Australia Year 6 science curriculum
The Year 6 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
AC9S6U01 Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions. Taught in lesson 2 (schoolyard microclimates) and lesson 3 (frost and growing season).
Lessons: Weather Detectives (Why does a chinook feel like spring in January?, Is it hotter by the slide?, Why do farmers care about the last frost?)
Practice: Weather Detectives workbook
AC9S6U03 Investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors. Taught in lessons 1 to 4.
Lessons: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up
Practice: Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up workbook · Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable workbook · Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm workbook · Steppe Science: Staying Warm on the Kazakh Steppe workbook · Power Up: Where Electricity Comes From workbook
AC9S6U04 Compare reversible changes, including dissolving and changes of state, and irreversible changes, including cooking and rusting that produce new substances. Taught in lesson 2, dissolving and crystals.
Lessons: Earth and Sky at Home (Where do rainbows come from?, How do crystals grow?, How does a cloud form?) · Kitchen Chemistry for Families (partly) · Solids, Liquids and Gases (Where does a puddle go?, Why does ice float?) · Kitchen Chemistry (Is it a new substance?, Where does the mass go?, Can red cabbage tell acid from base?)
Practice: Earth and Sky at Home workbook · Winter Science at Home workbook
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