AC9S4U04 Year 4 Science

AC9S4U04 – Year 4 Science: Chemical sciences

Strand

Science understanding

Substrand

Chemical sciences

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

examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use

Elaborations

• identifying and naming materials in the classroom, and grouping objects made of similar materials or combinations of materials
• exploring vocabulary for describing properties; observing different fibres, metals, glass and plastics; and using appropriate terms to describe, compare and contrast their properties
• investigating familiar objects, such as shoes, drink containers or backpacks, examining the combination of materials from which they are made and suggesting reasons for those combinations based on properties of materials
• considering how First Nations Australians use materials for different purposes, such as tools, clothing and shelter, based on their properties
• designing, building and testing an object or structure for a specific purpose, such as a tent, lunchbox or bird feeder
• investigating which materials can be recycled and researching alternatives for materials such as single use plastics

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.