Biology: Tasmania
The current syllabus in Tasmania is different in content and sequence to the Australian Curriculum, however there is much overlap 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 Tasmanian curriculum.
Criteria 6 & 7: Cells & Organisms
| Criterion | Use meriSTEM Module | Use meriSTEM Sub-topics | Australian Curriculum Biology Science Understandings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Revision) | Science Skills | |||
| 6. Cells | Cells as the Basis of Life | 1. Microscopes and cell theory | 39, 40, 45, 46, 52 | |
| 2. Cell Structure & function | 45 – 49 | |||
| 3. Cell structure & function study: Photosynthesis | 47, 49, 52, 54, 55, 59 | |||
| 4. Energy for cells | 53, 44 | |||
| 5. Proteins | 44, 49, 50, 51 | |||
| 7. Organisms | Multicellular Organisms | 1. Cell specialisation | 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, , 56, 57, 60 | |
Note. As this course was designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not yet include:
6. STRUCTURE REFLECTS FUNCTION: characteristics and differences of viruses, prions and plasmids
6. MAINTAINING EQUILIBRIUM: Maintaining equilibrium in cells, The mechanism of the contractile vacuole
6. DNA: THE CODE OF LIFE: Cell division, mitosis and meiosis
7. STRUCTURE REFLECTS FUNCTION: transpiration (including mechanisms) and translocation, nitrogenous wastes
7. MANAGING CHALLENGES: Adaptations of plants and animals
7. MAINTAINING EQUILIBRIUM: Homeostasis, feedback mechanisms