Unit 4: Maintaining the internal environment Biology
In order to survive, organisms must be able to maintain system structure and function in the face of changes in their external and internal environments. Changes in temperature and water availability, and the incidence and spread of infectious disease, …
Unit 4 | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 4: Structure, synthesis and design Chemistry
Current and future applications of chemistry include the development of specialised techniques to create, or synthesise, new substances to meet the specific needs of society, including pharmaceuticals, fuels, polymers and nanomaterials. In this unit, …
Unit 4 | Chemistry | Science | 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 4: The changing Earth - the cause and impact of Earth hazards Earth and Environmental Science
Earth hazards occur over a range of time scales and have significant impacts on Earth systems across a wide range of spatial scales. Investigation of naturally occurring and human-influenced Earth hazards enables prediction of their impacts, and the development …
Unit 4 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Biology Achievement Standard
For the biological systems studied, the student: analyses how system components function and are interrelated across a range of scales to enable continuity of individuals, populations and species analyses how the function and interrelationships of system …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Chemistry Achievement Standard
For the chemical systems studied, the student: analyses how a range of interrelated factors affect atomic and molecular interactions and change the structure, properties and dynamics of chemical systems analyses how interactions between matter and energy …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Earth and Environmental Science Achievement Standard
For the Earth systems studied, the student: analyses how human activities and Earth processes affect components of, and interactions between, Earth systems across a range of temporal and spatial scales analyses how interactions between Earth systems …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Units 3 and 4 Physics Achievement Standard
For the physical systems studied, the student: analyses physical phenomena in complex scenarios at a range of scales qualitatively and quantitatively analyses the relationships between mass, energy and properties of physical systems qualitatively and …
Units 3 and 4 | Achievement standards | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Unit 2: Earth processes – energy transfers and transformations Earth and Environmental Science
Earth system processes require energy. In this unit, students explore how the transfer and transformation of energy from the sun and Earth’s interior enable and control processes within and between the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. …
Unit 2 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Rationale/Aims Earth and Environmental Science
Rationale Earth and Environmental Science is a multifaceted field of inquiry that focuses on interactions between the solid Earth, its water, its air and its living organisms, and on dynamic, interdependent relationships that have developed between these …
Rationale/Aims | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Physics Physics
Units In Physics, students develop their understanding of the core concepts, models and theories that describe, explain and predict physical phenomena. There are four units: Unit 1: Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics Unit 2: Linear motion and waves Unit …
Structure of Physics | Physics | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Biology Biology
Units Biology is the study of the fascinating diversity of life as it has evolved and as it interacts and functions. Investigation of biological systems and their interactions, from cellular processes to ecosystem dynamics, has led to biological knowledge …
Structure of Biology | Biology | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Chemistry Chemistry
Units In Chemistry, students develop their understanding of chemical systems, and how models of matter and energy transfers and transformations can be used to describe, explain and predict chemical structures, properties and reactions. There are four …
Structure of Chemistry | Chemistry | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
Structure of Earth and Environmental Science Earth and Environmental Science
Units In Earth and Environmental Science, students develop their understanding of the ways in which interactions between Earth systems influence Earth processes, environments and resources. There are four units: Unit 1: Introduction to Earth systems Unit …
Structure of Earth and Environmental Science | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES045
Processes within and between Earth systems require energy that originates either from the sun or the interior of Earth
ACSES045 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES047
Transfers and transformations of heat and gravitational energy in Earth's interior drives the movement of tectonic plates through processes including mantle convection, plume formation and slab sinking
ACSES047 | Content Descriptions | Unit 2 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum
ACSES025
Fossil evidence indicates that life first appeared on Earth approximately 4 billion years ago
ACSES025 | Content Descriptions | Unit 1 | Earth and Environmental Science | Science | Senior secondary curriculum