CoRE (Year 10)
Course Information
Are you interested in understanding where our resources come from to develop our world, and how important it is to sustain our future, our Earth? We need materials in everything we do. You can be a part of the story, to make our Earth sustainable for today, and for future generations. To understand how to ‘fix the Earth, to make it better for us to live in, we need to understand how it works.’ As the world is transitioning into a green world, it is important to be a part of how the Earth’s resources journey, how to find them, how to use them sustainably and to collaborate with all members of our community to ensure that beyond 2040 our Earth is in repair and we are respecting it, through thoughtful management of its resources.
Sustainability is key and to live with what we have but better, we need more resources than ever to sustain the energy transition – however we can do this sustainably through technological innovation and a collaborative and emotive response to sustainable scientific and engineering practices.
Pathway Information
College
Tertiary
This course is further complimented by:
- Science in Practice: Earth and Environmental Science (General)
- Science in Practice: Physics and Chemistry (General)
Students undertaking this course may wish to consider tertiary studies in:
- Bachelor of Science
Additional Information
Estimated Charges: $100

CoRE
CoRE (Centre of Resource Excellence) is the perfect place for students who love science. Students work in business units on real-world projects to develop their enterprise skills. They also participate in a range of fieldtrips to develop their understanding of how the world works.”
Year 7
PERTH COASTAL PLAIN
PBL1 – Perth Lakes & Caves
- Aquatic Chemistry
- Crystal Investigation
- Caves Model
- Field Trip – Limestone Caves
PBL2 – Perth Passive Solar Shacks
- Passive Solar Design Education Resource
- Material Thermal Properties Investigation
- Interactive Passive Solar Shack Model
PBL3 – Invasive Species
- Modelling our local ecosystems
- Seed Dispersal Investigation
- Field Trip – Invasive Species Mapping
Year 8
WA MINERAL RESOURCES PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
PBL1 – Golden WA
- Finding Auralia
- Panning for our future
- Progress Pipeline
- Reaping Riffle Rewards
- Field Trip – Merredin
PBL2 – Red Earth
- Geo Time Game
- Stromatolites – Generating O2 Rich Oceans
- Rusty Oceans Investigation
- Autonomous Mining Model
- Field Trip – Roy Hill Remote Operations
PBL3 – Destination Red Planet
- Mapping Mars
- Perseverance – Landing on the Red Planet Investigation
- Biodome – Life on Mars Investigation/Model
- Careers on Mars
Year 9
EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN
PBL1 – Tech Minerals Undercover
- Communication Minerals
- Finding Tech Minerals using Geophysics
- Mineral Extraction Investigation
- Field Trip – Mineral Sands
PBL2 – Ocean Exploration
- Simulated Ocean Journey to Explore Our Shifting Plates
- Tsunami Investigation
- Modelling Machines used for Ocean Exploration
- Possible Industry Links – FUGRO
PBL3 – Asteroid Mining
- Designing Space ready Mining Machines
- Mapping asteroids
- Rocket Investigation
- Possible Industry Links – AROSE





