Victoria: Curriculum Connections
The Humanities –Science
You can download the Victorian Science Curriculum (pdf, 285 kB) from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Level 6 (c. Years 9-10)
Students investigate sources of waste generated within the community and consider waste treatment and management options. They learn how wastes are generated in the processing of natural materials (for example, oil, water, brown coal and ores), and how the procedures use to manage these wastes contribute to environmental sustainability. They investigate, create and produce a range of strategies and products that explore, encourage and communicate the responsible use and management of natural resource and processed resources.
They debate, from the basis of scientific knowledge, the merits and problems of science-related issues that are reported in the popular media, particularly those that embrace a clear ethical dimension. They also explore the ways in which science concepts, language and perspectives can be misunderstood and misrepresented. This involves issues significant to themselves as individuals and to the broader society in which they live; for example stem cell research, ecotourism, tourism in space, personal safety, a clean and healthy environment, energy use, ecological footprints, electronic gadgets, robotics, the history and philosophy of science, ethics and science research.
They use the relative science concepts ad relationships as one dimension of debating contentious and/or ethically based science-related issues of broad community concern. They demonstrate an awareness of the ways in which scientific vocabulary is used incorrectly in the mass media, distinguishing between the intended meaning of such terms and their meaning in non-scientific contexts.
The Humanities – Geography
You can download the Victorian Geography Curriculum (pdf, 192 kB) from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Level 6 (c. Years 9 - 10)
As students work towards the achievement of Level 6 standards in Geography, they develop knowledge about the operation of one of the major natural systems that are part of the biosphere and atmosphere; for example the hydrologic cycle, plate tectonics or the weather. Students investigate the interaction of human activities with the natural environment through a study of issues such as climate change land degradation and desertification, and air and water pollution. Students develop skills to evaluate the factors contributing to the development of these issues, identify strategies to address them and explore ways of managing them.
Students undertake field investigations in the local area to gather, collate, analyse and evaluate data relating to the natural environment.
