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In Year 4 students extend their understanding of systems as interactions between related components and analyse patterns to identify that these interactions can occur in predictable ways. They classify system components and create simple models of system interactions, such as food chains and representations of the water cycle. They learn that these models can be used to predict the effect of missing or malfunctioning components. They explore the relationship between form and function by investigating different materials and their properties and learn that classification can enable prediction. They investigate forces that operate from a distance and learn that some interactions result from phenomena that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Students use fair testing to explore relationships between system components. They appreciate the value of using standard units of measurement to measure and compare attributes of systems and the importance of fair methods for drawing conclusions.

Inquiry questions can help excite students’ curiosity and challenge their thinking. Following are examples of inquiry questions that could be used to prompt discussion and exploration:

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They appreciate the value of using standard units of measurement to measure and compare attributes of systems and the importance of fair methods for drawing conclusions. Inquiry questions can help excite students’ curiosity and challenge their thinking. Following are examples of inquiry questions that could be used to prompt discussion and exploration: How can we keep food fresh and safe to eat without using plastic? Why do we measure things? What would happen if there were no ants in a local habitat? How does friction help or hinder motion? 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"content_description": "explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships" }, "plain_text": "explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E1", "source_row": 18847, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E1", "elaboration": "describing how animals, including humans, obtain their food from plants and other animals" }, "plain_text": "describing how animals, including humans, obtain their food from plants and other animals" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E2", "source_row": 18848, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E2", "elaboration": "observing living things in a local habitat and categorising them as producers, consumers or decomposers" }, "plain_text": "observing living things in a local habitat and categorising them as producers, consumers or decomposers" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E3", "source_row": 18849, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E3", "elaboration": "researching the different types of decomposers and their importance within a habitat" }, "plain_text": "researching the different types of decomposers and their importance within a habitat" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E4", "source_row": 18850, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E4", "elaboration": "representing feeding relationships of producers and consumers as a food chain and comparing food chains across different habitats" }, "plain_text": "representing feeding relationships of producers and consumers as a food chain and comparing food chains across different habitats" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E5", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E5", "source_row": 18851, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E5", "elaboration": "recognising how First Nations Australians perceive themselves as being an integral part of the environment" }, "plain_text": "recognising how First Nations Australians perceive themselves as being an integral part of the environment" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E6", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E6", "source_row": 18852, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E6", "elaboration": "investigating the impact of introduced predators such as foxes on small mammal species in Australia" }, "plain_text": "investigating the impact of introduced predators such as foxes on small mammal species in Australia" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U01_E7", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U01_E7", "source_row": 18853, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U01_E7", "elaboration": "researching how the removal of a food source from within a habitat, such as through an insect or rodent infestation, affected other living things within that habitat" }, "plain_text": "researching how the removal of a food source from within a habitat, such as through an insect or rodent infestation, affected other living things within that habitat" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY4SU_2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "sub_strand", "code": "SCISCIY4SU_2", "source_row": 18854, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "SCISCIY4SU_2", "sub_strand": "Earth and space sciences" }, "plain_text": "Earth and space sciences" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "content_description", "code": "AC9S4U02", "source_row": 18855, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02", "content_description": "identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation" }, "plain_text": "identify sources of water and describe key processes in the water cycle, including movement of water through the sky, landscape and ocean; precipitation; evaporation; and condensation" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E1", "source_row": 18856, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E1", "elaboration": "identifying everyday examples of precipitation (rain or snow), evaporation (wet washing or paint drying) and condensation of water (water droplets on a cold water bottle)" }, "plain_text": "identifying everyday examples of precipitation (rain or snow), evaporation (wet washing or paint drying) and condensation of water (water droplets on a cold water bottle)" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E2", "source_row": 18857, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E2", "elaboration": "identifying local water sources and exploring how they change over time, such as rain puddles that evaporate or a local creek that flows faster after rain" }, "plain_text": "identifying local water sources and exploring how they change over time, such as rain puddles that evaporate or a local creek that flows faster after rain" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E3", "source_row": 18858, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E3", "elaboration": "exploring where tap water comes from and predicting what happens to water that goes down the drain" }, "plain_text": "exploring where tap water comes from and predicting what happens to water that goes down the drain" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E4", "source_row": 18859, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E4", "elaboration": "exploring a game or simulation of the water cycle, identifying key processes and creating their own representation of the water cycle" }, "plain_text": "exploring a game or simulation of the water cycle, identifying key processes and creating their own representation of the water cycle" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E5", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E5", "source_row": 18860, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E5", "elaboration": "recognising that clouds are tiny water droplets suspended in air, observing a ‘cloud in a bottle’ demonstrated by a teacher and discussing what conditions are needed for clouds to form and for rain or snow to fall" }, "plain_text": "recognising that clouds are tiny water droplets suspended in air, observing a ‘cloud in a bottle’ demonstrated by a teacher and discussing what conditions are needed for clouds to form and for rain or snow to fall" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E6", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E6", "source_row": 18861, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E6", "elaboration": "exploring First Nations Australians’ connections with and valuing of water and water resource management" }, "plain_text": "exploring First Nations Australians’ connections with and valuing of water and water resource management" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E7", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E7", "source_row": 18862, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E7", "elaboration": "recognising First Nations Australians’ knowledges and understandings of evaporation and how the effect of evaporation can be reduced to conserve water, such as by covering surfaces" }, "plain_text": "recognising First Nations Australians’ knowledges and understandings of evaporation and how the effect of evaporation can be reduced to conserve water, such as by covering surfaces" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U02_E8", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U02_E8", "source_row": 18863, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U02_E8", "elaboration": "considering why we are encouraged to save and recycle water, and actions people can take to reduce water consumption and waste" }, "plain_text": "considering why we are encouraged to save and recycle water, and actions people can take to reduce 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and negative effects of friction on their everyday experiences, such as how friction causes objects to slow down and stop" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U03_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U03_E3", "source_row": 