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Schools are advised of the following errata in the new Biology, Chemistry and Physics Stage 6 Syllabus for implementation with Year 11 from 2018.
Schools are advised of the following errata in the new Biology Stage 6 Syllabus for implementation with Year 11 from 2018.
Biology Syllabus Errata
Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes | ||
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(The following amendment to the Biology outcome also occurs in the outcome statement found in Modules 7) | ||
Outcome BIO12-14
| Current Outcome BIO12-14 analyses infectious disease in terms of disruption to homeostatic mechanisms and the organism’s response, including the human immune system | Amended Outcome BIO12-14 analyses infectious disease in terms of cause, transmission, management and the organism’s response, including the human immune system |
Schools are advised of the following clarification in the new Chemistry Stage 6 Syllabus for implementation with Year 11 from 2018.
Module | Topic | Chemistry Syllabus Clarification | Amended Content |
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2
| Mole Concept | In the equation to find the number of moles the notation for molar mass is ‘MM’. | This notation can be written as M, M(x) or MM. The term ‘molar mass’ will be included in the Glossary. |
Schools are advised of the following clarifications in the new Physics Stage 6 Syllabus for implementation with Year 11 from 2018.
Module | Topic | Physics Syllabus Clarifications | Amended Equation |
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4
| Electrostatics | The electrical field equation requires the inclusion of vector notations ‘ à ’. | The amended equation is: |
6
| Electromagnetic Induction | The electromotive force (emf) equation requires the addition of ‘N’ to represent the number of turns of a coil. | The amended equation is: |
Schools are advised of the following errata in the new Physics Stage 6 Syllabus for implementation with Year 11 from 2018.
Physics Syllabus Errata
Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes | ||
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(The following two amendments to the Physics outcomes also occur in the outcome statements found in Modules 3 and 4 respectively) | ||
Outcome PH11-10
| Current Outcome PH11-10 explains and analyses waves and the transfer of energy by sound and light | Amended Outcome PH11-10 explains and analyses waves and the transfer of energy by sound, light and thermodynamic principles |
Outcome PH11-11
| Current Outcome PH11-11 explains and quantitatively analyses electric fields, circuitry and thermodynamic principles | Amended Outcome PH11-11 explains and quantitatively analyses electric fields, circuitry and magnetism |
Physics Syllabus Errata
Module | Topic | Physics Syllabus Clarification | Amended Content |
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2
| Forces, Acceleration and Energy | The word ‘law’ in the following content requires clarification.
| The amended content is:
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3
| Wave properties | The wave number equation has been amended. | The amended equation is: |
3
| Wave properties | The equation for beats has been amended. | The amended equation is: |
6
| Applications of the Motor Effect | The torque equation has been amended. | The amended equation is: |
The amended Biology, Chemistry and Physics Stage 6 syllabuses are available for download from the syllabus page of the NESA website.