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AC9S1U03 Year 1 Science

AC9S1U03 | Year 1 Science: Physical sciences

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape
Strand
Science understanding
Substrand
Physical sciences

This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 1 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration observing and manipulating everyday objects such as playground equipment, toys, windows or doors and identifying the forces used to move these objects
  • • Elaboration investigating how the design of age-appropriate sporting equipment such as paddles, plastic bats and racquets help to produce stronger pushes and pulls
  • • Elaboration recognising that pushing or pulling on an object can start or stop its motion or change its direction of travel
  • • Elaboration exploring ways the shape of playdough can be changed when pushed or pulled
  • • Elaboration designing playground equipment, toys or games and representing push and pull forces involved using models, digital drawings or role-play
  • • Elaboration investigating the push and pull movements of traditional First Nations Australians children’s instructive toys
  • • Elaboration exploring how traditional Asian toys and games such as a kendama, Daruma Otoshi or shuttlecock are played using a push or pull

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