Elaboration (3) ACSSU043

investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge of the adaptations of certain species and how those adaptations can be exploited (OI.5, OI.9)

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU043 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU043

explaining how particular adaptations help survival such as nocturnal behaviour, silvery coloured leaves of dune plants

Elaboration | ACSSU043 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSSU043

describing and listing adaptations of living things suited for particular Australian environments

Elaboration (1) | ACSSU043 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU043

exploring general adaptations for particular environments such as adaptations that aid water conservation in deserts

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU043 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU077

recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledge and understanding of evaporation and how the effect of evaporation can be reduced to conserve water, such as by covering surfaces (OI.2, OI.5)

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (5) ACSSU077

recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s knowledge and understanding of solids, liquids and gases (OI.5)

Elaboration (5) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU077

recognising that substances exist in different states depending on the temperature

Elaboration | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSSU077

observing that gases have mass and take up space, demonstrated by using balloons or bubbles

Elaboration (1) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU077

exploring the way solids, liquids and gases change under different situations such as heating and cooling

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU077

recognising that not all substances can be easily classified on the basis of their observable properties

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU077 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU078

researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understanding of the night sky and its use for timekeeping purposes as evidenced in oral cultural records, petroglyphs, paintings and stone arrangements (OI.3, OI.5)

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU078 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU078

identifying the planets of the solar system and comparing how long they take to orbit the sun

Elaboration | ACSSU078 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSSU078

modelling the relative size of and distance between Earth, other planets in the solar system and the sun

Elaboration (1) | ACSSU078 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU078

recognising the role of the sun as a provider of energy for the Earth

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU078 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (6) ACSSU080

recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ understanding of refraction as experienced in spear fishing and in shimmering body paint, and of absorption and reflection as evidenced by material selected for construction of housing (OI.3, …

Elaboration (6) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACSSU080

drawing simple labelled ray diagrams to show the paths of light from a source to our eyes

Elaboration | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACSSU080

comparing shadows from point and extended light sources such as torches and fluorescent tubes

Elaboration (1) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACSSU080

classifying materials as transparent, opaque or translucent based on whether light passes through them or is absorbed

Elaboration (2) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACSSU080

recognising that the colour of an object depends on the properties of the object and the colour of the light source

Elaboration (3) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACSSU080

exploring the use of mirrors to demonstrate the reflection of light

Elaboration (4) | ACSSU080 | Content Descriptions | Year 5 | Science | F-10 curriculum