AC9SFI03 Foundation Science

AC9SFI03 – Foundation Science: Processing, modelling and analysing

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Processing, modelling and analysing

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

represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance

Elaborations

• using provided tables or graphic organisers to sort images or models of plants and animals into groups based on external features
• collaborating to create a floor or wall display to link images or samples of materials to images of observed objects
• identifying common features of familiar groups of animals, such as fish, birds or reptiles
• 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
• identifying patterns in uses of everyday objects made of similar materials, such as wood, plastic, metal or glass

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.