Pre-primary year SyllabusTest
Pre-primary year Syllabus
Year Level Description
The Science content includes the three strands of science understanding, science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. The order and detail in which the content descriptions are organised into teaching and learning programs are decisions to be made by the teacher.
Incorporating the key ideas of science
From Pre-primary to Year 2, students learn that observations can be organised to reveal patterns, and that these patterns can be used to make predictions about phenomena.
In Pre-primary, students observe and describe the behaviours and properties of everyday objects, materials and living things. They explore change in the world around them, including changes that impact on them, such as the weather, and changes they can effect, such as making things move or change shape. They learn that seeking answers to questions they pose and making observations is a core part of science and use their senses to gather different types of information.
Science Understanding
Biological sciences
Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)
Chemical Sciences
Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (ACSSU003)
Earth and space sciences
Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life (ACSSU004)
Physical sciences
The way objects move depends on a variety of factors, including their size and shape (ACSSU005)
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and development of science
Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events (ACSHE013)
Science Inquiry Skills
Questioning and predicting
Pose and respond to questions about familiar objects and events (ACSIS014)
Planning and conducting
Participate in guided investigations and make observations using the senses (ACSIS011)
Processing and analysing data and information
Engage in discussions about observations and represent ideas (ACSIS233)
Communicating
Share observations and ideas (ACSIS012)
Pre-primary Achievement Standard
Science Understanding
At Standard, students describe the properties and behaviour of familiar objects. They suggest how the environment affects them and other living things.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Students share and reflect on observations.
Science Inquiry Skills
Students ask and respond to questions about familiar objects and events.
Year Level Description
The Science content includes the three strands of science understanding, science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. The order and detail in which the content descriptions are organised into teaching and learning programs are decisions to be made by the teacher.
Incorporating the key ideas of science
From Pre-primary to Year 2, students learn that observations can be organised to reveal patterns, and that these patterns can be used to make predictions about phenomena.
In Pre-primary, students observe and describe the behaviours and properties of everyday objects, materials and living things. They explore change in the world around them, including changes that impact on them, such as the weather, and changes they can effect, such as making things move or change shape. They learn that seeking answers to questions they pose and making observations is a core part of science and use their senses to gather different types of information.