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6th Grade · Science · Australian Curriculum

1
5 lessons
Changing Conditions, Adaptations, and Human Impact
Learners will analyse how changing physical conditions affect animal survival, explain adaptations to extreme environments, compare contrasting habitats, and evaluate how human activities and pollution alter habitats.
2
4 lessons
Communicating Findings for Specific Audiences
Learners will communicate scientific findings and ideas to specific audiences using written reports, visual representations, and multimedia digital tools.
3
8 lessons
Conductors, Insulators, and Electrical Safety
Learners will identify, compare, and test electrical conductors and insulators, and explain their roles in circuits and safety at both macroscopic and particle levels.
4
5 lessons
Designing Fair Tests and Safe Investigations
Learners will be able to plan fair-test investigations by identifying and controlling variables, and develop safety plans to manage risks when using equipment and materials.
5
4 lessons
Earth's Rotation and Day and Night
Learners will describe Earth's rotation on its axis and use models to explain how this movement produces the cycle of day and night.
6
6 lessons
Earth's Tilt, Orbit, and the Seasons
Learners will model how Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the sun produce seasonal changes and variable day and night length, and use data to predict seasonal patterns.
7
7 lessons
Energy Transfer in Circuits and Investigations
Learners will trace energy transfer and transformation in series circuits, investigate energy in mechanical contexts, and design circuit investigations using multimeters.
8
4 lessons
Evaluating and Communicating Science
Learners will develop skills to evaluate scientific claims in the media, communicate scientific ideas to different audiences, and use evidence to support reasoning and answer questions.
9
5 lessons
Evaluating Evidence and Identifying Sources of Error
Learners will identify sources of error in investigations, compare their methods and findings with others, and evaluate the validity of scientific conclusions using multiple sources of evidence.
10
6 lessons
Habitats and Physical Conditions
Learners will define a habitat, identify its key physical conditions, and explain how temperature, light, water, and soil affect the growth and survival of living things.
11
4 lessons
How Science Builds Knowledge
Learners will understand how scientific knowledge develops over time through collaboration, the sharing of ideas, and building on earlier discoveries.
12
7 lessons
Introduction to Energy and Simple Circuits
Learners will understand what energy is, how it transfers and transforms, and build foundational knowledge of simple electrical circuits and their diagrams.
13
5 lessons
Investigating How Conditions Affect Living Things
Learners will plan and conduct fair tests on how physical conditions affect organisms, and develop skills in measuring growth, recording data in tables, and graphing results.
14
8 lessons
Irreversible Changes in Matter
Learners will investigate irreversible changes like cooking, rusting, and burning, identifying signs of new substance formation and designing tests to classify changes.
15
8 lessons
Modeling the Solar System and Observing the Sky
Learners will model the relative movements of planets in the solar system and investigate how the sun's position affects shadows, temperature, and observable weather patterns.
Public learning track

Changing Conditions, Adaptations, and Human Impact

Track 1 of 15 · 5 lessons

5 lessons

Goal

Learners will analyse how changing physical conditions affect animal survival, explain adaptations to extreme environments, compare contrasting habitats, and evaluate how human activities and pollution alter habitats.

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How Changing Conditions Affect Animal Survival
5 lessons
0 of 5 done
  1. How Changing Conditions Affect Animal SurvivalUp next
  2. Adaptations to Extreme EnvironmentsNot started yet
  3. Comparing Habitats: Woodland and CoastalNot started yet
  4. How Humans Change HabitatsNot started yet
  5. Investigating the Effects of Pollution on Living ThingsNot started yet
Public learning track

Communicating Findings for Specific Audiences

Track 2 of 15 · 4 lessons

4 lessons

Goal

Learners will communicate scientific findings and ideas to specific audiences using written reports, visual representations, and multimedia digital tools.

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Writing Scientific Reports for Specific Audiences
4 lessons
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  1. Writing Scientific Reports for Specific AudiencesUp next
  2. Sharing Your Digital Work with OthersNot started yet
  3. Choosing What to Draw to Help Others UnderstandNot started yet
  4. Using Multimedia Sources to Answer Research QuestionsNot started yet
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Designing Fair Tests and Safe Investigations

Track 4 of 15 · 5 lessons

5 lessons

Goal

Learners will be able to plan fair-test investigations by identifying and controlling variables, and develop safety plans to manage risks when using equipment and materials.

