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ScienceEnergyusually ages 9–10

What happens when things collide

Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide

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If your child rolls two balls towards each other, can they predict what will happen when they hit and explain that energy transfers between them?

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Speed and energyages 9–10Must relate speed to energy before predicting energy changes in collisions
What happens when things collidethis skill · ages 9–10
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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 1 NSW

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S3U03low confidenceYear 3 · Science understanding

identify sources of heat energy and examine how temperature changes when heat energy is transferred from one object to another

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

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

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

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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