7–10Science 7–10 Syllabus (2023)
The new Science 7–10 Syllabus (2023) is to be implemented from 2026. The Science 7–10 Syllabus (2018) will not be available after December 2027.
2026 – Start teaching the 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
Stage 4
Working scientifically
In this focus area, students develop skills in observation, as well as planning and conducting investigations. Additional Working scientifically outcomes and skills may be integrated with this content.
LoadingIdentify Loading , Loading and radiation as different ways that energy can be transferred, and distinguish between these forms
Describe, using the terms ‘Loading ’ (PE) or Loading , how systems can store different forms of energy, including Loading , elastic, chemical and Loading energy
Identify examples of how energy can change from one form into another
Use practical investigations and representations to illustrate energy transformations in a system
Define open and closed systems to describe how energy is transferred into and out of systems, and how it cycles within a system
Apply the Loading to familiar examples
Use representations to illustrate energy transformations, including how radiant energy from the Sun can be transformed into a different form of energy
Undertake experiments to identify the indicators of physical and chemical changes
Describe the initial and final changes that are observed in a chemical reaction, including writing a word equation to represent a chemical reaction
Loading and observe energy changes in different chemical reactions
Conduct a practical investigation to model cellular processes, including Loading and Loading , and document findings in a written report
Describe the processes associated with the movement of Loading
Identify the Loading used to develop the Loading of plate tectonics
Identify that earthquakes and volcanoes are natural Loading that provide evidence of geological changes in the Earth’s crust and surface
Describe how Aboriginal and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural accounts provide evidence of earthquakes and volcanoes Loading or under the sea
Conduct investigations or simulations to compare the observable Loading of different types of minerals and rocks
Use the rock cycle to explain the Loading that lead to the formation and transformation of different types of rocks
Model the formation of Loading and explain how fossils show evidence that different organisms existed at different times in the past
Recognise that the Loading allows scientists to determine the relative age of rock strata
Describe the elemental composition of the Earth and one or more other planets
Observe or design a chain reaction machine to represent energy stores and explain the transfers in the system