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Science Content Descriptors

152 Content Descriptors from Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 10)

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Open a curriculum map to read the achievement standard beside all its linked content descriptors, grouped by strand for planning and assessment in Science.

Year 3 Science → ASSCIY3 · 12 descriptors Year 5 Science → ASSCIY5 · 12 descriptors Year 8 Science → ASSCIY8 · 19 descriptors Year 10 Science → ASSCIY10 · 19 descriptors

Foundation (9 CDs)

AC9SFH01

Use and influence of science

Foundation Science

AC9SFI01

Questioning and predicting

Foundation Science

AC9SFI02

Planning and conducting

Foundation Science

AC9SFI03

Processing, modelling and analysing

Year 1 (10 CDs)

AC9S1H01

Use and influence of science

Year 1 Science

AC9S1I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 1 Science

AC9S1I02

Planning and conducting

Year 1 Science

AC9S1I03

Planning and conducting

Year 1 Science

AC9S1I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 2 (10 CDs)

AC9S2H01

Use and influence of science

Year 2 Science

AC9S2I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 2 Science

AC9S2I02

Planning and conducting

Year 2 Science

AC9S2I03

Planning and conducting

Year 2 Science

AC9S2I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 3 (12 CDs)

AC9S3H01

Nature and development of science

Year 3 Science

AC9S3H02

Use and influence of science

Year 3 Science

AC9S3I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 3 Science

AC9S3I02

Planning and conducting

Year 3 Science

AC9S3I03

Planning and conducting

Year 3 Science

AC9S3I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 4 (12 CDs)

AC9S4H01

Nature and development of science

Year 4 Science

AC9S4H02

Use and influence of science

Year 4 Science

AC9S4I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 4 Science

AC9S4I02

Planning and conducting

Year 4 Science

AC9S4I03

Planning and conducting

Year 4 Science

AC9S4I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 5 (12 CDs)

AC9S5H01

Nature and development of science

Year 5 Science

AC9S5H02

Use and influence of science

Year 5 Science

AC9S5I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 5 Science

AC9S5I02

Planning and conducting

Year 5 Science

AC9S5I03

Planning and conducting

Year 5 Science

AC9S5I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 6 (12 CDs)

AC9S6H01

Nature and development of science

Year 6 Science

AC9S6H02

Use and influence of science

Year 6 Science

AC9S6I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 6 Science

AC9S6I02

Planning and conducting

Year 6 Science

AC9S6I03

Planning and conducting

Year 6 Science

AC9S6I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 7 (18 CDs)

AC9S7H01

Nature and development of science

Year 7 Science

AC9S7H02

Nature and development of science

Year 7 Science

AC9S7H03

Use and influence of science

Year 7 Science

AC9S7H04

Use and influence of science

Year 7 Science

AC9S7I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 7 Science

AC9S7I02

Planning and conducting

Year 7 Science

AC9S7I03

Planning and conducting

Year 7 Science

AC9S7I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Year 7 Science

AC9S7I05

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 8 (19 CDs)

AC9S8H01

Nature and development of science

Year 8 Science

AC9S8H02

Nature and development of science

Year 8 Science

AC9S8H03

Use and influence of science

Year 8 Science

AC9S8H04

Use and influence of science

Year 8 Science

AC9S8I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 8 Science

AC9S8I02

Planning and conducting

Year 8 Science

AC9S8I03

Planning and conducting

Year 8 Science

AC9S8I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Year 8 Science

AC9S8I05

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 8 Science

AC9S8U04

Earth and space sciences

Year 9 (19 CDs)

AC9S9H01

Nature and development of science

Year 9 Science

AC9S9H02

Nature and development of science

Year 9 Science

AC9S9H03

Use and influence of science

Year 9 Science

AC9S9H04

Use and influence of science

Year 9 Science

AC9S9I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 9 Science

AC9S9I02

Planning and conducting

Year 9 Science

AC9S9I03

Planning and conducting

Year 9 Science

AC9S9I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Year 9 Science

AC9S9I05

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 10 (19 CDs)

AC9S10H01

Nature and development of science

Year 10 Science

AC9S10H02

Nature and development of science

Year 10 Science

AC9S10H03

Use and influence of science

Year 10 Science

AC9S10H04

Use and influence of science

Year 10 Science

AC9S10I01

Questioning and predicting

Year 10 Science

AC9S10I02

Planning and conducting

Year 10 Science

AC9S10I03

Planning and conducting

Year 10 Science

AC9S10I04

Processing, modelling and analysing

Year 10 Science

AC9S10I05

Processing, modelling and analysing

Earth and space sciences

Year 10 Science

AC9S10U04

Earth and space sciences

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