Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 3)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard

Biological  Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and By the end of Year 3, students use
sciences can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044) their understanding of the movement
Chemical of the Earth, materials and the
 A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding
sciences behaviour of heat to suggest
Science understanding

or removing heat (ACSSU046)

explanations for everyday
 Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night observations They describe features
Earth and
space and day (ACSSU048) common to living things. They
sciences describe how they can use science
investigations to respond to questions
Physical  Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object and identify where people use science
sciences to another (ACSSU049)
knowledge in their lives.
Nature and  Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and
relationships (ACSHE050) Students use their experiences to pose
development
of science questions and predict the outcomes of
investigations. They make formal
inquiryendeavour (year 3-4)
skillsScience Science as a human

measurements and follow procedures

Use and  Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their to collect and present observations in
influence of actions (ACSHE051) a way that helps to answer the
science investigation questions. Students
suggest possible reasons for their
findings. They describe how safety
and fairness were considered in their
Questioning  With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigations. They use diagrams and
and investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on
prior knowledge (ACSIS053) other representations to communicate
predicting
(Year3-

their ideas
4)