Achievement Standard Science Foundation Year
By the end of the Foundation year, students describe the properties and behaviour of familiar objects. They suggest how the environment affects them and other living things. Students share and reflect on observations, and ask and respond to questions …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation Year | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 1
By the end of Year 1, students describe objects and events that they encounter in their everyday lives, and the effects of interacting with materials and objects. They describe changes in their local environment and how different places meet the needs …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 1 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, materials and living things. They identify that certain materials and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 2 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 3
By the end of Year 3, students use their understanding of the movement of Earth, materials and the behaviour of heat to suggest explanations for everyday observations. They group living things based on observable features and distinguish them from non-living …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 3 | 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
Achievement Standard Science Year 5
By the end of Year 5, students classify substances according to their observable properties and behaviours. They explain everyday phenomena associated with the transfer of light. They describe the key features of our solar system. They analyse how the …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 5 | 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
Achievement Standard Science Year 7
By the end of Year 7, students describe techniques to separate pure substances from mixtures. They represent and predict the effects of unbalanced forces, including Earth’s gravity, on motion. They explain how the relative positions of Earth, the …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 7 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 8
By the end of Year 8, students compare physical and chemical changes and use the particle model to explain and predict the properties and behaviours of substances. They identify different forms of energy and describe how energy transfers and transformations …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 8 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 9
By the end of Year 9, students explain chemical processes and natural radioactivity in terms of atoms and energy transfers and describe examples of important chemical reactions. They describe models of energy transfer and apply these to explain phenomena. …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 9 | Science | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard Science Year 10
By the end of Year 10, students analyse how the periodic table organises elements and use it to make predictions about the properties of elements. They explain how chemical reactions are used to produce particular products and how different factors influence …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | Science | F-10 curriculum