Stage 6 Science

Biology
Chemistry
Earth and Environmental Science
Physics
Senior Science

Cross-discipline resources

Advice on preparing for the HSC Science examinations from HSC Online (2007):

Graphs (from School of Biological Science, The University of New South Wales)
The PDF document available from this page is a tremendous resource. The examples are from biology but the information is applicable to all disciplines.

Science Support Documents (from Education Department of Western Australia)
In particular, Working Scientifically: Implementing and Assessing Open Investigation Work in Science.

Verb Definitions (prepared by UniServe Science)
These on-line games use the verbs as defined for the NSW Stage 6 Science Syllabuses.

7.1.2 Prescribed Focus Area 2: The nature and practice of science
Links to resources that explain the differences between hypotheses, theories, laws and models.

7.1.12 Domain: Skills 12: Conducting investigations
7.1.14 Domain: Skills 14: Developing scientific thinking and problem-solving techniques
Links to resources that explain validity and reliability and that cover the evaluation of secondary resources, in particular, web-based resources.

Science Study Guide
from HSC Online