Year 10 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 10 | 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

Year 9 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 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 7 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 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Year 8 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 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 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

Achievement Standard Science Year 10

By the end of Year 10, students analyse how the periodic table organises elements and use it to make predictions about the properties of elements. They explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how different factors influence …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU020

exploring how traditional musical instruments used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples produce their characteristic sounds (OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU020 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU044

recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ use of observable features to group living things (OI.2, OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU044 | Content Descriptions | Year 3 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU073

recognising how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples perceive themselves as being an integral part of the environment (OI.2, OI.3)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU073 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU074

considering how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge of natural and processed materials informs the preparation of effective, vibrant and long-lasting paints (OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU074 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU075

considering how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ fire management practices over tens of thousands of years have changed the distribution of flora and fauna in most regions of Australia (OI.3, OI.6)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU075 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU076

investigating the effect of contact and non-contact forces on the movement of objects in traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s instructive toys and games (OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU076 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU077

recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s knowledge and understanding of solids, liquids and gases (OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU080

recognising the refraction of light at the surfaces of different transparent materials, such as when light travels from air to water or air to glass

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

Elaboration (5) ACSHE081

learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use observation of the night sky to assist with navigation (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | 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

Elaboration (5) ACSSU095

investigate reversible changes such as melting, freezing and evaporating

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU095 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU096

researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural stories that provide evidence of geological events (OI.3)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU096 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum