Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 5)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard

Biological • Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in By the end of Year 5, students
sciences their environment (ACSSU043) classify substances according
Sci to their observable
en C h e m i c a l • Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in properties and behaviours.
ce sciences different ways (ACSSU077) They explain everyday
un phenomena associated with
de the transfer of light. They
Earth and • The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078) describe the key features of
rst space sciences
an our solar system. They analyse
din how the form of living things
g Physical • Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted enables them to function in
sciences (ACSSU080) their environments. Students
discuss how scientific
developments have affected
Sci Nature and • Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to people’s lives and how science
en development of develop explanations of events and phenomena knowledge develops from
ce science • Important contributions to the advancement of science have been made by people many people’s contributions.
as from a range of cultures (ACSHE081)
a Students follow instructions
hu to pose questions for
Use and • Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that investigation, predict what
ma influence of directly affect peoples’ lives (ACSHE083)
n might happen when variables
science • Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE217) are changed, and plan
en
de investigation methods. They
use equipment in ways that
av are safe and improve the
ou accuracy of their
r observations. Students
(Ye construct tables and graphs
ar to organise data and identify
5- patterns. They use patterns
6) in their data to suggest
explanations and refer to
 Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 5)
Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement
in Standard
their data to suggest
Questioning • With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific explanations and refer to
and predicting investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be (ACSIS231) data when they report
findings. They describe ways
to improve the fairness of
Planning and • With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve
Sci conducting problems (ACSIS086) their methods and
en communicate their ideas,
• Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately
ce observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate methods and findings using a
inq (ACSIS087) range of text types.
uir • Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks (ACSIS088)
y Processing and • Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to
ski analysing data represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using
lls and digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS090)
(Ye information • Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations
ar (ACSIS218)
5-
6) Evaluating • Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a
problem (ACSIS091)

Communicating • Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including

multi-modal texts (ACSIS093)

General Capabilities Cross Curriculum Priorities Notes:

• Literacy • Aboriginal and Torres Strait
• Numeracy Islander histories and cultures
• Information and communication
• Asia and Australia’s engagement
technology (ICT) competence
• Critical and creative thinking with Asia
• Ethical behaviour • Sustainability
• Personal and social competence
• Intercultural understanding