SCIENCE
Science pathways at Tallangatta Secondary College provide students with access to important scientific ideas, knowledge and inquiry skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives. The curriculum also provides students, as life-long learners, with a foundation from which they can pursue careers in medical and health sciences, sports science, environmental science/management, engineering, forensic science, psychology, technology and a plethora of other fields.
The Science curriculum focuses on developing increasingly sophisticated and refined Science inquiry skills and science understanding across the five domains of Science along with students’ analytical, reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Students are provided with opportunities for advancement into a higher level or consolidation in a lower level if they feel it beneficial.
Our Science Curriculum meets the requirements of the Victorian Curriculum.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 7
All students in year 7 will be doing:
SC010 – Introduction to Science
Students in year 7 will join the year 8 students in level 1 classes:
SC115 – Physics and Chemistry
SC141 – Biology on Earth
SC193 – Neuroscience
Year 8
Level 1 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC115 – Physics and Chemistry
SC141 – Biology on Earth
SC100 – Design Your Own Experiment
Level 1 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC115 – Physics and Chemistry
SC141 – Biology on Earth
SC105 – Basic Ecology
Year 9
Level 1 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC115 – Physics and Chemistry
SC141 – Biology on Earth
SC100 – Design Your Own Experiment
Level 2 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC287 – Chemistry and Physics
SC220 – Biology and Earth Science
SC211 – Psyched Out
Year 10
Level 2 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC287 – Chemistry and Physics
SC220 – Biology and Earth Science
Students can also begin VCE Science classes if they meet the criteria for advancement.
Level 2 students will choose one of the following classes:
SC287 – Chemistry and Physics
SC220 – Biology and Earth Science
SC294 – A Renewable World
Students can also begin VCE Science classes if they meet the criteria for advancement.
LATER YEARS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 11
Students can choose one or more of the following:
BIO11 – Unit 1 Biology
CH011 – Unit 1 Chemistry
ES011 – Unit 1 Environmental Science
PH011 – Unit 1 Physics
PY011 – Unit 1 Psychology
Students can choose one or more of the following:
BIO22 – Unit 2 Biology
CH022 – Unit 2 Chemistry
ES022 – Unit 2 Environmental Science
PH022 – Unit 2 Physics
PY022 – Unit 2 Psychology
Year 12
Students can choose one or more of the following:
BIO33 – Unit 3 Biology
CH033 – Unit 3 Chemistry
ES033 – Unit 3 Environmental Science
PH033 – Unit 3 Physics
PY033 – Unit 3 Psychology
While it is not compulsory, it is strongly advised that students do BOTH units 1 and 2 before
commencing 3 and 4.
Students can choose one or more of the following:
BIO44 – Unit 4 Biology
CH044 – Unit 4 Chemistry
ES044 – Unit 4 Environmental Science
PH044 – Unit 4 Physics
PY044 – Unit 4 Psychology
While it is not compulsory, it is strongly advised that students do BOTH units 1 and 2 before
commencing 3 and 4.