Structure Science
The three interrelated strands of science The Australian Curriculum: Science has three interrelated strands: science understanding, science as a human endeavour and science inquiry skills. Together, the three strands of the science curriculum provide …
Structure | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS093
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS093 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS110
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS110 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS133
Communicate ideas, findings and evidence based solutions to problems using scientific language, and representations, using digital technologies as appropriate
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS133 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS148
Communicate ideas, findings and evidence based solutions to problems using scientific language, and representations, using digital technologies as appropriate
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS148 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS012
communicating ideas through role play and drawing
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS012 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS093
constructing multi-modal texts to communicate science ideas
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS093 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS174
Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS174 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS208
Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language, conventions and representations
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS208 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum
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 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
Elaboration (1) ACSIS233
using drawings to represent observations and ideas and discussing their representations with others
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS233 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS029
engaging in whole class or guided small group discussions to share observations and ideas
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS029 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSIS042
presenting ideas to other students, both one-to-one and in small groups
Elaboration | ACSIS042 | Content Descriptions | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACSHE061
exploring ways in which scientists gather evidence for their ideas and develop explanations
Elaboration | ACSHE061 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum