Year 5 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 5 | 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

Elaboration (2) ACSSU043

exploring general adaptations for particular environments such as adaptations that aid water conservation in deserts

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU043 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU077

exploring the way solids, liquids and gases change under different situations such as heating and cooling

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | 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 (2) ACSSU080

classifying materials as transparent, opaque or translucent based on whether light passes through them or is absorbed

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE081

researching how scientists were able to develop ideas about the solar system through the gathering of evidence through space exploration

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE081 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE083

comparing the benefits of using solid, liquid or gaseous fuels to heat a home

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE083 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS231

acknowledging and using information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to guide the formulation of investigable questions about adaptations

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS231 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS086

discussing the advantages of certain types of investigation for answering certain types of questions

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS086 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS087

using familiar units such as grams, seconds and meters and developing the use of standard multipliers such as kilometres and millimetres

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS087 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS090

identifying similarities and differences in qualitative data in order to group items or materials

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS090 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS093

using labelled diagrams, including cross-sectional representations, to communicate ideas

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS093 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSHE081

researching the different types of scientists who work in teams in space exploration, and Australia's involvement in space exploration

Elaboration (4) | ACSHE081 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSHE083

describing how technologies developed to aid space exploration have changed the way people live, work and communicate

Elaboration (5) | ACSHE083 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum