A Guide to Science Curriculum Documents

Abstract

In some schools, especially larger ones, there may be well-documented teaching programs that set out a sequence of teaching and learning activities. Other schools may have nothing. However, it can be difficult to pick up another teacher’s program and use it without understanding why particular outcomes, learning activities or assessments are specified. The science curriculum documents in all Australian states and territories provide an overview of the discipline of science with the overall aim that school students will achieve the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes of science so that they can participate fully in society. The Working Scientifically process strand from the National Science Statement and Profile is represented in various forms in the individual state and territory documents. Show more