Australia Year 1 science curriculum
The Year 1 science outcomes we teach, in the curriculum's own words, with the lessons and practice pages for each. Pick an outcome code for the full list of lessons and printables.
Australian Curriculum: Science, version 9.0. Every lesson comes with a printable teacher guide and student sheet.
Science understanding
AC9S1U01 Identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs. Taught in lessons 2 and 3, plant needs.
Lessons: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? (What's inside a seed?, What does a seed need to grow?, Why do plants grow toward the window?)
Practice: Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? workbook · Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers workbook
AC9S1U02 Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life. Taught in lessons 1 to 3, daily weather observations.
Lessons: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (What's the weather like today?, Which way is the wind blowing?, How much rain fell?)
Practice: Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? workbook
AC9S1U03 Describe pushes and pulls in terms of strength and direction and predict the effect of these forces on objects’ motion and shape. Taught in lessons 1 and 3.
Lessons: Build It, Launch It (Can you drop an egg without breaking it?, What makes a paper plane fly farthest?, How does a rocket push itself into space?)
Practice: Build It, Launch It workbook
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