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Official Notice - Minor amendments to 2010 Senior Science Stage 6 Syllabus
BOS 31/09
Please note the following minor amendments to content in the 2010 Senior Science Stage 6 Syllabus (Amended October 2002), pages 21, 41, 43, 52, 58 and 71.
A summary of the amendments and the amended 2010 Senior Science Stage 6 Syllabus are included on the HSC Syllabus section of the Board of Studies website.
Effective: 2010 Preliminary and HSC courses.
Contact:
Gina GrantInspector, Science
(02) 9367 8136
gina.grant@bos.nsw.edu.au
| Syllabus Reference | Current Syllabus Text | Revised Syllabus Text |
|---|---|---|
| Page 21 Insert outcome statement into grid under the heading Preliminary Course Outcomes |
P15. implements strategies to work effectively as an individual or as a member of a team | |
| and | ||
| Insert statement in column labelled Content | The Preliminary course further increases students' skills in working individually and in teams. Refer to the content overview on page 14. | |
| Page 41 Insert outcome statement into grid under the heading HSC Course Outcomes |
H15. explains why an investigation is best undertaken individually or by a team | |
| and | ||
| Insert outcome statement into grid under the heading Preliminary Course Outcomes | The HSC course builds on the Preliminary course and further increases the students' skills in working individually and in teams. Refer to the content overview on page 14. | |
| Page 43 9.2.1 Replace the statement in column 2 dot point 1 |
identify that a wide range of substances are used daily as part of our food, our hygiene, our entertainment and maintenance of our health | identify that a wide range of substances are used daily as part of our food, our hygiene, and maintenance of our health |
| Page 52 9.4.4 Replace the statement in column 2 dot point 2 |
explain why the Earth-based satellite dish must face a fixed direction if it remains in the same location with respect to the geostationary satellite | explain why an Earth-based satellite dish must always face the geostationary satellite communicating with it |
| Page 58 Contextual Outline Replace paragraph 2 |
With the work of Pasteur, Lister and others, scientists have been able to attribute a cause to the decomposition of food - microbes! | The ongoing work of scientists has been able to attribute a cause to the decomposition of food - microbes! |
| Page 71 9.9.5 Replace the statement in column 2 dot point 5 |
identify the type of information gathered about space by - Hubble telescope - Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) - Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA) satellite working with ground based satellites (GBS) |
identify the type of information gathered about space by - Hubble telescope - Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) - Highly Advanced Laboratory for Communications and Astronomy (HALCA) satellite working with ground based receivers |