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
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
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 1
By the end of Year 1, students describe objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects of interacting with materials and objects. They describe changes in their local environment and how different places meet the needs …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 1 | 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 (8) ACSHE083
investigating how Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Aboriginal Peoples of arid regions of Australia use scientific knowledge to manage precious water resources (OI.5)
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE083 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | 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
Elaboration (8) ACSHE100
considering how electricity and electrical appliances have changed the way some people live
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACSHE121
investigating how the knowledge and experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are being used to inform scientific decisions, such as the care of Country/Place (OI.2, OI.9)
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE121 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACSHE136
investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples used scientific understandings of complex ecological relationships to develop specific fire-based agricultural practices (OI.2, OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE136 | Content Descriptions | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACSHE160
recognising aspects of science, engineering and technology within careers such as medicine, medical technology, telecommunications, biomechanical engineering, pharmacy and physiology
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE160 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (8) ACSHE194
recognising that scientific developments in areas such as sustainable transport and low-emissions electrical generation require people working in a range of fields of science, engineering and technology
Elaboration (8) | ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACSSU175
investigating the effects on humans of exposure to electromagnetic radiations such as X-rays and microwaves
Elaboration (4) | ACSSU175 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU002
recognising the needs of living things in a range of situations such as pets at home, plants in the garden or plants and animals in bushland
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU003
thinking about how the materials used in buildings and shelters are suited to the local environment
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU004
investigating how changes in the weather might affect animals such as pets, animals that hibernate, or migratory animals
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU005
comparing the way different sized, but similar shaped, objects such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles and basketballs roll and bounce
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE013
sharing observations with others and communicating their experiences
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS233
using drawings to represent observations and ideas and discussing their representations with others
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS233 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS012
communicating ideas through role play and drawing
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS012 | Content Descriptions | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum