Biology: South Australia & Northern Territory
The current syllabus in South Australia and the Northern Territory is different in content and sequence to the Australian Curriculum, however there is overlap between Topic 1: Cells and microorganisms with unit 2, part 1: Cells as the basis of life.
These are example schedules to demonstrate the content of the meriSTEM online course as it might map to the SA/NT curriculum.
Stage 1, Topics 1 & 3
| SA/NT Topic | Use meriSTEM Module | Use meriSTEM Sub-topics | Australian Curriculum Biology Science Understandings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Revision) | Science Skills | ||||
| 1. Cells and microorganisms | Cells as the Basis of Life | 1. Microscopes and cell theory | 39, 40, 45, 46, 52 | ||
| 2. Cell Structure & function | 45 -49 | ||||
| 3. Energy for cells | 53, 54 | ||||
| 3. Multicellular organisms | Multicellular Organisms | 1. Cell specialisation | 48, 49, 50, 54, 53, 57, 60 | ||
| Cells as the Basis of Life | 2. Cell structure & function study: photosynthesis | 47, 49, 52, 54, 55, 59 | |||
Note. As these courses were designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not include specifically:
- Cell reproduction (mitosis and binary fission)
- Microorganisms, their conditions for growth, importance to humans
- Cells in a multicellular organism are genetically identical; gene expression is responsible for cell specialisation
- Lifestyle choices affect the functioning of organs and systems
- Storage of materials in plants