AISSA Audit Tool - Australian Curriculum
SCIENCE 3 - 5
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Covered in Current Curriculum
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Does not exist in Current Curriculum document
E
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D
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L
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PD
Needs Professional Learning
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Science Understanding
Science Understanding
Science Understanding
Living things can be grouped on the basis of
observable features and can be distinguished
from non-living things (ACSSU044)
Living things have life cycles (ACSSU072)
Living things have structural features and
adaptations that help them to survive in their
environment (ACSSU043)
Biological sciences
Biological sciences
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Biological sciences
Living things, including plants and animals,
depend on each other and the environment to
survive (ACSSU073)
Chemical sciences
Chemical sciences
Chemical sciences
Earth and space sciences
Earth and space sciences
Earth and space sciences
Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular
changes, including night and day (ACSSU048)
Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of
natural processes and human activity
(ACSSU075)
The Earth is part of a system of planets
orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078)
Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Physical sciences
Science as a Human Endeavour
Science as a Human Endeavour
Science as a Human Endeavour
Science involves making predictions and
describing patterns and relationships
(ACSHE050)
Science involves making predictions and
describing patterns and relationships
(ACSHE061)
Science involves testing predictions by
gathering data and using evidence to develop
explanations of events and phenomena
(ACSHE081)
A change of state between solid and liquid can
be caused by adding or removing heat
(ACSSU046)
Heat can be produced in many ways and can
move from one object to another (ACSSU049)
Nature and development of science
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L
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X
PD
Natural and processed materials have a range
of physical properties; These properties can
influence their use (ACSSU074)
Forces can be exerted by one object on another
through direct contact or from a distance
(ACSSU076)
Nature and development of science
Does not exist in Current Curriculum Document
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Solids, liquids and gases have different
observable properties and behave in different
ways (ACSSU077)
Light from a source forms shadows and can
be absorbed, reflected and refracted
(ACSSU080)
Nature and development of science
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Important contributions to the advancement of
science have been made by people from a
range of cultures (ACSHE082)
Use and influence of science
Science knowledge helps people to understand
the effect of their actions (ACSHE051)
Use and influence of science
Science knowledge helps people to understand
the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)
Use and influence of science
Scientific understandings, discoveries and
inventions are used to solve problems that
directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE083)
Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal
and community decisions (ACSHE217)
Science Inquiry Skills
Science Inquiry Skills
Science Inquiry Skills
With guidance, identify questions in familiar
contexts that can be investigated scientifically
and predict what might happen based on prior
knowledge (ACSIS053)
With guidance, identify questions in familiar
contexts that can be investigated scientifically
and predict what might happen based on prior
knowledge (ACSIS064)
With guidance, pose questions to clarify
practical problems or inform a scientific
investigation, and predict what the findings of
an investigation might be (ACSIS231)
Questioning and predicting
Questioning and predicting
Questioning and predicting
Planning and conducting
Planning and conducting
Planning and conducting
Safely use appropriate materials, tools or
equipment to make and record observations,
using formal measurements and digital
technologies as appropriate (ACSIS055)
Safely use appropriate materials, tools or
equipment to make and record observations,
using formal measurements and digital
technologies as appropriate (ACSIS066)
Decide which variable should be changed and
measured in fair tests and accurately observe,
measure and record data, using digital
technologies as appropriate (ACSIS087)
Suggest ways to plan and conduct
investigations to find answers to questions
(ACSIS054)
Suggest ways to plan and conduct
investigations to find answers to questions
(ACSIS065)
With guidance, select appropriate investigation
methods to answer questions or solve
problems (ACSIS086)
Use equipment and materials safely,
identifying potential risks (ACSIS088)
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X
PD
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R
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D
C
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Processing and analysing data and information
Processing and analysing data and information
Processing and analysing data and information
Compare results with predictions, suggesting
possible reasons for findings (ACSIS215)
Compare results with predictions, suggesting
possible reasons for findings (ACSIS216)
Compare data with predictions and use as
evidence in developing explanations
(ACSIS218)
Evaluating
Evaluating
Evaluating
Communicating
Communicating
Communicating
Use a range of methods including tables and
simple column graphs to represent data and to
identify patterns and trends (ACSIS057)
Reflect on the investigation, including whether
a test was fair or not (ACSIS058)
Represent and communicate ideas and findings
in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical
representations and simple reports (ACSIS060)
Use a range of methods including tables and
simple column graphs to represent data and to
identify patterns and trends (ACSIS068)
Reflect on the investigation; including whether
a test was fair or not (ACSIS069)
Represent and communicate ideas and findings
in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical
representations and simple reports (ACSIS071)
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Construct and use a range of representations,
including tables and graphs, to represent and
describe observations, patterns or relationships
in data using digital technologies as
appropriate (ACSIS090)
Suggest improvements to the methods used to
investigate a question or solve a problem
(ACSIS091)
Communicate ideas, explanations and
processes in a variety of ways, including multimodal texts (ACSIS093)
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Y
L
Covered in Current Curriculum
Located in another curriculum area
X
PD
Does not exist in Current Curriculum Document
Needs Professional Learning
AUDIT CODE
E
Exists in current document but needs reworking
R
Additional Resources required
D
C
Exists in current document but at different year level
See Comment
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