Australian Curriculum • Year 6 • Science
Year 6 Science Curriculum Australia: What Students Learn and How to Practise
Year 6 Science prepares students for more formal secondary investigation and explanation. Organisms and environments, changes in matter, Earth and space, energy and electricity are explored alongside planning, recording and evaluating evidence.
Use models carefully
Models help students explain systems that cannot always be observed directly. Ask what a model represents, what it leaves out and how it supports an explanation. This builds scientific literacy rather than simple diagram memorisation.
Plan investigations with purpose
Students should identify what they are testing, choose relevant measurements, control important variables where appropriate and record results in a form that can be compared. They should use evidence—not expectation—to support conclusions.
Find the exact curriculum unit
The Year 6 Science curriculum units connect each concept with Topic Guide, Teacher Slides, Worksheet, Practice and Test. This makes targeted revision easier before the move into secondary science.
Practise data interpretation
Use short tables, graphs, diagrams and experimental descriptions. Ask what conclusion is supported, what evidence is missing and whether another explanation is possible. These questions strengthen the habits students will need in later practical work.
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Australian Curriculum v9
Year 6 Science curriculum codes at a glance
This guide is linked to the exact Australian Curriculum v9 content descriptions used by SkillrHub. There are 12 Year 6 Science curriculum codes in this subject. Use the code list below to move from the broad year-level overview to the exact skill a student is learning.
Biological sciences
AC9S6U01 — Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how...
investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions.
Earth and space sciences
AC9S6U02 — The movement of Earth and other planets relative to the...
describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length.
Physical sciences
AC9S6U03 — Investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits...
investigate the transfer and transformation of energy in electrical circuits, including the role of circuit components, insulators and conductors.
Chemical sciences
AC9S6U04 — Reversible changes, including dissolving and changes of state, and irreversible...
compare reversible changes, including dissolving and changes of state, and irreversible changes, including cooking and rusting that produce new substances.
Nature and development of science
AC9S6H01 — Examine why advances in science are often the result of...
examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others.
Use and influence of science
AC9S6H02 — Investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities...
investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions.
Questioning and predicting
AC9S6I01 — Investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make...
pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions.
Planning and conducting
AC9S6I02 — Plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions including, as...
plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions including, as appropriate, deciding the variables to be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests; describing potential risks; planning for the safe use of equipment and materials; and identifying required permissions to conduct investigations on Country/Place.
AC9S6I03 — Equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision...
use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools as appropriate.
Processing, modelling and analysing
AC9S6I04 — Construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual...
construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual or physical models, to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships.
Evaluating
AC9S6I05 — Methods and findings with those of others, recognise possible sources...
compare methods and findings with those of others, recognise possible sources of error, pose questions for further investigation and select evidence to draw reasoned conclusions.
Communicating
AC9S6I06 — And create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific...
write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate.
Curriculum descriptions are reproduced from the curriculum data used to organise SkillrHub resources. The Australian Curriculum remains the authority for official wording and scope.
Free-first learning
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Before committing to another monthly or yearly learning subscription, use the free curriculum-linked resources available for the student’s current topic. Start with the Topic Guide, use Practice, review mistakes and then take the separate Test.
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