AC9SFI03 Foundation 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.

represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance

Elaborations

• 1 using provided tables or graphic organisers to sort images or models of plants and animals into groups based on external features
• 2 collaborating to create a floor or wall display to link images or samples of materials to images of observed objects
• 3 identifying common features of familiar groups of animals, such as fish, birds or reptiles
• 4 identifying patterns of movement of objects, with guidance, such as that balls roll easily in a straight line when pushed, or toy cars move in certain ways because of their wheels
• 5 identifying patterns in uses of everyday objects made of similar materials, such as wood, plastic, metal or glass

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