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Science learning objectives

If you are a new user, find out more about the objectives by clicking on About Framework learning objectives in the left-hand navigation.

Follow the three steps below to choose the year and strands you wish to view or alternatively, click on the name of a single substrand to view information regarding that substrand only

Please note that the learning objectives for the How science works substrands are always selected and will automatically appear on the next screen when ‘Go’ is selected.

The overview and the learning objectives are also available in PDF format.

The Framework for secondary science: overview and learning objectives (118.3 KB)

Step 2. Choose the substrands

  • click 'Select all' to see all the learning objectives
  • click 'Select' for all the learning objectives in a strand
  • click the relevant boxes to select the learning objectives for a single substrand or a combination of substrands

1.1 How science works – Explanations, argumentation and decisions

1.2 How science works – Practical and enquiry skills

2 Organisms, behaviour and health

Select

3 Chemical and material behaviour

Select

4 Energy, electricity and forces

Select

5 The environment, Earth and the universe

Select

Step 3.