Science

LEVEL ONE

Code: L1SCI

Course Description

This course is a study of natural phenomena. It investigates theories and uses experimental simulations to explain and extend our understanding of the world around us. It comprises a mixture of practical and theoretical aspects. Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Planet Earth will be selected from for our Level 1 course.

Note that students MAY be surveyed later in the year as to their preferred course, which will have different focuses and assessment methods.

Vocational Pathways: Construction and Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Technology, Primary Industries, Social and Community Services, and Creative Industries.

Assessment

16 – 20 credits selected from the list below

Internal

70935: Practical Physics investigation (4 credits) (Numeracy)

90925: Biological Investigation (4 credits) (Numeracy)

90926: Report on a biological issue (3 credits) (Literacy)

90941: Implications of electricity and magnetism for everyday life (4 credits) (Numeracy) 90943: Implication of heat in everyday life (4 credits) (Numeracy)

90946: Properties of metals for their use in society (4 credits)

90947: Selected chemical reactions (4 credits)

90949: Investigate life processes and environmental factors that affect them (4 credits) 90950: Interactions between Humans and Micro-organisms (4 credits)

90953: Carbon Cycling (4 credits) (Literacy)

90954: Effect on planet Earth of astronomical cycles (4 credits) (Literacy)

External

90940: Aspects of mechanics (4 credits) (Numeracy)

90944: Aspects of acids and bases (4 credits)

90948: Biological ideas relating to genetic variation (4 credits) (Literacy)

Costs

Up to $24 for a Workbook(s) (optional) Individual topic workbooks can be purchased for $8.50 each. Open

LEVEL TWO

Code L2SCI

Course Description

This is a general Science course that is internally assessed. It will be made up of a selection of standards chosen from Biology, Agriculture, Earth and Space Science, Environmental Sustainability and Physics. The course will be based on student interest. For the standards that are chosen, we will fit them around the concept of all organisms on earth.

Pathway from L2 Science: This course will have practical and written aspects to it and if students do well it will allow them a pathway onto Level 3 Biology.

This course cannot be taken in conjunction with Level 2 Biology.

Assessment:

Up to 16 credits from the list below.

91160 (Biology): Microscopes (Little Critters and Important Cells) (3 credits)

91153 (Biology): Biological Investigation (Investigating plants or animals at a cellular level) (4 credits)

91190 (Earth and Space Science): How organisms survive in extreme environments (4 credits) 91169 (Physics): Forces and motion - Movement of organisms (3 credits)

90811 (Environmental Sustainability): Where organisms live, human impact, sustainable futures (4 credits) (R )

91298 (Agriculture and Horticulture): Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product (4 credits)

Entry Criteria:

8 Level 1 Science credits (this can include credits from Agriculture)

L1 Literacy