Safety
Science learning experiences may involve the use of potentially hazardous substances and/or hazardous equipment. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that duty of care is exercised in relation to the health and safety of all students and that …
Safety | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 1: Chemical fundamentals: structure, properties and reactions Chemistry
Chemists design and produce a vast range of materials for many purposes, including for fuels, cosmetics, building materials and pharmaceuticals. As the science of chemistry has developed over time, there has been an increasing realisation that the properties …
Unit 1 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 3: Heredity and continuity of life Biology
Heredity is an important biological principle as it explains why offspring (cells or organisms) resemble their parent cell or organism. Organisms require cellular division and differentiation for growth, development, repair and sexual reproduction. In …
Unit 3 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSPH033
Neutron-induced nuclear fission is a reaction in which a heavy nuclide captures a neutron and then splits into two smaller radioactive nuclides, with the release of neutrons and energy
ACSPH033 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSBL075
Continuity of life requires the replication of genetic material and its transfer to the next generation through processes including binary fission, mitosis, meiosis and fertilisation
ACSBL075 | Content Descriptions | Unit 3 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSCH129
Organic materials including proteins, carbohydrates and synthetic polymers display properties including strength, density and biodegradability that can be explained by considering the primary, secondary or tertiary structures of the material
ACSCH129 | Content Descriptions | Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES020
Soil formation requires interaction between atmospheric, geologic, hydrologic and biotic processes; soil is composed of rock and mineral particles, organic material, water, gases and living organisms
ACSES020 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum