Murray Farm Public School

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Science and technology

Science and technology is mandatory for all students from Kindergarten to Year 6.

In science and technology, students explore the natural and made worlds. They learn how to apply scientific and technological skills, knowledge and understanding across a broad range of contexts.

Science provides a way of inquiring about the world around us. It explores evidence and investigates ways to discover, develop and produce solutions to real world problems. The inquiry and skill-based nature of science opens doors to ideas and discoveries.

NEW NSW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY K–6 SYLLABUS

What will my child learn in Science and Technology Kindergarten–Year 6?

The new syllabus builds on the strengths of the existing NSW Science and Technology K–6 syllabus. The syllabus identifies the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes that students are expected to develop in Science and Technology. The syllabus is designed to provide flexibility for teachers to develop their teaching and learning programs to meet the needs of their students.

  • Science and Technology is one of the six key learning areas in the primary curriculum and consists of five strands.
  • In Living World students learn about living things, the needs of living things and where food comes from.
  • In Material World students explore the characteristics and properties of materials and substances. • In Physical World students explore forces, energy and how the physical characteristics of objects affect movement.