The new Science and Technology K-6 syllabus was released by NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) in 2017.

Each of the recordings supports teachers' knowledge and understanding of the Science and Technology K-6 syllabus, including new content for digital technologies and thinking skills (computational, design and systems).

Viewing the recordings contributes to teacher identified professional learning (non-registered).

Webinars

Unpacking the new Science and Technology K-6 syllabus (staff only) (NR21149)
(prerequisite for face-to-face workshops)

Recorded 9 May 2018

38 minutes

Computational Thinking (staff only) (NR21150)

Recorded 16 May 2018

28 minutes

Design Thinking (staff only) (NR21151)

Recorded 23 May 2018

30 minutes

Systems Thinking (staff only) (NR21685)

Recorded 30 May 2018

25 minutes

Digital Technologies (Part One - plugged) (staff only) (NR21687)

Recorded 6 June 2018

27 minutes

Digital Technologies (Part Two - unplugged) (staff only) (NR21688)

Recorded 13 June 2018

30 minutes

Webinars

Information Literacy and the Sciences (staff only)

Webinars

Nature of Science (foundational content) (staff only)

Recorded 28 May 2018

Webinars

Introduction to Science Extension and unpacking the syllabus (staff only)

Recorded 15 May 2018

18 minutes

Overview of the modules, research project, report and portfolio (staff only)

Recorded 22 May 2018

53 minutes

Addressing the specifics: literature reviews and statistics (staff only)

Recorded 29 May 2018

51 minutes

• Key information for implementing the new Science and Technology K-6 syllabus (DOCX 377.03KB)

Syllabus content mapping documents

This suite of documents contains a mapping of outcomes between the existing and new syllabuses.

Existing syllabus

Science and Technology K-6 syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012.

New syllabus

Science and Technology K-6 syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017.

Schools may wish to use the syllabus content mapping documents to unpack what is similar and different in the skills, knowledge and understanding strands of the existing and new syllabuses.

• Design and production (DOCX 40.23KB)
• Digital technologies (DOCX 38.84KB)
• Earth and space (DOCX 40.4KB)
• Living world (DOCX 40.71KB)
• Material world (DOCX 40.34KB)
• Physical world (DOCX 40.67KB)
• Working scientifically (DOCX 40.31KB)

Resources under construction

• Digital technologies continuum
• Sample units of learning
• Sample scope and sequence documents
• Sample assessment tasks
• Guide to using texts with the Science and Technology K-6 syllabus
• Videos of practice

S6 Investigating Science

• Key Information for implementing the Investigating Science syllabus (DOCX 43.28KB)

Professional learning networks

Teacher networks have been established for Investigating Science to enable teachers to collaborate and share best practice.

S6 Science Extension

• Key Information for implementing the new Science Extension syllabus (DOTX 41.68KB)

Module 1

• Resources on examples of evidence used to support scientific hypotheses
• Units of learning
• Assessment tasks
• Scope and sequences

Module 2

• Datasets for analysis
• Tools for developing literature reviews
• Reference manager tools
• Units of learning
• Assessment tasks
• Scope and sequences

Module 3

• Tools for statistical analyses
• Analysing large datasets (LHC, Kepler, HGP)
• Units of learning
• Assessment tasks
• Scope and sequences

Module 4

• Rubrics for portfolio and report assessments
• Tools for compiling reports
• Units of learning
• Assessment tasks
• Scope and sequences