Explore Science in Practice: Consumer science; Ecology. Read the actual course outline before choosing.
Confirm your cohort: Science in Practice 2024 v1.2. Unit options and their order depend on school delivery.
What will I learn?
Unit option A: Consumer science
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesUnit option B: Ecology
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesUnit option C: Forensic science
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesUnit option D: Disease
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesUnit option E: Sustainability
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesUnit option F: Transport
Published unit options — ask which your school teachesHow will I be assessed?
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Published course / existing guide: Applied investigation
Published course / existing guide: Practical project
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- Can you explain the ideas in your own words as well as recall the terminology?
- Do investigations and evaluating evidence interest you? Check the course’s practical requirements.
Does it scale up or down?
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Sources, versions and verification dates
Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.
- Science in Practice: QCAA course and implementation — QCAA; 2026-11-13. "Science in Practice Applied senior syllabus 2024" [level=3] For implementation with students who will complete their study of the course in 2025 or beyond.
- Science in Practice 2024 v1.2: published learning/assessment labels — QCAA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF edition matches the edition advertised on the live course page. Factual contents labels; school delivery, task dates and results are separate. © State of Queensland (QCAA), CC BY 4.0; see the document copyright notice.