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What VCE courses are on Atomi?

Year 12 is complete (Units 3 and 4) across Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology, with Physical Education complete across Unit 4 and Health and Human Development live for Unit 4 Area of Study 1.

Written by Sarah Arrowsmith

What’s live now

Units 3 and 4 are now live for Year 12 Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology, aligned to the VCE study designs. Here’s what’s live, by subject and area of study.

VCE Sciences

  • Every course is organised around the VCE study design.

  • Question types build from multiple choice through to extended response.

  • Adaptive revision targets the gaps each student has.

Subject

Year

Content

Biology

Year 12

Unit 3: How do cells maintain life?

  • AOS 1: What is the role of nucleic acids and proteins in maintaining life?

  • AOS 2: How are biochemical pathways regulated?

Unit 4: How does life change and respond to challenges?

  • AOS 1: How do organisms respond to pathogens?

  • AOS 2: How are species related over time?

  • AOS 3: How is scientific inquiry used to investigate cellular processes and/or biological change?

Chemistry

Year 12

Unit 3: How can design and innovation help to optimise chemical processes?

  • AOS 1: What are the current and future options for supplying energy?

  • AOS 2: How can the rate and yield of chemical reactions be optimised?

Unit 4: How are carbon-based compounds designed for purpose?

  • AOS 1: How are organic compounds categorised and synthesised?

  • AOS 2: How are organic compounds analysed and used?

  • AOS 3: How is scientific inquiry used to investigate the sustainable production of energy and/or materials?

Physics

Year 12

Unit 3: How do fields explain motion and electricity?

  • AOS 1: How do physicists explain motion in two dimensions?

  • AOS 2: How do things move without contact?

  • AOS 3: How are fields used in electricity generation?

Unit 4: How have creative ideas and investigation revolutionised thinking in physics?

  • AOS 1: How has understanding about the physical world changed?

  • AOS 2: How is scientific inquiry used to investigate fields, motion or light?

Psychology

Year 12

Unit 3: How does experience affect behaviour and mental processes?

  • AOS 1: How does the nervous system enable psychological functioning?

  • AOS 2: How do people learn and remember?

Unit 4: How Is Mental Wellbeing Supported and Maintained?

  • AOS 1: How Does Sleep Affect Mental Processes and Behaviour?

  • AOS 2: What Influences Mental Wellbeing?

  • AOS 3: How Is Scientific Inquiry Used to Investigate Mental Processes and Psychological Functioning?

VCE Physical Education

Subject

Year

Content

Physical Education

Year 12

Unit 4: Training to improve performance

  • AOS 1: What are the foundations of an effective training program?

  • AOS 2: How is training implemented effectively to improve fitness?

  • AOS 3: Integrated movement experiences

VCE Health and Human Development

Unit 4 Area of Study 1 is live now, with more of the course to follow.

Subject

Year

Content

Health and Human Development

Year 12

Unit 4: Health and human development in a global context

  • AOS 1: Global health and human development

How do I get access?

If your school is on Atomi, your subjects are already there. Speak to your dedicated customer success manager if you can’t see them, or email [email protected]

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