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

Achievement Standard Science Year 4

By the end of Year 4, students apply the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used. They describe how contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects. They discuss how natural processes and …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU072

investigating how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples understand and utilise the life cycles of certain species (OI.2, OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU072 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU073

recognising that interactions between living things may be competitive or mutually beneficial

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

Elaboration (4) ACSSU074

considering how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples use natural and processed materials for different purposes, such as tools, clothing and shelter, based on their properties (OI.5)

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

Elaboration (4) ACSSU075

considering the effect of events such as floods and extreme weather on the landscape, both in Australia and in the Asia region

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

Elaboration (4) ACSSU076

exploring the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets

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

Elaboration (2) ACSSU072

comparing life cycles of animals and plants

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU072 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU073

observing and describing predator-prey relationships

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU073 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU074

selecting materials for uses based on their properties

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU074 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU075

investigating the characteristics of soils

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU075 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU076

comparing and contrasting the effect of friction on different surfaces, such as tyres and shoes on a range of surfaces

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU076 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSHE062

exploring how science has contributed to a discussion about an issue such as loss of habitat for living things or how human activity has changed the local environment

Elaboration (2) | ACSHE062 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS064

choosing questions to investigate from a list of possibilities

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS064 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS065

discussing and recording safety rules for equipment as a whole class

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS065 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSIS068

discussing with teacher guidance which graphic organisers will be most useful in sorting or organising data arising from investigations

Elaboration (2) | ACSIS068 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum