NSW K – 10 Science Syllabus mapping for all our incursions

NSW Science Syllabus Content
A student:

appreciates the importance of science in their lives and the role of scientific inquiry in increasing understanding of the world around them SC4-1VA & SC5-1VA.

demonstrates confidence in making reasoned, evidence-based decisions about the current and future use and influence of science and technology, including ethical considerations SC4-3VA & SC5-3VA.

collaboratively and individually produces a plan to investigate questions and problems SC4-5WS & SC5-5WS.

explains how new biological evidence changes people’s understanding of the world SC4-14LW.

explains how biological understanding has advanced through scientific discoveries, technological developments and the needs of society SC5-15LW.

NSW Science 7–10 Syllabus
(Implementation from 2026)

For explanatory points & implementation advice for each dot point, please visit the Science 7 -10 Curriculum site

A student:

• uses scientific tools and instruments for observations SC4-WS-01
• identifies questions and makes predictions to guide scientific investigations SC4-WS-02
• follows a planned procedure to undertake safe and valid investigations SC4-WS-04
• uses data to identify trends, patterns and relationships, and draw conclusions SC4-WS-06
• explains how the properties of substances enable separation in a range of techniques SC4-SOL-01
• explains how data is used by scientists to model and predict scientific phenomena SC4-DA1-01
• selects and uses scientific tools and instruments for accurate observations SC5-WS-01
• develops questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation SC5-WS-02
• follows a planned procedure to undertake safe, ethical, valid and reliable investigations SC5-WS-04
• analyses data from investigations to identify trends, patterns and relationships, and draws conclusions SC5-WS-06
• assesses the use of scientific knowledge and data in evidence-based decisions and when verifying the legitimacy of claims SC5-DA2-01
• assesses the uses of materials based on their physical and chemical properties SC5-MAT-01
• explains how DNA is responsible for the transmission of heritable characteristics and can be manipulated through genetic technologies SC5-GEV-02
• describes a range of reaction types SC5-RXN-01

NSW K – 10 Science Syllabus mapping for all our NSW incursions

VIC Science Syllabus Content

Scientific knowledge and understanding of the world changes as new evidence becomes available; science knowledge can develop through collaboration and connecting ideas across the disciplines and practice of science (VCSSU089)

Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations (VCSSU090)

Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques (VCSSU095)

Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (VCSSU114)

The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes (VCSSU119)

Chemical reactions, including combustion and the reactions of acids, are important in both non-living and living systems and involve energy transfer (VCSSU126)