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ScienceScientific Inquiryusually ages 5–7

Simple tests and experiments

Perform simple tests and use observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions

How to tell they’ve got it

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Try this together

Can your child do a simple experiment — like testing which paper towel absorbs the most water — and use what they find out to answer the question?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Observing with simple equipmentages 5–7Must observe closely before performing simple tests
Simple tests and experimentsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Recording Dataages 5–7Must perform tests before learning to gather and record data
Fair testingages 7–9Must do simple tests before setting up formal fair tests with controlled variables

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

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

AC9S3I05medium confidenceYear 3 · Science inquiry

compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions

AC9S2I05medium confidenceYear 2 · Science inquiry

compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance

AC9S1I05medium confidenceYear 1 · Science inquiry

compare observations with predictions and others’ observations, consider if investigations are fair and identify further questions with guidance

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S4I01medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S4I02medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Inquiry strand
VC2S4I05low 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.

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