Science Forces & Motionusually ages 8–9

Predicting Motion Patterns

Make observations and measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion

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Measure an object's motion (distance, speed, direction) under different conditions
Identify a pattern in the data (e.g. steeper ramp = further roll)
Use the pattern to make and test a prediction about future motion

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If your child rolls a ball down ramps of different heights, can they spot the pattern and predict how far it will roll from a new height?

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Builds on

Balanced & Unbalanced Forcesages 8–9Must understand balanced/unbalanced forces before measuring motion patterns for prediction

Reading Distance-Time Graphsages 10–13Making and recording measurements of motion to predict future motion uses distance-time graph representation

Predicting Motion Patternsthis skill · ages 8–9

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S4I01low confidenceYear 4 · Science inquiry

pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

AC9S3I01low confidenceYear 3 · Science inquiry

pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

AC9S2H01low confidenceYear 2 · Science as a human endeavour

describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ST1-DAT-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 1

ST2-DAT-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S6I04low confidenceScience · Levels 5 and 6 · Science Inquiry strand

VC2S4I01low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand

VC2S4I04low confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Balanced & Unbalanced Forcesages 8–9 Air Resistance & Frictionages 9–10 Contact & Non-Contact Forcesages 7–8 Drawing Force Diagramsages 7–12

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