AC9S4I04 Year 4 Science

AC9S4I04 – Year 4 Science: Processing, modelling and analysing

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Processing, modelling and analysing

This Content Descriptor from Year 4 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns

Elaborations

• using virtual or role-play food chain simulations to explore effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers in a habitat
• using maps to locate water sources in the local area, or constructing maps to show sites of water wastage in the school grounds
• constructing column graphs to compare numbers of objects made of particular materials or distances moved by objects experiencing frictional forces
• using force arrows to show forces operating on objects

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 4 ASSCIY4

Year 4 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 4 students identify the roles of organisms in a habitat and construct food chains. They identify key processes in the water cycle and describe how water cycles through the environment. They identify forces acting on objects and describe their effect. They relate the uses of materials to their properties. They explain the role of data in science inquiry. They identify solutions based on scientific explanations and describe the needs these meet. Students pose questions to identify patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations. They plan investigations using planning scaffolds, identify key elements of fair tests and describe how they conduct investigations safely. They use simple procedures to make accurate formal measurements. They construct representations to organise data and information and identify patterns and relationships. They compare their findings with those of others, assess the fairness of their investigation, identify further questions for investigation and draw conclusions. They communicate ideas and findings for an identified audience and purpose, including using scientific vocabulary when appropriate.