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 5
Working scientifically
In this focus area, students develop skills in observation, as well as questioning and predicting, and planning investigations. Additional Working scientifically outcomes and skills may be integrated with this content.
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Conduct a practical investigation to demonstrate the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction
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Use Loading naming conventions to construct the chemical formula for common Loading and Loading Loading
Represent chemical reactions, by predicting products and writing word and balanced chemical equations with states, as they are encountered
Model simple chemical reactions to show that atoms are rearranged and mass is conserved during a reaction
Determine the features of reactions by conducting Loading , Loading , Loading and Loading
Identify Loading as the measure of acidity and compare the pH of a range of common substances to the pH of pure water
Use pH indicators or meters to measure the pH change of neutralisation reactions
Investigate and explain how concentration, surface area, temperature and Loading affect the rate of reactions
Conduct a practical investigation to test a measurable Loading , with a cause-and-effect relationship, that predicts changes to the rate of a chemical reaction, and graph Loading that communicates the investigation findings in a scientific report
Outline how the first Loading were formed after the Big Bang
Describe the conditions that cause a nucleus to be unstable
Represent Loading and Loading reactions as nuclear reactions
Identify that the half-life of a Loading Loading is the time taken for half of the atoms in a sample to undergo radioactive decay
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Describe nuclear Loading and nuclear Loading
Outline the impacts on the environment of nuclear reactions, including the raw materials used, the various stages of production and nuclear waste
Investigate a chemical or nuclear reaction used in industry to produce an important product