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Year 13 science

Year 12 science is studied as specialised subjects set by each state or territory. These foundational topics consolidate key ideas that appear across many senior courses: predicting inheritance with genetics, understanding chemical equilibrium, analysing electric circuits, exploring organic chemistry and examining Earth's energy balance and climate. The focus is on clear reasoning, quantitative problem-solving and evaluating evidence.

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Biological sciences

Patterns of inheritanceFull lesson · 75 minStudents use Punnett squares and probability to predict the outcomes of monohybrid crosses and analyse inheritance of autosomal recessive conditions.

Chemical sciences

Earth and space sciences

Earth's energy balance and climateTopic outlineStudents explain Earth's energy budget, the greenhouse effect and feedback loops, and evaluate evidence for climate change in Australian temperature and rainfall records.

Physical sciences

Electric circuits and powerFull lesson · 75 minStudents apply Ohm's law, rules for series and parallel circuits and electrical power calculations to circuits and household appliances.

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Curriculum notes

Australian Curriculum v9.0. The Australian Curriculum v9.0 covers Foundation to Year 10. Senior secondary study and certification are set by each state and territory authority (for example the HSC, VCE, QCE, WACE, SACE, TCE, ACT SSC and NTCET), each with its own science courses, syllabuses and assessment. These topics extend the v9.0 Science strands as foundational preparation only. They are not a senior course, are not endorsed by ACARA or any state or territory authority, and do not count towards any certificate.

These lessons were written around Australian Curriculum strands and matched to New Zealand year levels by age (NZ Year 1 is the first year of school). They are not yet mapped to The New Zealand Curriculum, so check them against your own learning programme.