AC9SFH01 Foundation Science

AC9SFH01 – Foundation Science: Use and influence of science

Strand

Science as a human endeavour

Substrand

Use and influence of science

This Content Descriptor from Foundation 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

explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world

Elaborations

• using their senses to make observations and exploring how scientists use their senses as well as equipment to make observations
• viewing examples of observations such as rock paintings, bark drawings, age-appropriate written reports, labelled drawings or photographs to explore ways they can make and record observations
• exploring how First Nations Australians gain knowledge about the land and its vital resources, such as water and food, through observation
• interacting with stories or documentaries about scientists such as Dame Jane Goodall or Sir Joseph Banks and noticing the ways they make their observations such as through drawings, collections, sound recordings and photography and how they ask questions about what they think they will observe and find
• watching an age-appropriate documentary; noticing how people including scientists, engineers, naturalists or citizen scientists ask questions; and posing their own questions

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Foundation ASSCIFY

Foundation Science Achievement Standard

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.