Science
Some coverageUnderstanding the biological, chemical, physical and earth-and-space sciences.
Science develops curiosity and a way of investigating the world. It spans Science Understanding (biological, chemical, physical, and earth and space sciences), Science as a Human Endeavour, and Science Inquiry skills. Primary science is hands-on: observing, sorting, labelling and explaining.
Strands
How Science is organised in the curriculum.
Science worksheets on SproutSheets
Label-the-diagram sheets (parts of the body, parts of a plant) and 2D/3D shapes.
Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)
What Science covers, by year band and strand.
Foundation – Year 2
- •Living things have basic needs and parts
- •Everyday materials and their properties
- •Pushes and pulls change how things move
- •Daily and seasonal changes in the sky and weather
- •People use science in everyday life
- •Ask questions and make observations
- •Sort and describe what we notice
Years 3 – 4
- •Life cycles and habitats
- •Solids, liquids and gases
- •Heat, friction and simple forces
- •Earth's surface: rocks, soils and change
- •Science knowledge helps people make decisions
- •Make predictions and plan simple tests
- •Measure, record and represent results
Years 5 – 6
- •Adaptations and classifying living things
- •Reversible and irreversible changes
- •Light, electricity and energy transfer
- •The Sun–Earth–Moon system and geological change
- •Scientific developments affect people and the environment
- •Plan fair tests and control variables
- •Use evidence to support conclusions
Content is paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum v9. See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au for the authoritative content descriptions.
Other learning areas
Learning-area descriptions are paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9). See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au.