Biology: Victoria

meriSTEM Biology

The current syllabus in Victoria is different in content and sequence to the Australian Curriculum, however there is overlap between Unit 1: How do living things stay alive? with the national curriculum unit 2 modules: Cells as the basis of life and Multicellular organisms.

These are example schedules to demonstrate the content of the meriSTEM online course as it might map to the Victorian curriculum.

Year 11 Unit 1: How do things stay alive?

Area of study Use meriSTEM Module Use meriSTEM Sub-topics Australian Curriculum Biology Science Understandings
(Revision) Science Skills
1. How do organisms function? Cells as the Basis of Life 1. Microscopes and cell theory 39, 40, 45, 46, 52
2. Cell Structure & function 45 -49
4. Energy for cells 53, 54
Multicellular Organisms 1. Cell specialisation 48, 49, 50, 54, 53, 57, 60

Note. As this course was designed around the Australian Curriculum, currently the course does not include content for the module:

  • How do living systems sustain life? – survival through adaptations and regulation, organising biodiversity, relationships between organisms within an ecosystem