Syllabus outcomes and content
Science 7-10 Syllabus (2018)
Outcomes
A student:
- relates the structure and function of living things to their classification, survival and reproduction SC4-14LW
Content
LW1 There are differences within and between groups of organisms; classification helps organise this diversity.
b. classify a variety of living things based on similarities and differences in structural features
c. use simple keys to identify a range of plants and animals
f. explain how the features of some Australian plants and animals are adaptations for survival and reproduction in their environment
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Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following outcomes and content:
A student:
- explains how new biological evidence changes people’s understanding of the world SC4-15LW
Content
LW5 Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to conserving and managing sustainable ecosystems.
a. construct and interpret food chains and food webs, including examples from Australian ecosystems
c. describe interactions between organisms in food chains and food webs, including producers, consumers and decomposers
d. predict how human activities can affect interactions in food chains and food webs, including examples from Australian land or marine ecosystems
Life Skills
Outcomes
A student:
- presents science ideas, finding and information to a given audience using appropriate scientific language, text types and representations (SCLS-9WS related Life Skills outcome)
Content
Students communicate by:
a. presenting ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representation using digital technologies as appropriate
b. using appropriate text types presentations, including a discussion, explanation, exposition, procedure and recount
Science and Technology 7-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2018
