Overview
Year 4 Science
Duration: 7 Weeks
Task: Create and Amusement Park Ride or Game
Unit at a glance:
Lesson 1 - What is Force & Balanced Forces
Lesson 2 - Sizes of Forces
Lesson 3 - Resistive Forces
Lesson 4 - Contact and Non Contact Forces & Knowledge Check
Lesson 5 - How to write a Scientific Explanation & Assessment Breakdown
Lesson 6 - Complete assessment task
Lesson 7 - Magnetism and Knowledge Test
Achievement Standard:
By the end of Year 4, students apply the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used. They describe how contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects. They discuss how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earth’s surface. They describe relationships that assist the survival of living things and sequence key stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal. They identify when science is used to understand the effect of their actions.
Students follow instructions to identify investigable questions about familiar contexts and make predictions based on prior knowledge. They describe ways to conduct investigations and safely use equipment to make and record observations with accuracy. They use provided tables and column graphs to organise data and identify patterns. Students suggest explanations for observations and compare their findings with their predictions. They suggest reasons why a test was fair or not. They use formal and informal ways to communicate their observations and findings.
Science Understanding
Curriculum content descriptions
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Elaborations
• observing qualitatively how speed is affected by the size of a force
• exploring how non-contact forces are similar to contact forces in terms of objects pushing and pulling another object
• comparing and contrasting the effect of friction on different surfaces, such as tyres and shoes on a range of surfaces
• investigating the effect of forces on the behaviour of an object through actions such as throwing, dropping, bouncing and rolling
• exploring the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and Development of Science
• Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE061)
Use and Influence of Science
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)
Science Inquiry Skills
Questioning and predicting
• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064)
Planning and Conducting
• With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment (ACSIS065)
• Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately (ACSIS066)
Processing and analysing data and information
• Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends (ACSIS068)
• Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS216)
Evaluating
• Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS069)
Communicating
• Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations (ACSIS071)
Year 4 Science
Duration: 7 Weeks
Task: Create and Amusement Park Ride or Game
Unit at a glance:
Lesson 1 - What is Force & Balanced Forces
Lesson 2 - Sizes of Forces
Lesson 3 - Resistive Forces
Lesson 4 - Contact and Non Contact Forces & Knowledge Check
Lesson 5 - How to write a Scientific Explanation & Assessment Breakdown
Lesson 6 - Complete assessment task
Lesson 7 - Magnetism and Knowledge Test
Achievement Standard:
By the end of Year 4, students apply the observable properties of materials to explain how objects and materials can be used. They describe how contact and non-contact forces affect interactions between objects. They discuss how natural processes and human activity cause changes to Earth’s surface. They describe relationships that assist the survival of living things and sequence key stages in the life cycle of a plant or animal. They identify when science is used to understand the effect of their actions.
Students follow instructions to identify investigable questions about familiar contexts and make predictions based on prior knowledge. They describe ways to conduct investigations and safely use equipment to make and record observations with accuracy. They use provided tables and column graphs to organise data and identify patterns. Students suggest explanations for observations and compare their findings with their predictions. They suggest reasons why a test was fair or not. They use formal and informal ways to communicate their observations and findings.
Science Understanding
Curriculum content descriptions
Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Elaborations
• observing qualitatively how speed is affected by the size of a force
• exploring how non-contact forces are similar to contact forces in terms of objects pushing and pulling another object
• comparing and contrasting the effect of friction on different surfaces, such as tyres and shoes on a range of surfaces
• investigating the effect of forces on the behaviour of an object through actions such as throwing, dropping, bouncing and rolling
• exploring the forces of attraction and repulsion between magnets
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and Development of Science
• Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships (ACSHE061)
Use and Influence of Science
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions (ACSHE062)
Science Inquiry Skills
Questioning and predicting
• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge (ACSIS064)
Planning and Conducting
• With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate materials and equipment (ACSIS065)
• Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations accurately (ACSIS066)
Processing and analysing data and information
• Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to represent data and to identify patterns and trends (ACSIS068)
• Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (ACSIS216)
Evaluating
• Reflect on investigations, including whether a test was fair or not (ACSIS069)
Communicating
• Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings using formal and informal representations (ACSIS071)