K–6Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024)
The new Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027. The Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2017) will not be available after December 2028.
2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Stage 1
- ST1-DDT-01
uses technologies and materials to design and make products to address user needs or opportunities
- ST1-PQU-01
poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect
Recognise that a design process breaks large projects into manageable, logical steps
Pose questions and test how materials with different properties contribute to the effectiveness of a product
Apply one or more steps of a design process to make a product
Describe how food and fibre can be designed and produced to address user needs
Describe the ways in which Loading design using natural materials for specific purposes
Describe how products, including digital systems, can affect people’s lives
Describe how digital systems are used in everyday life and for learning
Identify digital systems that can be used to collect personal Loading and how to protect personal information
Create a sequential Loading that controls a digital device
Use the basic features of common digital tools to capture, save and retrieve data to communicate and collaborate following agreed rules