Year 3 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 3 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 6 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 8 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 9 Science

The science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the achievement standard and also to the content of the science understanding …

Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Key ideas Science

In the Australian Curriculum: Science, there are six key ideas that represent key aspects of a scientific view of the world and bridge knowledge and understanding across the disciplines of science, as shown Figure 1 below. These are embedded within each …

Key ideas | Science | F-10 curriculum

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

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 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

Achievement Standard Science Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students analyse how the periodic table organises elements and use it to make predictions about the properties of elements. They explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how different factors influence …

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

ACSSU097

Electrical energy can be transferred and transformed in electrical circuits and can be generated from a range of sources

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU097 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU155

Energy appears in different forms, including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and energy transformations and transfers cause change within systems

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU155 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU176

Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU176 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU179

Chemical reactions, including combustion and the reactions of acids, are important in both non-living and living systems and involve energy transfer

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU179 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU182

Energy transfer through different mediums can be explained using wave and particle models

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

ACSSU190

Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers and transformations

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACSSU190 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU078

recognising the role of the sun as a provider of energy for the Earth

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU078 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU097

considering whether an energy source is sustainable

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU097 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSHE098

investigating how people from different cultures have used sustainable sources of energy, for example water and solar power

Elaboration (4) | ACSHE098 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum