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 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
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
Year 4 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 4 | 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
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 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
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
Elaboration (9) ACSHE100
discussing how modern approaches to fire ecology in Australia are being informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ traditional ecological knowledge and fire management practices (OI.2, OI.9)
Elaboration (9) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (9) ACSHE160
considering how the traditional ecological knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is being reaffirmed by modern science and how this is generating new career opportunities in the field of restorative ecology (OI.2, OI.5, OI.9)
Elaboration (9) | ACSHE160 | Content Descriptions | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (9) ACSHE194
considering how ecological sciences are recognising the efficacy of traditional ecological practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how restorative programs based on these practices are generating new career opportunities (OI.2, …
Elaboration (9) | ACSHE194 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU080
recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understanding of refraction as experienced in spear fishing and in shimmering body paint, and of absorption and reflection as evidenced by material selected for construction of housing (OI.3, …
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSHE083
exploring objects and devices that include parts that involve the reflection, absorption or refraction of light such as mirrors, sunglasses and prisms
Elaboration (6) | ACSHE083 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU095
investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge of reversible processes, such as the application of adhesives, and of irreversible processes, such as the use of fuels for torches (OI.5)
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU095 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSHE098
learning how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge, such as the medicinal and nutritional properties of Australian plants, is being used as part of the evidence base for scientific advances (OI.9)
Elaboration (6) | ACSHE098 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSHE100
investigating how electrical energy is generated in Australia and around the world
Elaboration (6) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU111
investigating classification systems used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and how they differ with respect to approach and purpose from those used by contemporary science (OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU111 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU112
researching specific examples of human activity, such as the effects of palm oil production in Sumatra and Borneo
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU112 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU115
Investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ calendars and how they are used to predict seasonal changes (OI.3, OI.5)
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU115 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACSSU116
exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ connections with, and valuing of, water and water resource management (OI.2, OI.3)
Elaboration (6) | ACSSU116 | Content Descriptions | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum