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 Training and Development / Curriculum 

Science

Peter Cuttle, District Science Consultant Years 7-12

Phone: 6776 4109    Fax: 6776 4145

E-mail:  peter.cuttle@det.nsw.edu.au

Peter is deployed across both the Armidale District and the Clarence/Coffs Harbour District. His main role is to support schools and teachers in implementing the new Science 7-10 Syllabus and the five new Science syllabuses in Years 11 and 12.

Support is available, at District, school and individual levels, in writing programs from the syllabus, developing assessment plans and writing assessment tasks, reporting, writing NewHSC questions and marking schemes, and locating suitable resources.

Peter also has a role in implementing technology in science teaching including the TILT Plus Science program and advice on implementing data-logging in Science Stage 4-6. Peter is now also the Armidale District KIDMAP contact person.

Science Curriculum Links:

Science Syllabuses and Support Documents:

Science and Technology K-6

Science Stages 4-5 (Years 7-10) (scroll down to Science)

Science Stage 6:

Biology

Chemistry

Earth & Environmental Science

Physics (scroll down to Physics)

Senior Science

Board Bulletins and Official Notices – Changes to Science Stage 6 syllabuses are advised in Official Notices Vol. 8, Nos 8 (BOS 62/99) and 9 (BOS 67/99) and Vol. 10, No. 1 (BOS 01/01 – 06/01). Further changes to Preliminary courses are expected to be advised in Board Bulletin Vol. 10, No. 3, June 2001.

Curriculum Resources (support material in the Key Learning Areas, student projects, resource reviews and further links)

Curriculum Support Directorate, Science Unit (providing access to a very wide range of documents and other support material for all NSW science syllabuses)

  

NewHSC web site Sample programs for all Stage 6 Science syllabuses, including all core topics and some electives.

HSC On-line web site Resources so far (June 2001) for Earth and Environmental Science and Senior Science.

 

 

 

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