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

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 1 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 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU151

using the particle model to explain observed phenomena linking the energy of particles to temperature changes

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU151 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | 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

Achievement Standard Science Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 2 | 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

Elaboration ACSSU151

explaining why a model for the structure of matter is needed

Elaboration | ACSSU151 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU182

understanding the processes underlying convection and conduction in terms of the particle model

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU182 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSHE191

investigating the development of the Watson and Crick double helix model for the structure of DNA

Elaboration (1) | ACSHE191 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU002

comparing the needs of plants and animals

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU003

investigating different forms of clothing used for different activities

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU004

learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ concepts of time and weather patterns explain how things happen in the world around them (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU005

observing how the movement of different living things depends on their size and shape

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE013

exploring and observing using the senses: hearing, smell, touch, sight and taste

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU017

identifying common features of plants such as leaves and roots

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU017 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU211

exploring what happens when habitats change and some living things can no longer have their needs met

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU211 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU018

exploring how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples apply physical changes to natural materials to render them useful for particular purposes (OI.2, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU018 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU019

recognising the extensive knowledge of daily and seasonal changes in weather patterns and landscape held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (OI.2, OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU019 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU020

recognising that objects can be seen when light from sources is available to illuminate them

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU020 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum