Foundation Science Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Foundation Science by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.
What Students Should Know
By the end of Foundation students group plants and animals based on external features. They identify factors that influence the movement of objects. They describe the observable properties of the materials that make up objects. They identify examples of people using observation and questioning to learn about the natural world.
Students pose questions and make predictions based on their experiences. They engage in investigations and make observations safely. With guidance, they represent observations and identify patterns. With guidance, they compare their observations with their predictions. They share questions, predictions, observations and ideas about their experiences with others.
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 9 Content Descriptors:
Science as a human endeavour
Use and influence of science
AC9SFH01 explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural worldScience inquiry
Questioning and predicting
AC9SFI01 pose questions and make predictions based on experiencesPlanning and conducting
AC9SFI02 engage in investigations safely and make observations using their sensesProcessing, modelling and analysing
AC9SFI03 represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidanceEvaluating
AC9SFI04 compare observations with predictions with guidanceCommunicating
AC9SFI05 share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with othersScience understanding
Biological sciences
AC9SFU01 observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these featuresPhysical sciences
AC9SFU02 describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movementChemical sciences
AC9SFU03 recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materialsAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science as a human endeavour | Use and influence of science | 1 | 5 |
| Science inquiry | Questioning and predicting | 1 | 4 |
| Science inquiry | Planning and conducting | 1 | 4 |
| Science inquiry | Processing, modelling and analysing | 1 | 5 |
| Science inquiry | Evaluating | 1 | 3 |
| Science inquiry | Communicating | 1 | 7 |
| Science understanding | Biological sciences | 1 | 6 |
| Science understanding | Physical sciences | 1 | 5 |
| Science understanding | Chemical sciences | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 9 | 46 | |