Achievement Standards - Science
This printable resource presents the full set of Science achievement standards from Foundation to Year 6, expressed in student-friendly “We are learning to...” language. Organised by strand—Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, and Physical Sciences—these clear outcomes are directly aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.0. Ideal for use on assessment tasks, in student portfolios, or as classroom displays to help communicate what students are learning and achieving in science across the primary years.
Learning goals
- We are learning to observe the features of plants and animals and to understand their differences.
- We are learning to understand that seasons and daily weather changes impact our everyday life.
- We are learning to describe how objects move and that their movement depends on their size and shape.
- We are learning to understand that the basic needs of plants and animals are air, water, food and shelter.
- We are learning to describe daily and seasonal changes and how they affect everyday life.
- We are learning to understand that we can use our senses to identify light and sound made by different sources.
- We are learning to sort living, non-living things and once-living things based on observable features.
- We are learning to understand that the Sun is our source of light, that the Earth rotates on its axis and this causes changes such as night and day.
- We are learning to understand that living things have life cycles.
- We are learning to understand that living things depend on each other and the environment to survive, e.g. shelter for animals.
- We are learning to understand that the Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity.
- We are learning to understand that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
- We are learning to understand that the Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun).
- We are learning to understand that the growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment.
- We are learning to observe the features of plants and animals and to understand their differences.
- We are learning to recognise Earth is a planet in the Solar System and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky.
- We are learning to explore actions that make sounds, how to make a variety of sounds and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate.
- We are learning about life cycles and to sort living, non-living and once-living things based on observable features.
- We are learning to compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources.
- We are learning to explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships.
- We are learning to identify sources of water and describe the parts of the water cycle (precipitation, evaporation and condensation), including movement of water through the sky, land and ocean.
- We are learning to understand that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.
- We are learning to describe how weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition cause slow or rapid changes to the Earth’s surface.
- We are learning to describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the Sun, their cycle around the Sun, the Earth’s tilt and rotation on its axis.
Curriculum alignment
AC9S4U01
9
Explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships
AC9S6U02
9
Describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
AC9S6U01
9
Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions
AC9S5U02
9
Describe how weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition cause slow or rapid change to Earth’s surface
AC9S5U01
9
Examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats
AC9S4U02
9
Identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation
AC9S3U02
9
Compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources
AC9S3U01
9
Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals
AC9S2U02
9
Explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibrate
AC9S2U01
9
Recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky
AC9S1U02
9
Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life.
AC9S1U01 9 Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs AC9SFU02 9 Describe how objects move and how factors including their size, shape or material influence their movement AC9SFU01 9 Observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features ACSSU004 8.4 Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life ACSSU043 8.4 Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment ACSSU002 8.4 Living things have basic needs, including food and water ACSSU005 8.4 The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape ACSSU017 8.4 Living things have a variety of external features ACSSU211 8.4 Living things live in different places where their needs are met ACSSU019 8.4 Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape ACSSU020 8.4 Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed ACSSU032 8.4 Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways ACSSU044 8.4 Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things ACSSU048 8.4 Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day ACSSU072 8.4 Living things have life cycles ACSSU073 8.4 Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive ACSSU075 8.4 Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity ACSSU078 8.4 The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) ACSSU094 8.4 The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment
ST3-10ES-S
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Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface
STe-1WS-S
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Observes, questions and collects data to communicate ideas
STe-2DP-T
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Develops solutions to an identified need
STe-3LW-ST
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Explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things
STe-5PW-ST
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Observes the way objects move and relates changes in motion to push and pull forces
STe-6ES-S
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Identifies how daily and seasonal changes in the environment affect humans and other living things
ST1-1WS-S
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Observes, questions and collects data to communicate and compare ideas
ST1-2DP-T
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Uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST1-4LW-S
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Describes observable features of living things and their environments
ST1-5LW-T
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Identifies how plants and animals are used for food and fibre products
ST1-8PW-S
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Describes common forms of energy and explores some characteristics of sound energy
ST1-9PW-ST
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Investigates how forces and energy are used in products
ST2-1WS-S
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Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
ST2-2DP-T
old
Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST2-4LW-S
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Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things
ST3-5LW-T
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Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition
ST3-4LW-S
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Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
ST3-2DP-T
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Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
ST3-1WS-S
old
Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
ST2-10ES-S
old
Investigates regular changes caused by interactions between the Earth and the Sun, and changes to the Earth’s surface
ST2-5LW-T
old
Describes how agricultural processes are used to grow plants and raise animals for food, clothing and shelter
ST1-10ES-S
old
Recognises observable changes occurring in the sky and on the land and identifies Earth’s resources
VCSSU062
Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity
VCSSU042
Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
VCSSU046
Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life
VCSSU047
Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways
VCSSU048
The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape
VCSSU049
Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed
VCSSU057
Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things
VCSSU058
Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive
VCSSU078
Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun)
VCSSU075
The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment
VCSSU074
Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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