Teaching sequences for AC V9

Australian Curriculum-aligned primary science teaching and learning resources. Flexible and adaptable to any classroom setting. Online, downloadable and free.

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Foundation

Physics: Foundation

COMING IN TERM 2, 2025

Physical sciences
Foundation

Finding features

Students use their senses to explore the external features of plants and animals, and learn how to group plants and animals with similar characteristics. They apply this knowledge to design and make a digital or physical scientific model of a plant or animal. 

Biological sciences
Year 1

Survive and thrive

Students learn about the basic needs of plants and animals including humans. They apply this knowledge to design and build a physical or digital diorama of a plant or animal habitat.

Biological sciences
Year 1

Any day outdoors

Students identify daily and seasonal changes and describe ways these changes affect their everyday life. They explore this concept through the context of planning for a picnic or an open-air school-related event. 

Earth and space sciences
Year 2

Take, shape and create

Students learn about the properties of materials and how materials can be physically changed without changing their inherent properties. They apply this knowledge to design and make a 3D sculpture using repurposed everyday materials.

Chemical sciences
Year 3

Chemistry: Year 3

COMING IN TERM 2, 2025

Chemical sciences
Year 3

Rocks, soils and minerals: Year 3

COMING IN TERM 1, 2025

Earth and space sciences
Year 3

Scorching swings and slides

Students learn about the transfer of heat, resultant changes in temperature and the conductivity of materials. They explore real-life applications by designing a playground or piece of playground equipment that limits the impacts of heat.

Physical sciences
Year 4

Chemistry: Year 4

COMING IN TERM 1, 2025

Chemical sciences