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 ChalkBee
Worksheet sets across all four Science Understanding sub-strands, Foundation to Year 6: biological (plants, life cycles, animal groups, habitats, food chains, adaptations, classifying), chemical (materials, states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes), physical (forces, magnets, simple machines, light and sound, heat, electricity and energy), and earth and space (weather, seasons, day and night, rocks and soils, the solar system, extreme weather). Plus science inquiry vocabulary (predict, observe, record, conclude, fair tests) and 'how science works' sheets. Hands-on investigations stay classroom-based.
Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)
What Science covers, by year band and strand.
Foundation – Year 2
- •Biological: living things, their needs, parts and body senses
- •Chemical: everyday materials and their properties
- •Physical: pushes and pulls, and light and sound
- •Earth and space: daily and seasonal changes in the sky and weather
- •People use science in everyday life
- •How science works and the tools scientists use
- •Ask questions and make observations
- •Sort and describe what we notice
- •Predict, observe, record and conclude
Years 3 – 4
- •Biological: life cycles, habitats and food chains
- •Chemical: solids, liquids and gases and changes of state
- •Physical: heat, magnets, forces and simple machines
- •Earth and space: day and night, rocks, soils and erosion
- •Science knowledge helps people make decisions
- •Science jobs and tools like the microscope
- •Make predictions and plan simple tests
- •Measure, record and represent results
- •Fair-test vocabulary and variables
Years 5 – 6
- •Biological: adaptations and classifying living things
- •Chemical: reversible and irreversible changes
- •Physical: light and shadows, electricity and energy
- •Earth and space: the solar system, extreme weather and geological change
- •Scientific developments affect people and the environment
- •How scientific ideas change with new evidence
- •Plan fair tests and control variables
- •Use evidence to support conclusions
- •Represent data in tables and charts
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.