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

Elaboration (3) ACSSU072

recognising that environmental factors can affect life cycles such as fire and seed germination

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU072 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU073

predicting the effects when living things in feeding relationships are removed or die out in an area

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU073 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU074

considering how the properties of materials affect the management of waste or can lead to pollution

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU074 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU075

considering how different human activities cause erosion of the Earth’s surface

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU075 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU076

investigating the effect of forces on the behaviour of an object through actions such as throwing, dropping, bouncing and rolling

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU076 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSHE062

considering how to minimise the effects of erosion caused by human activity

Elaboration (3) | ACSHE062 | Content Descriptions | Year 4 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSIS064

acknowledging and using information from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to guide the formulation of investigable questions regarding life cycles

Elaboration (3) | ACSIS064 | 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