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 strand for the relevant year level to ensure that these two strands are addressed over the two-year period. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. The order and detail in which the content descriptions are organised into teaching and learning programs are decisions to be made by the teacher. Incorporating the key ideas of science Over Years 3 to 6, students develop their understanding of a range of systems operating at different time and geographic scales. In Year 6, students explore how changes can be classified in different ways. They learn about transfer and transformations of electricity, and continue to develop an understanding of energy flows through systems. They link their experiences of electric circuits as a system at one scale to generation of electricity from a variety of sources at another scale and begin to see links between these systems. They develop a view of Earth as a dynamic system, in which changes in one aspect of the system impact on other aspects; similarly, they see that the growth and survival of living things are dependent on matter and energy flows within a larger system. Students begin to see the role of variables in measuring changes and the value of accuracy in these measurements. They learn how to look for patterns and to use these to identify and explain relationships by drawing on evidence. (source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au) 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. They explain how natural events cause rapid change to Earth’s surface. They describe and predict the effect of environmental changes on individual living things. Students explain how scientific knowledge helps us to solve problems and inform decisions and identify historical and cultural contributions. Students follow procedures to develop investigable questions and design investigations into simple cause-and-effect relationships. They identify variables to be changed and measured and describe potential safety risks when planning methods. They collect, organise and interpret their data, identifying where improvements to their methods or research could improve the data. They describe and analyse relationships in data using appropriate representations and construct multimodal texts to communicate ideas, methods and findings. (source: www.australiancurriculum.edu.au)Achievement Standard
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A pack of resources to use when celebrating National Tree Day.
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A poster to help your students explore the topic of biodiversity.
Fact cards featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
A poster of the world map featuring 64 species and subspecies that are on the critically endangered list.
A poster to display in the classroom that shows different forms of energy.
An inquiry project that encourages students to research animals and their habitats and design a reptile house in a theme park.
A poster explaining the difference between inherited and learned behaviours.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a spring scale.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a balance scale.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a Bunsen burner.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a triple beam balance scale.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing standard lab equipment.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a refracting telescope.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a thermometer.
A poster containing a diagram with labels showing the key parts of a microscope.
An acrostic poem template to use in the classroom to celebrate Earth Day.
A science activity that demonstrates some properties and effects of motion.
A science experiment that investigates how changes to electrical circuits affects their components.
A worksheet that explores how to read and write circuit diagrams.
A 23 slide editable PowerPoint to use when teaching your students about electricity in Science.
A worksheet that explores how electricity is generated and distributed.
A worksheet that explores the concept of electricity.
A worksheet that explores the concept of electricity.
A worksheet for considering whether an energy source is sustainable.
A poster that shows a range of symbols used for drawing circuit diagrams.
A worksheet that helps students discern if solar power is a viable source of electricity.
A worksheet to develop students' ability to design fair, scientific experiments.
A worksheet that explores conductors and insulators.
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