K–6Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus
The new Science and Technology K−6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 3
- ST3-SCI-01
uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices
- ST3-PQU-01
poses questions to identify variables and conducts fair tests to gather data
- ST3-DAT-01
interprets data to support explanations and arguments
Observe behavioural and structural adaptations of plants and animals, and suggest how these may help them survive in their environments
Examine and explain how the characteristics of flowers, fruit and seeds are adaptations for reproduction in plants
Interpret a food web that describes the flow of matter and energy between plants and animals in an ecosystem
Identify and describe how the loss or introduction of plants or animals affects an Australian ecosystem
Examine evidence that environments have changed over time and continue to change
Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ sustainable practices continue to protect the environment
Explain how recyclable, reusable, renewable, biodegradable and compostable materials enhance sustainability
Recognise that in a fair test, an independent variable is changed, a dependent variable is measured, and controlled variables remain the same
Pose questions to determine whether substances dissolve in water by identifying variables and conducting and evaluating fair tests
Investigate ways to collect and process waste to reduce pollution or increase the sustainable use of materials
Create and communicate a plan to implement a sustainable practice in a community that addresses an identified environmental concern
Identify the main organs and their functions in the human digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems
Recognise that the human digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems work together
Identify variables and conduct fair tests to describe ways the circulatory and respiratory systems respond to physical activity
Investigate how structural and behavioural adaptations in humans aid survival
Recognise that an electrical circuit transfers electrical energy from a source, through a pathway, to a device that transforms electrical energy into other forms of energy
Plan and construct simple electrical circuits to model the transfer and transformation of energy
Pose questions, identify variables and safely conduct fair tests to identify materials that act as electrical conductors or insulators
Explain how electrical insulators can ensure electrical safety in everyday life
Identify renewable and non-renewable energy sources
Research and present information describing the impact on resources and the environment of using a renewable or a non-renewable resource to generate electricity
Identify the technologies used to collect weather data and describe how they are used
Describe the differences between climate and weather
Research the effects of natural events on the atmosphere
Explain the effects of natural events and human activities on climate
Recognise stars, galaxies, nebulae, exoplanets and black holes as astronomical features that exist beyond our solar system
Research how living things can travel and survive in space
Examine the development of our knowledge through discoveries and technologies, and how these benefit humankind
Describe how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Knowledges of the positions of the Sun, Moon and stars are used for navigation and wayfinding