11–12Physical World Science Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Physical World Science Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Physical World Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017).
2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Continue to teach the Physical World Science Life Skills Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
Content
Life Skills
- PW-LS-12
identifies properties and behaviours of light
- PW-LS-13
uses the properties and behaviours of light in everyday contexts
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.
Relevant Working scientifically outcomes and content should be integrated with each focus area based on the strengths and needs of individual students.
LoadingObserve natural and artificial light in daily living
Recognise sources of light
Describe the intensity of light
Recognise different types of waves in everyday contexts
Engage with visual representations of waves
Recognise features of waves
Identify that light travels as a wave
Recognise that light waves travel from a light source
Identify that visible light is composed of different wavelengths of light which are visible as different colours
Participate in a scientific investigation to explore light travelling across a range of distances
Describe how light intensity changes with distance from the source
Recognise Aboriginal Peoples’ Knowledges about stars based on observations of their light intensity
Identify protective equipment and technologies used to change light intensity
Predict how light interacts with different surfaces and materials (mediums)
Participate in a practical investigation to explore how light interacts with different surfaces and materials (mediums)
Identify examples of reflection in everyday living
Explore Aboriginal Cultural Knowledges of the refraction of light demonstrated in shallow water spearfishing techniques
Compare the speed of light to the speed of sound
Participate in a practical investigation to demonstrate that light spreads out when it passes through a narrow gap or around an object (diffraction)