18868, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4U03_E3", "elaboration": "recognising that gravity is the force that pulls all objects to towards the centre of Earth and that gravitational force acts on an object regardless of whether it is moving or not moving" }, "plain_text": "recognising that gravity is the force that pulls all objects to towards the centre of Earth and that gravitational force acts on an object regardless of whether it is moving or not moving" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4U03_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4U03_E4", "source_row": 18869, "attributes": { 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friction or which materials are attracted to a magnet" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I02_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I02_E2", "source_row": 18908, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I02_E2", "elaboration": "predicting the interactions of forces in a game or toy design, and building and testing a prototype" }, "plain_text": "predicting the interactions of forces in a game or toy design, and building and testing a prototype" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I02_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I02_E3", "source_row": 18909, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I02_E3", "elaboration": "predicting effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers, and using a virtual or roleplay food chain simulation to explore possible outcomes by running the simulation multiple times" }, "plain_text": "predicting effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers, and using a virtual or roleplay food chain simulation to explore possible outcomes by running the simulation multiple times" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I02_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I02_E4", "source_row": 18910, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I02_E4", "elaboration": "following safety rules when conducting investigations, such as wearing personal safety gear correctly, using equipment according to guidelines and demonstrating safe behaviours in field sites or when interacting with biological specimens" }, "plain_text": "following safety rules when conducting investigations, such as wearing personal safety gear correctly, using equipment according to guidelines and demonstrating safe behaviours in field sites or when interacting with biological specimens" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I03", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "content_description", "code": "AC9S4I03", "source_row": 18911, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I03", "content_description": "follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate" }, "plain_text": "follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I03_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I03_E1", "source_row": 18912, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I03_E1", "elaboration": "identifying animals in field locations using procedures such as direct or virtual observation, call or scat identification or pitfall traps" }, "plain_text": "identifying animals in field locations using procedures such as direct or virtual observation, call or scat identification or pitfall traps" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I03_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I03_E2", "source_row": 18913, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I03_E2", "elaboration": "using appropriate equipment to make and record observations, such as digital cameras, video, voice recorders and familiar scaled instruments with appropriate increments" }, "plain_text": "using appropriate equipment to make and record observations, such as digital cameras, video, voice recorders and familiar scaled instruments with appropriate increments" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I03_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I03_E3", "source_row": 18914, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I03_E3", "elaboration": "describing how to use rounding up or down when reading scaled instruments, and the effect of the scale size on the accuracy of the measurement" }, "plain_text": "describing how to use rounding up or down when reading scaled instruments, and the effect of the scale size on the accuracy of the measurement" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I03_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I03_E4", "source_row": 18915, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I03_E4", "elaboration": "constructing tables or graphic organisers to record observations" }, "plain_text": "constructing tables or graphic organisers to record observations" }, { "id": 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simple relationships and identify patterns" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I04_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I04_E1", "source_row": 18918, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I04_E1", "elaboration": "using virtual or role-play food chain simulations to explore effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers in a habitat" }, "plain_text": "using virtual or role-play food chain simulations to explore effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers in a habitat" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I04_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I04_E2", "source_row": 18919, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I04_E2", "elaboration": "using maps to locate water sources in the local area, or constructing maps to show sites of water wastage in the school grounds" }, "plain_text": "using maps to locate water sources in the local area, or constructing maps to show sites of water wastage in the school grounds" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I04_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I04_E3", "source_row": 18920, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I04_E3", "elaboration": "constructing column graphs to compare numbers of objects made of particular materials or distances moved by objects experiencing frictional forces" }, "plain_text": "constructing column graphs to compare numbers of objects made of particular materials or distances moved by objects experiencing frictional forces" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I04_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I04_E4", "source_row": 18921, "attributes": { "learning_area": 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findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I05_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I05_E1", "source_row": 18924, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I05_E1", "elaboration": "identifying instances during investigations where elements may have been changed in error, resulting in an unfair test" }, "plain_text": "identifying instances during investigations where elements may have been changed in error, resulting in an unfair test" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I05_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I05_E2", "source_row": 18925, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I05_E2", "elaboration": "comparing findings 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audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate" }, "plain_text": "write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I06_E1", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I06_E1", "source_row": 18932, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I06_E1", "elaboration": "discussing the purpose of a text and identifying vocabulary appropriate to the topic and audience" }, "plain_text": "discussing the purpose of a text and identifying vocabulary appropriate to the topic and audience" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I06_E2", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I06_E2", "source_row": 18933, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I06_E2", "elaboration": "acknowledging and learning about First Nations Australians’ ways of representing and sharing information about water sources" }, "plain_text": "acknowledging and learning about First Nations Australians’ ways of representing and sharing information about water sources" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I06_E3", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I06_E3", "source_row": 18934, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I06_E3", "elaboration": "sharing ideas about ways to represent feeding relationships including using drawings, labels, images or models" }, "plain_text": "sharing ideas about ways to represent feeding relationships including using drawings, labels, images or models" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I06_E4", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": 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materials are best suited to be used for making particular products, such as nylon for tents, rubber for shoes or wool for warm clothing" }, { "id": "acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S4I06_E6", "collection": "learning_areas", "record_type": "illustrative_elaboration", "code": "AC9S4I06_E6", "source_row": 18937, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "level": "Year 4", "code": "AC9S4I06_E6", "elaboration": "creating posters, a song, slideshow or performance to encourage the school community to save water" }, "plain_text": "creating posters, a song, slideshow or performance to encourage the school community to save water" }, { "id": "acara-v9:achievement_standards:d2cae786eacb8a8b", "collection": "achievement_standards", "record_type": "achievement_standard", "code": null, "source_row": 238, "attributes": { "learning_area": "Science", "subject": "Science", "pathway": "", "sequence": "", "level": "Year 4", "achievement_standard": "

