Year 4 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 4 | 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

Elaboration (2) ACSSU072

comparing life cycles of animals and plants

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU072 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU073

observing and describing predator-prey relationships

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU073 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU074

selecting materials for uses based on their properties

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU074 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU075

investigating the characteristics of soils

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU075 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU076

comparing and contrasting the effect of friction on different surfaces, such as tyres and shoes on a range of surfaces

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU076 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE062

exploring how science has contributed to a discussion about an issue such as loss of habitat for living things or how human activity has changed the local environment

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE062 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS064

choosing questions to investigate from a list of possibilities

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS064 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS065

discussing and recording safety rules for equipment as a whole class

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS065 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS068

discussing with teacher guidance which graphic organisers will be most useful in sorting or organising data arising from investigations

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS068 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSHE062

investigating how a range of people, such as clothing designers, builders or engineers use science to select appropriate materials for their work

Elaboration | ACSHE062 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSIS069

reflecting on investigations, identifying what went well, what was difficult or didn't work so well, and how well the investigation helped answer the question

Elaboration | ACSIS069 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum