K–6Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus

Identify the sense organs and describe their functions

Identify and use tools to aid and extend sensory observations

Describe how living things get air, water and energy to survive in their environment

Recognise that plants produce their own food, and animals need to find their food

Examine flowers, fruit, leaves, roots and stems of plants and describe their purpose

Examine animal bodies, their body coverings, and how and what they eat

Observe and group animals based on their characteristics and justify the grouping

Describe ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use Knowledges of the characteristics of plants and animals to survive

Pose questions to compare the characteristics of living things and non-living things

Recognise that properties of materials can be observed using the senses

Observe and manipulate materials to describe their properties using Tier 2 vocabulary

Pose questions about materials and describe how they are used in everyday objects

Bend, twist, crush and stretch objects to show that the properties of materials remain the same

Explore how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples use natural materials for specific purposes based on their properties

Observe, describe and categorise the ways in which living things move

Identify and label the parts of the human body that are used for movement

Test how the movement of an object is affected by its shape

Experiment to observe how an object’s movement is affected by its material

Identify objects made by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and describe their movements

Select adjectives to add precision when describing the properties of materials

Use nouns, adjectives and verbs to label pictures to describe the characteristics or movement of living things

Use subject–verb–object structure to create simple sentences to describe how living things meet their needs