Foundation Science — AC v9
All 9 content descriptions for Foundation Science in the Australian Curriculum Version 9, grouped by strand — each one links to its own page, and TeachKoala can turn any of them into a complete lesson (your first is free).
Achievement standard (what coverage means)
- •They identify factors that influence the movement of objects.
- •They describe the observable properties of the materials that make up objects.
- •They identify examples of people using observation and questioning to learn about the natural world.
- •With guidance, they represent observations and identify patterns.
- •Students pose questions and make predictions based on their experiences.
- •They engage in investigations and make observations safely.
- •They share questions, predictions, observations and ideas about their experiences with others.
- •By the end of Foundation students group plants and animals based on external features.
- •With guidance, they compare their observations with their predictions.
- AC9SFI01pose questions and make predictions based on experiences
- AC9SFI02engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses
- AC9SFI03represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance
- AC9SFI04compare observations with predictions with guidance
- AC9SFI05share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others
- AC9SFU01observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features
- AC9SFU02describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement
- AC9SFU03recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials
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The Foundation Science planning scaffold
A one-page planning sheet with the official achievement standard, every content description grouped by strand, and space for your assessment and week-by-week sequence. Print it and plan on paper, or use it as the skeleton for a unit.
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