By the end of Year 4 students identify the roles of organisms in a habitat and construct food chains. They identify key processes in the water cycle and describe how water cycles through the environment. They identify forces acting on objects and describe their effect. They relate the uses of materials to their properties. They explain the role of data in science inquiry. They identify solutions based on scientific explanations and describe the needs these meet.

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Students pose questions to identify patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations. They plan investigations using planning scaffolds, identify key elements of fair tests and describe how they conduct investigations safely. They use simple procedures to make accurate formal measurements. They construct representations to organise data and information and identify patterns and relationships. They compare their findings with those of others, assess the fairness of their investigation, identify further questions for investigation and draw conclusions. They communicate ideas and findings for an identified audience and purpose, including using scientific vocabulary when appropriate.

" }, "plain_text": "By the end of Year 4 students identify the roles of organisms in a habitat and construct food chains. They identify key processes in the water cycle and describe how water cycles through the environment. They identify forces acting on objects and describe their effect. They relate the uses of materials to their properties. They explain the role of data in science inquiry. They identify solutions based on scientific explanations and describe the needs these meet. Students pose questions to identify patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations. They plan investigations using planning scaffolds, identify key elements of fair tests and describe how they conduct investigations safely. They use simple procedures to make accurate formal measurements. They construct representations to organise data and information and identify patterns and relationships. They compare their findings with those of others, assess the fairness of their investigation, identify further questions for investigation and draw conclusions. They communicate ideas and findings for an identified audience and purpose, including using scientific vocabulary when appropriate." } ] }