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ScienceEarth's Systemsusually ages 7–8

Properties of materials

Compare and group different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties such as hardness, texture, and colour

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Can your child examine a collection of rocks and sort them by whether they're hard or crumbly, rough or smooth, and light or dark?

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Builds on
Grouping Materialsages 5–6Grouping materials by properties supports grouping rocks by properties
Properties of materialsthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
How fossils formages 7–8Must examine rocks before understanding how fossils form within rock
Rocks and soilages 7–8Must know about rocks before learning that soil comes from broken-down rock
The Rock Cycleages 12–14The rock cycle requires prior knowledge of rock types (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) and their observable properties
Rapid earth changesages 7–8Rock knowledge supports understanding geological events
Types of Rockages 7–9Volcanic rock types topic parallels curriculum rocks classification
Erosion and weatheringages 9–10Rock properties knowledge supports understanding how weathering breaks down different rocks

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S3U02medium confidenceYear 3 · Science understanding

compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources

AC9S4U04medium confidenceYear 4 · Science understanding

examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use

AC9S2U03low confidenceYear 2 · Science understanding

recognise that materials can be changed physically without changing their material composition and explore the effect of different actions on materials including bending, twisting, stretching and breaking into smaller pieces

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U05medium confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand
VC2S4U06medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Understanding strand
VC2S2U04medium confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding 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.

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Evaporation and condensationages 7–9 How fossils formages 7–8 Preventing Erosionages 7–8 Rocks and soilages 7–8

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