Australian Curriculum: Science (Year 3)

Sub-strands Content Descriptions Achievement Standard

• Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (ACSSU044) Science Understanding
Biological sciences
At Standard, students use their understanding
of the rotation of Earth, the behaviour of heat
and its effect on materials to suggest
Chemical sciences • A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat (ACSSU046) explanations for everyday observations. They
group living things based
on observable features and distinguish them
Earth and space • Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day (ACSSU048)
from non-living things.
sciences
Science as a Human Endeavour
• Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another (ACSSU049)
Physical sciences Students describe how they can use science
investigations to respond to questions.
Nature and • Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE050)
development of science Science Inquiry Skills
Students use their experiences to identify
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE051) questions and make predictions about
Use and influence of scientific investigations. They follow
science
procedures to collect and record observations
• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based and suggest possible reasons for their
Questioning and
on prior knowledge (ACSIS053) findings, based on patterns in their data.
predicting
Students describe how safety and fairness
• With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate were considered and they use diagrams and
Planning and
conducting materials and equipment (ACSIS054) other representations to communicate their
• Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record ideas.
observations accurately (ACSIS055)
Processing and • Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends
analysing data and (ACSIS057)
information • Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS215)

Evaluating • Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS058)

Communicating • Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports
(ACSIS060)