Australian Curriculum*- Science: 3rd Grade

Australian Curriculum    Adopted: 2010

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1: Science Understanding

1.1: Biological sciences

1.1.1: Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things

Mineral Identification

1.2: Chemical sciences

1.2.1: A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat

Phases of Water

1.3: Earth and space sciences

1.3.1: Earth?s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day

Phases of the Moon
 Seasons: Earth, Moon, and Sun

1.4: Physical sciences

1.4.1: Heat can be produced in many ways and can move from one object to another

Conduction and Convection
 Heat Absorption
 Radiation

2: Science as a Human Endeavour

2.1: Nature and development of science

2.1.1: Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships

Pattern Finder
 Pendulum Clock

3: Science Inquiry Skills

3.1: Questioning and predicting

3.1.1: With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge

Pendulum Clock

3.2: Planning and conducting

3.2.1: Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions

Pendulum Clock

3.4: Evaluating

3.4.1: Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not

Pendulum Clock

Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020

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