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Designing Investigations to Answer Scientific Questions
5 lessons
0 of 5 done
  1. Designing Investigations to Answer Scientific QuestionsUp next
  2. Planning a Fair Test: Controlling VariablesNot started yet
  3. Identifying Variables to Change, Measure and ControlNot started yet
  4. Describing Potential Risks in InvestigationsNot started yet
  5. Planning for Safe Use of Equipment and MaterialsNot started yet
Public learning track

Earth's Rotation and Day and Night

Track 5 of 15 · 4 lessons

4 lessons

Goal

Learners will describe Earth's rotation on its axis and use models to explain how this movement produces the cycle of day and night.

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How Earth Moves Through Space
4 lessons
0 of 4 done
  1. How Earth Moves Through SpaceUp next
  2. Earth's Rotation on Its AxisNot started yet
  3. Explaining Day and Night With ModelsNot started yet
  4. Day, Night and Seasons on EarthNot started yet
Public learning track

Earth's Tilt, Orbit, and the Seasons

Track 6 of 15 · 6 lessons

6 lessons

Goal

Learners will model how Earth's tilted axis and revolution around the sun produce seasonal changes and variable day and night length, and use data to predict seasonal patterns.

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Earth's Revolution Around the Sun
6 lessons
0 of 6 done
  1. Earth's Revolution Around the SunUp next
  2. How Earth's Tilt Creates SeasonsNot started yet
  3. How Earth's Orbit and Tilt Create SeasonsNot started yet
  4. Variable Day and Night LengthNot started yet
  5. Graphing Daylight Length ChangesNot started yet
  6. Predicting Seasonal Patterns from DataNot started yet
Public learning track

Evaluating and Communicating Science

Track 8 of 15 · 4 lessons

4 lessons

Goal

Learners will develop skills to evaluate scientific claims in the media, communicate scientific ideas to different audiences, and use evidence to support reasoning and answer questions.

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Evaluating Scientific Claims in the Media
4 lessons
0 of 4 done
  1. Evaluating Scientific Claims in the MediaUp next
  2. Communicating Science to Different AudiencesNot started yet
  3. The Role of Evidence in Decision-MakingNot started yet
  4. Answering Questions Using Text EvidenceNot started yet
Public learning track

Evaluating Evidence and Identifying Sources of Error

Track 9 of 15 · 5 lessons

5 lessons

Goal

Learners will identify sources of error in investigations, compare their methods and findings with others, and evaluate the validity of scientific conclusions using multiple sources of evidence.

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Identifying Sources of Error in Investigations
5 lessons
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  1. Identifying Sources of Error in InvestigationsUp next
  2. Comparing Your Methods with Those of OthersNot started yet
  3. Corroborating Scientific Conclusions with Other SourcesNot started yet
  4. Challenging Scientific Conclusions with Additional EvidenceNot started yet
  5. Selecting Evidence to Draw Reasoned ConclusionsNot started yet
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Habitats and Physical Conditions

Track 10 of 15 · 6 lessons

6 lessons

Goal

Learners will define a habitat, identify its key physical conditions, and explain how temperature, light, water, and soil affect the growth and survival of living things.

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What Is a Habitat?
6 lessons
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  1. What Is a Habitat?Up next
  2. Physical Conditions in a HabitatNot started yet
  3. How Temperature Affects Living ThingsNot started yet
  4. How Light Affects Plant GrowthNot started yet
  5. How Water Availability Affects SurvivalNot started yet
  6. How Soil Type Affects Plant GrowthNot started yet
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How Science Builds Knowledge

Track 11 of 15 · 4 lessons

4 lessons

Goal

Learners will understand how scientific knowledge develops over time through collaboration, the sharing of ideas, and building on earlier discoveries.

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How Science Builds on Previous Discoveries
4 lessons
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  1. How Science Builds on Previous DiscoveriesUp next
  2. How Ideas Build on Each Other in ScienceNot started yet
  3. Famous Collaborations in ScienceNot started yet
  4. Why Scientists Share Their WorkNot started yet
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Investigating How Conditions Affect Living Things

Track 13 of 15 · 5 lessons

5 lessons

Goal

Learners will plan and conduct fair tests on how physical conditions affect organisms, and develop skills in measuring growth, recording data in tables, and graphing results.

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Investigating How Salt Affects Seed Germination
5 lessons
0 of 5 done
  1. Investigating How Salt Affects Seed GerminationUp next
  2. Planning an Investigation into Plant GrowthNot started yet
  3. Measuring Plant Growth Over TimeNot started yet
  4. Recording Habitat Data in TablesNot started yet
  5. Graphing Changes in Living ThingsNot started yet