and Society Physical World Forces and Motion Science Life Skills Energy Earth and Space Earth’s Resources Year 11 Science Life Skills Human Impacts (120 hours) Working Earth’s Processes and Depth Scientifically studies Hazards Year 12 Skills Resource Management (120 hours) Living World Science The Structure and Life Skills Organisation of Living Things Diversity and Ecosystems Heredity and Genetics Disease and Disorders Chemical World Properties of Matter Science Life Skills Chemical Reactions For Science Life Skills: Students may complete one or more courses to contribute up to six units of study towards their Preliminary or HSC pattern of study. Students are not required to address or achieve all the Science Life Skills outcomes. Students are not required to complete all of the content to demonstrate achievement of an outcome. Outcomes and content should be selected to meet the particular needs of individual students. The modules provide possible frameworks for addressing the Science Life Skills outcomes and content, and are suggestions only. Teachers have the flexibility to develop modules that will meet the needs and interests of their students. Examples provided under the content points are suggestions only. Teachers may use the examples provided or develop other examples to meet the particular needs of individual students. Working Scientifically outcomes and content are to be integrated into modules wherever students undertake an investigation. studies may be undertaken within any course and can relate to any module in a course.
Living World Science Life Skills Course Structure Year 11 (120 hours) Year 12 (120 hours) Working Scientifically Skills Course Suggested modules Depth studies Investigating Science Life Skills Cause and Effect Scientific Models Science and Technology Science and Society Physical World Science Life Skills Forces and Motion Energy Earth and Space Science Life Skills Earth’s Resources Human Impacts Earth’s Processes and Hazards Resource Management Living World Science Life Skills The Structure and Organisation of Living Things Diversity and Ecosystems Heredity and Genetics Disease and Disorders Chemical World Science Life Skills Properties of Matter Chemical Reactions For Science Life Skills: Students may complete one or more courses to contribute up to six units of study towards their Preliminary or HSC pattern of study. Students are not required to address or achieve all the Science Life Skills outcomes. Students are not required to complete all of the content to demonstrate achievement of an outcome. Outcomes and content should be selected to meet the particular needs of individual students. The modules provide possible frameworks for addressing the Science Life Skills outcomes and content, and are suggestions only. Teachers have the flexibility to develop modules that will meet the needs and interests of their students. Examples provided under the content points are suggestions only. Teachers may use the examples provided or develop other examples to meet the particular needs of individual students. Working Scientifically outcomes and content are to be integrated into modules wherever students undertake an investigation. studies may be undertaken within any course and can relate to any module in a course.
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