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

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)

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)