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
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
Elaboration (1) ACSSU017
describing the use of animal body parts for particular purposes such as moving and feeding
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU017 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU211
recognising that different living things live in different places such as land and water
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU211 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU018
exploring how materials such as water, chocolate or play dough change when warmed or cooled
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU018 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU019
recording short and longer term patterns of events that occur on Earth and in the sky, such as the appearance of the moon and stars at night, the weather and the seasons
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU019 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSSU020
identifying the sun as a source of light
Elaboration (1) | ACSSU020 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE021
recognising that descriptions of what we observe are used by people to help identify change
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE021 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSHE022
considering that technologies used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples require an understanding of how materials can be sustainably sourced to make tools and weapons, musical instruments, clothing, cosmetics and artworks (OI.2, OI.3)
Elaboration (1) | ACSHE022 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS024
using the senses to explore the local environment to pose interesting questions and making predictions about what will happen
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS024 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS025
researching ideas collaboratively using big books, web pages and ICT within the classroom
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS025 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACSIS027
discussing original predictions and, with guidance, comparing these to their observations
Elaboration (1) | ACSIS027 | Content Descriptions | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum