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

Elaboration (4) ACSSU094

investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge and understanding of the physical conditions necessary for the survival of certain plants and animals in the environment (OI.2, OI.3)

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU094 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU095

exploring how reversible changes can be used to recycle materials

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU095 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU096

considering the effect of drought on living and non-living aspects of the environment

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU096 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU097

investigating the use of solar panels

Elaboration (4) | 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

Elaboration (4) ACSHE100

discussing the use of electricity and the conservation of sources of energy

Elaboration (4) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | 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