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) ACSIS171
identifying alternative explanations that are also consistent with the evidence
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS171 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACSIS205
identifying alternative explanations that are also consistent with the evidence
Elaboration (2) | ACSIS205 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Year 2 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 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS221
discussing the difference between data and evidence
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS221 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | 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
ACSIS171
Evaluate conclusions, including identifying sources of uncertainty and possible alternative explanations, and describe specific ways to improve the quality of the data
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS171 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS205
Evaluate conclusions, including identifying sources of uncertainty and possible alternative explanations, and describe specific ways to improve the quality of the data
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS205 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS132
Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS132 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS234
Use scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims based on evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS234 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS170
Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS170 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
ACSIS204
Use knowledge of scientific concepts to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACSIS204 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | 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
Aims Science
The Australian Curriculum: Science aims to ensure that students develop: an interest in science as a means of expanding their curiosity and willingness to explore, ask questions about and speculate on the changing world in which they live an understanding …
Aims | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACSHE098
investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples test predictions and gather data in the development of technologies and processes (OI.5, OI.9)
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE098 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Foundation Year Science
The Science content includes the three strands of science understanding, science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. The order and detail …
Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
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
Elaboration (2) ACSIS130
identifying data which provides evidence to support or negate the hypothesis under investigation
Elaboration (2) | ACSIS130 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | 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
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