Primary Science FPD

Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 5)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard
Biological sciences  Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043) By the end of Year 5, students classify
substances according to their observable
Chemical sciences  Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways (ACSSU077) properties and behaviours. They explain
5-6) as a human Science understanding

everyday phenomena associated with the

transfer of light. They describe the key
Earth and space  The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078) features of our solar system. They analyse
sciences how the form of living things enables them
 Light from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted (ACSSU080) to function in their environments. Students
Physical sciences discuss how scientific developments have
affected people’s lives and how science
Nature and  Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena knowledge develops from many people’s
development of  Important contributions to the advancement of science have been made by people from a range of cultures (ACSHE081) contributions.
science
Students follow instructions to pose
 Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives questions for investigation, predict what
Use and influence of
science (ACSHE083) might happen when variables are changed,
Science

 Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions (ACSHE217) and plan investigation methods. They use
endeavour (Year

equipment in ways that are safe and improve

the accuracy of their observations. Students
construct tables and graphs to organise
data and identify patterns. They use
patterns in their data to suggest
explanations and refer to data when they
Questioning and  With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings
report findings. They describe ways to
predicting of an investigation might be (ACSIS231)
improve the fairness of their methods and
Planning and  With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086) communicate their ideas, methods and
conducting  Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using findings using a range of text types.
Science inquiry skills (Year 5-6)

digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS087)

 Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks (ACSIS088)
Processing and  Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or
analysing data and relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate (ACSIS090)
information  Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations (ACSIS218)
Evaluating  Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem (ACSIS091)

Communicating  Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts (ACSIS093)

General Capabilities Cross Curriculum Priorities Notes:

 Literacy  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and
 Numeracy
cultures
 Information and communication technology (ICT)
 Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia
competence
 Sustainability
 Critical and creative thinking
 Ethical behaviour
 Personal and social competence
 Intercultural understanding
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 English Religious Education / Spiritual Education Maths
Linking recipes with
-Students to create their own
measuring volume and
procedure
weight, ratios, fractions.
- Students to write a
Measuring the dimensions of
reflection on the 5 lessons
solids
- Practicing speech through
Graphing results from
class discussions
investigation and interpreting
Concept: Chemical Science 5 lesson program
data

Health & Physical Education

Society and Environment - why soft balls are easier to catch than harder balls

- Water cycle – how the - Water balloon throw and catch

heating and cooling of a - Sweating – evaporation of water from the body, how it reduces the
liquid can influence the temperature of the body
water cycle

- Production of fuel –
burning of coal, oil which LOTE The Arts
results in carbon
Create a word wall with English Represent the transformation of solids to liquids
production
definition and written in other to gases in dance
- Melting of the ice caps as language (words such as Design Brief- creating and designing the device
a result of increased heat matter, solid, liquid, gas,
Create diagrams/posters to represent the
- molecule, atom)
characteristics of solids, liquids and gases.

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