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AC9S4I04 Year 4 Science

AC9S4I04 | Year 4 Science: Processing, modelling and analysing

Content Descriptor

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
Strand
Science inquiry
Substrand
Processing, modelling and analysing

This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 4 Science. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

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

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