ACSPH147
The Standard Model is used to describe the evolution of forces and the creation of matter in the Big Bang theory
ACSPH147 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems relating to calculations, applications of measurement, the use of formulas to find an unknown quantity, and the interpretation of graphs. Teachers are encouraged …
Unit 1 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems related to representing and comparing data, percentages, rates and ratios, the mathematics of finance, and time and motion. Teachers are encouraged to apply the …
Unit 2 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 Essential Mathematics
This unit provides students with the mathematical skills and understanding to solve problems related to measurement, scales, plans and models, drawing and interpreting graphs, and data collection. Teachers are encouraged to apply the content of the four …
Unit 3 | Essential Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Revolutions in modern physics Physics
The development of quantum theory and the theory of relativity fundamentally changed our understanding of how nature operates and led to the development of a wide range of new technologies, including technologies that revolutionised the storage, processing …
Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics Physics
An understanding of heating processes, nuclear reactions and electricity is essential to appreciate how global energy needs are met. In this unit, students explore the ways physics is used to describe, explain and predict the energy transfers and transformations …
Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3 General Mathematics
This unit has three topics: ‘Bivariate data analysis’, ‘Growth and decay in sequences’ and ‘Graphs and networks’. ‘Bivariate data analysis’ introduces students to some methods for identifying, analysing and describing associations between pairs of variables, …
Unit 3 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4 General Mathematics
This unit has three topics: ‘Time series analysis’; ‘ Loans, investments and annuities’ and ‘Networks and decision mathematics’. ‘Time series analysis’ continues students’ study of statistics by introducing them to the concepts and techniques of time …
Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Linear Motion and Waves Physics
In this unit, students develop an appreciation of how an understanding of motion and waves can be used to describe, explain and predict a wide range of phenomena. Students describe linear motion in terms of position and time data, and examine the relationships …
Unit 2 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Senior secondary Mathematics subjects
The Senior Secondary Australian Curriculum: Mathematics consists of four subjects in mathematics, with each subject organised into four units. The subjects are differentiated, each focusing on a pathway that will meet the learning needs of a particular …
Senior secondary Mathematics subjects | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH139
The Bohr model of the hydrogen atom integrates light quanta and atomic energy states to explain the specific wavelengths in the hydrogen spectrum and in the spectra of other simple atoms; the Bohr model enables line spectra to be correlated with atomic …
ACSPH139 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM068
display the terms of an arithmetic sequence in both tabular and graphical form and demonstrate that arithmetic sequences can be used to model linear growth and decay in discrete situations
ACMGM068 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM072
display the terms of a geometric sequence in both tabular and graphical form and demonstrate that geometric sequences can be used to model exponential growth and decay in discrete situations
ACMGM072 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM097
use a recurrence relation to model a reducing balance loan and investigate (numerically or graphically) the effect of the interest rate and repayment amount on the time taken to repay the loan
ACMGM097 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACMGM099
use a recurrence relation to model an annuity, and investigate (numerically or graphically) the effect of the amount invested, the interest rate, and the payment amount on the duration of the annuity
ACMGM099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | General Mathematics | Mathematics | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL069
Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power
ACSBL069 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL104
Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power
ACSBL104 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH083
Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power
ACSCH083 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH099
The relationship between acids and bases in equilibrium systems can be explained using the Brønsted-Lowry model and represented using chemical equations that illustrate the transfer of hydrogen ions
ACSCH099 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH121
Models and theories are contested and refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them, or when a new model or theory has greater explanatory power
ACSCH121 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum