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

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 (3) ACSSU094

considering the effects of physical conditions causing migration and hibernation

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU094 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU095

investigating irreversible changes such as rusting, burning and cooking

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU095 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU096

exploring ways that scientific understanding can assist in natural disaster management to minimise both long- and short-term effects

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU096 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU097

investigating how moving air and water can turn turbines to generate electricity

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU097 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSHE098

considering how gathering evidence helps scientists to predict the effect of major geological or climatic events

Elaboration (3) | ACSHE098 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSHE100

considering how guidelines help to ensure the safe use of electrical devices

Elaboration (3) | ACSHE100 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSIS232

consulting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to clarify investigable questions based upon their traditional ecological knowledge, such as predictions regarding the impact of invasive species

Elaboration (3) | ACSIS232 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSIS103

following a procedure to design an experimental or field investigation

Elaboration | ACSIS103 | Content Descriptions | Year 6 | Science | F-10 curriculum