7–10Science 7–10 Syllabus
The new Science 7–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026.
2024 and 2025 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2026 – Start teaching new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
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.
Working scientifically
In this focus area, students develop skills in making observations, using scientific tools and instruments safely, and planning and conducting scientific investigations. Additional Working scientifically outcomes and skills may be integrated with this content.
Loading...Experience energy through the senses
Participate in planning and conducting a safe investigation to determine the effect of heat energy on a solid and liquid
Recognise the role of energy in melting, boiling and evaporation
Recognise how heat energy moves through a solid, liquid or gas by conduction, convection or radiation
Participate in an investigation to show that a metal heats up more quickly than a non-metal
Use knowledge of energy transfer to identify ways to be safe during a fire
Observe chemical changes that occur in everyday life
Participate in planning and conducting an experiment to observe a chemical change using the senses and/or tools
Identify signs of a chemical change
Observe natural and human-made features of the local area
Participate in planning an investigation to determine how natural features of the local area are used
Describe how landforms have changed due to natural processes
Participate in investigations to observe the effects of droughts and floods on the local landscape
Engage with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural accounts of earthquakes and volcanoes
Identify changes that occur in everyday life
Describe some ways to observe change
Sequence events to show change over time
Participate in a secondary investigation to investigate change in the local area, using digital technology and acknowledging information sources