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

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 (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