11–12Earth and Environmental Science Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Earth and Environmental Science Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Earth and Space Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2026 and 2027
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Earth and Space Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2028, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Teachers select relevant Working scientifically outcomes and content to integrate with this focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
LoadingObserve features of rock and mineral samples
Participate in a practical investigation to identify rocks and minerals by observing their features
Explore how rocks and minerals can be changed by natural processes
Model the formation of sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic rocks
Explore uses for rocks and minerals
Identify techniques used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to obtain rocks and minerals
Identify some of Earth’s non-renewable resources
Identify some non-renewable resources found in Australia
Use maps to locate Australian non-renewable resources
Identify techniques used to extract non-renewable resources
Describe the environmental effects of mining activities
Recognise the contributions of Traditional Custodians to sustainable practices in resource projects
Identify ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use non-renewable resources
Explain why it is important to conserve non-renewable resources
Demonstrate practices that help to sustain the Earth’s non-renewable resources
Identify resources used in everyday living
Identify a range of renewable resources
Participate in a scientific investigation to identify renewable resources in the local area
Identify renewable sources of energy
Use maps to locate places in Australia that produce renewable energy
Use maps to locate places in Australia that produce non-renewable energy
Recognise the need for both renewable and non-renewable energy resources
Identify the impacts of land use for renewable energy generation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Cultural sites, and Country and Place
Participate in a scientific investigation to examine electricity generation from a renewable or non-renewable resource