Science has developed as a field of intellectual activity as people have sought to discern and explain patterns of events and phenomena in the world around them and beyond. It has progressively developed into a learning discipline with its own customs, procedures and fields of investigation, facilitating a process that constructs new knowledge and increased understanding.
Science has accumulated a body of knowledge that builds a culture of learning that leads to explanations for a variety of phenomena and interactions in our surroundings. In their study of science, students investigate phenomena over a wide range of scales, from the subatomic to the cosmological, from events that take place almost instantaneously to processes over millions of years, from the origins of the universe to contemporary phenomena, and it extrapolates to future events.
Students who study science ‘work scientifically’ in a learning community. Students engage in a rich curriculum that is rigorous and inspiring. They are encouraged to be sceptical, to identify evidence-based conclusions and to make informed decisions about their environment, the natural and technological world and their own health and wellbeing. They develop the customs, procedures and intellectual processes that are the characteristic of scientific activity.
Science students participate in a range of learning experiences that are purposeful, meaningful and relevant by investigating, collecting, analysing, understanding and communicating ideas to others. They develop the ability to challenge, construct and compare their ideas with those held by the scientific community.
By studying Science, students develop scientific literacy. They increase their capacity to think critically by calling upon a wide range of knowledge, procedures and approaches to analyse issues. Thinking scientifically encourages students to examine the impact of scientific knowledge on their lives, their communities and their surroundings, and to develop positive attitudes towards Science, society and the environment.
List of subjects offered in this KLA
Years 7 to 10
- Science- mandatory
Preliminary and HSC Course (Stage 6)
- Senior Science