# Exact proposed national crosswalk · Foundation Science Term 2 Weeks 13–14

Checked 29 September 2026 against the [official ACARA v9 downloadable workbook](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/downloads), locally pinned at `products/curriculum-studio/research/sources/acara-australian-curriculum-v9-download-2026-09-29.xlsx`, SHA-256 `db446882d2c00cf7c085a03e250e2442fda6c44011fc114680c46c1dc7a822c3`. The [verifier](verify_pack.py) compares exact code, row, area, level and description with [the local import](../../../../../data/frameworks/acara-v9.json). [QCAA ACiQ v9 P–10 Science](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/aciq/version-9/learning-areas/p-10-science) and [planning resources](https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/p-10/aciq/version-9/learning-areas/p-10-science/p-10-science-planning-resources) are the Queensland Prep entry points; this pack is not a QCAA-approved local plan. Proposed links are **conditional and partial**.

| Code | Workbook row | Learning area and level | Exact content description |
|---|---:|---|---|
| AC9SFU01 | 18517 | Science · Foundation Year | observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped based on these features |
| AC9SFH01 | 18542 | Science · Foundation Year | explore the ways people make and use observations and questions to learn about the natural world |
| AC9SFI01 | 18550 | Science · Foundation Year | pose questions and make predictions based on experiences |
| AC9SFI02 | 18556 | Science · Foundation Year | engage in investigations safely and make observations using their senses |
| AC9SFI03 | 18562 | Science · Foundation Year | represent observations in provided templates and identify patterns with guidance |
| AC9SFI04 | 18569 | Science · Foundation Year | compare observations with predictions with guidance |
| AC9SFI05 | 18574 | Science · Foundation Year | share questions, predictions, observations and ideas with others |

## Conditional evidence map

- **Living external features (AC9SFU01):** Day 62 and repeat views can sample visible features of an actual approved plant only with genuine dated source/view/access. Day 68's simple grouping requires **two** approved real plant views and an explicit visible-feature rule. Invented F/G/H and held J/K are drawings/notebooks, not local plant observations. The full row also mentions **animals**, which this pack does not attempt to cover; it remains partial even if two plants are observed.
- **Human endeavour/questions (AC9SFH01, AC9SFI01):** Children ask what a view can show and plan a safer comparable revisit. An earlier prediction must be recorded before the later actual view; a recalled prediction is NOT RECORDED.
- **Investigation and representation (AC9SFI02/03):** Credit actual safe sensory investigation only for a locally approved known plant/source with date, viewpoint, access, exact observation and adult prompt. An attributed adult report is distinct from the child's direct sense. A paper/tactile model can support reasoning about source limits but not actual content evidence. Pattern claims need multiple comparable **real** observations with guidance; two unlike fictional pages are insufficient.
- **Prediction comparison/sharing (AC9SFI04/05):** Compare only a genuine earlier prediction and later dated actual observation, with SAME / DIFFERENT / UNCLEAR / INCOMPARABLE permitted. Sharing can be private to teacher through any access route; an imagined listener response is never actual feedback.
- **Assessment boundary:** Day 65/70 held paper cases are new formative source-reasoning samples. They cannot prove real plant change, safe investigation or full AC9SFU01 coverage. One check cannot establish term/year mastery, growth or a universal claim. Record exact first response/support and next teaching move.

Australian Curriculum v9 calls this Foundation Year; Queensland calls it Prep. State/territory and school implementation, privacy, safety and adjustment rules vary. No ACARA/QCAA endorsement, field pilot, measured learning gain, certified accessibility, translation or First Nations cultural authority is claimed. Original analysis © 2026 NeuroForgeIO Pty Ltd, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ACARA wording retains [its own terms](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/copyright-and-terms-of-use).