Achievement Standard Science Year 3

By the end of Year 3, students use their understanding of the movement of Earth, materials and the behaviour of heat to suggest explanations for everyday observations. They group living things based on observable features and distinguish them from non-living …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 4

By the end of Year 4, students apply the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used. They describe how contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects. They discuss how natural processes and …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 5

By the end of Year 5, students classify substances according to their observable properties and behaviours. They explain everyday phenomena associated with the transfer of light. They describe the key features of our solar system. They analyse how the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 6

By the end of Year 6, students compare and classify different types of observable changes to materials. They analyse requirements for the transfer of electricity and describe how energy can be transformed from one form to another when generating electricity. …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 8

By the end of Year 8, students compare physical and chemical changes and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Science Year 9

By the end of Year 9, students explain chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions. They describe models of energy transfer and apply these to explain phenomena. …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSIS165

Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSIS165 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSIS199

Plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSIS199 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU002

comparing the needs of plants and animals

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU003

investigating different forms of clothing used for different activities

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU004

learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ concepts of time and weather patterns explain how things happen in the world around them (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU005

observing how the movement of different living things depends on their size and shape

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE013

exploring and observing using the senses: hearing, smell, touch, sight and taste

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU017

identifying common features of plants such as leaves and roots

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU017 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU211

exploring what happens when habitats change and some living things can no longer have their needs met

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU211 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU018

exploring how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples apply physical changes to natural materials to render them useful for particular purposes (OI.2, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU018 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU019

recognising the extensive knowledge of daily and seasonal changes in weather patterns and landscape held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (OI.2, OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU019 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU020

recognising that objects can be seen when light from sources is available to illuminate them

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU020 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE021

recognising how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use changes in the landscape and the sky to answer questions about when to gather certain resources (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE021 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum