At Lilydale High School, students are required to participate in a dynamic and engaging curriculum from Years 7 to 10. Students can then decide if they wish to continue in their study of Science through the five VCE subjects that are offered to them.
Years 7 and 8
Year 7 students undertake 4 units per year (1 per term)
- Term 1 – Lab safety and the scientific method
- Term 2 – States of matter, the particle model and mixtures
- Term 3 – Forces
- Term 4 – Weather, the Earth’s resources, classification and an independent project
Year 8 students undertake 4 units per year (1 per term)
- Term 1 – Energy
- Term 2 – Steam solutions (geology and robotics)
- Term 3 – Cells and body systems
- Term 4 – Chemical observations
Years 9 and 10
Year 9 students undertake 4 units per year (1 per term)
- Term 1 – Immune system, nervous system and the endocrine system
- Term 2 – Atoms, bonding, acids and bases
- Term 3 – Heat and electronics
- Term 4 – Ecosystems and an independent project
Year 10 students must choose at least one Science elective. These are semester based electives.
- Big Bang
- Biochemistry
- Blue Planet
- Industrial Food Science
- Psychology @10
- Science is Everything & Everywhere
Year 10 students are able to request to study VCE Biology Unit 1 & 2 or VCE Environmental Science Unit 1 and 2. Year 10 SEALP students are welcome to apply for any of the Unit 1 & 2 Science subjects that are offered.
Common Assessment Tasks (CATS) – every student will complete one CAT per term using the vast array of laboratory, iPad and computer technology available.
Each year level will study the following amount of Science Periods per week;
- Years 7 and 8 – 3 Periods per week
- Year 9 CORE – 3 Periods per week
- Year 10 & VCE – 3 Periods per week
VCE
There are 5 subjects on offer for students entering Years 11 and 12;
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Psychology
- Physics
Students will be assessed by the completion of many pieces of School Assessed Coursework (SAC) and a final exam.
It is always beneficial to do the prerequisite Units at 1 & 2 before undertaking Units 3 & 4. Senior students are expected to monitor their own study habits to make sure that they are up to date with work. They must undertake at least 2 hours of reading and studying concepts each week. Students are asked to make study notes in a scrapbook on a weekly basis and refer to them throughout the year and before the end of year exam.