Syllabus
This resource is designed for use with the NSW Education Standards Authority Science K-10 (Incorporating Science and Technology K-6) syllabus.
CW1 Scientific understanding changes and is refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community.
a. identify that all matter is made of atoms which are composed of protons, neutrons and electrons (ACSSU177)
b. describe the structure of atoms in terms of the nucleus, protons, neutrons and electrons
CW2 The atomic structure and properties of elements are used to organise them in the Periodic Table. (ACSSU186)
a. identify the atom as the smallest unit of an element and that it can be represented by a symbol
b. distinguish between the atoms of some common elements by comparing information about the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons
Extract from Science K-10 (Incorporating Science and Technology K-6), February 2013, © Board of Studies, NSW.