By the end of Level C, students participate in structured investigations that look at the names and properties of living things and objects. They label, sort and group objects based on one specific property or characteristic. Students share discoveries through alternative augmentative communication...
Level description | Science | Level C
By the end of Level D, students can identify and label many familiar objects and indicate some of their properties by using gestures, words, images and objects. They can sort objects based on two properties and can identify key characteristics of familiar plants and animals. Students can identify...
Level description | Science | Level D
In Level D, students are building their independence to observe and share what they discover about the characteristics and properties of everyday objects, materials and living things. They explore change in the world around them, including changes that impact on them, for example the weather,...
Level description | Science
By the end of Level 8, students explain how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea. They discuss how science knowledge can be applied to generate solutions to contemporary problems and explain how these solutions may impact on society. They investigate different forms...
Level description | Science | Levels 7 and 8
In Levels 5 and 6, the curriculum focus is on recognising questions that can be investigated scientifically and undertaking investigations. Students explore how changes can be classified in different ways. Students are introduced to cause-and-effect relationships that relate to form and function...
Level description | Science
In Levels 3 and 4, the curriculum focus is on recognising questions that can be investigated scientifically and undertaking investigations. Students observe heat and its effects on solids and liquids and begin to develop an understanding of energy flows through simple systems. In observing day...
Level description | Science
Six key concepts frame learning in the Science Understanding strand, support key aspects of the Science Inquiry Skills strand and contribute to developing students’ appreciation of the nature of science.
The six key concepts are:
An important...
Overview material | Science
The Science curriculum has two interrelated strands: Science Understanding and Science Inquiry Skills. Together, the two strands of the science curriculum provide students with understanding, knowledge and skills through which they can develop a scientific view of the world.
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Overview material | Science
VCSIS027 | Science | Level C | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting
VCSIS026 | Science | Level C | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting
VCSIS039 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Analysing and evaluating
VCSIS038 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing
VCSIS030 | Science | Level C | Science Inquiry Skills | Communicating
VCSIS020 | Science | Level B | Science Inquiry Skills | Communicating
VCSSU012 | Science | Level B | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU120 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU092 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU043 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU002 | Science | Level A | Science Understanding | Biological sciences
VCSSU093 | Science | Levels 7 and 8 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences