teacher/CURRICULUM | Year 3 Science · T1 W9–10 · Teacher

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Sequence and useful evidence

Year3 Science Term1 Weeks09–10 / sequence slots41–50 in a40-week planning partition. Slots are teaching sequence identifiers, not a claim of195/200 actual attendance days or uniform state/local calendar. Fixed committed predecessor is Weeks07–08; genuine09–10 absence was proved by full Git tree, not sparse checkout. Earlier01Earth,03heat,05biology,07states are complementary banks, not a child's annual attainment record. This ten-session resource breadth contribution retains all96 full national records, twelve complete content-description meanings,68 illustrative elaborations and the whole achievement standard. Illustrations are examples, not mandatory task checklist. Observable soils/rocks/minerals AND importance remain whole U02; this block offers partial resource breadth and conditional actual observations, not total criterion completion.

National literal source retains full HTML attributes/plain meanings/IDs/row indices, fixed commit/canonical/source hashes and metadata. RAW-NATIVE retains actual workbook XML cell-present/type/value/decoded distinctions,12 Learning-areas columns and6 Achievement-standard columns.95×12+1×6=1146 native slots;481 present =479 nonempty+2 explicit empty strings C237/D237;665 absent. Empty strings differ from absent cells. Acquisition29September2026; actual workbook blobfc49c2045021bfeb75aeaf9254446c8d439af324, SHA256db446882d2c00cf7c085a03e250e2442fda6c44011fc114680c46c1dc7a822c3. Canonical blobe2ec2c0caf1003c173c3db3f719d75a2a494f1c7, SHA25615fbbef5283a4b48b8a8e00ae3c7c635377cea2175afc1f2f12d12f9d5453e60. Defined sheet dimensions A1:L21725 and A1:F261. No invented wider native universe; exact audit/raw preserved. Source-row order and native types carry.

QCAA and honest formative evidence

Current primary Q1/Q2/Q3 are whole2/5/3-page readings on13October2026 with their2023 publication dates. Alignment retains full Year3 standard/descriptions; typo AC9SFU01 in provider legend is logged separately from actual AC9S3U01. Standards require real opportunity to learn and on-balance annual folio judgement. Our32 exact prompt-matched formative criteria and possible responses are ORIGINAL, not official A–E rubric text/grades. No automatic sum, length/spelling/mode score or annual-complete claim. Teachers consider each actual child meaning, source familiarity, support, task status and whole curriculum scope; unfamiliar-source or coached later work must be recorded honestly.

Q3 experimental investigation entails student-generated data and planning/conduct; secondary-source study and supervised response different modes. Written/spoken-signed/practical/multimodal legitimate. Suggested100–200words/up to1minute and local supervised40minutes+10perusal/up to200words/25short/25–50extended are provider guidance, not compulsory quotas for every child/resource. Read instructions, negotiate actual conditions/current safety. Actual cm ruler work can contribute I03 only if performed; supplied scale/mL tables/record-lens choices cannot. Questions, BEFORE predictions with clue and AFTER observations are separate. A helper’s prior idea is attributed, not child prediction. Fictional readers are not actual peer comparison. Dates, actual child/adult acts, independent/coached status, modes and unperformed steps belong in the adult record.

Adapt access without inventing learner types

Offer meaningful choice: large-print/text; tactile paper heading layout; short spoken/signed/AAC explanation; drawing plus confirmed scribing; optional collaborative/seated movement; one heading at a time; quiet/no-audio; extended pause; helper reading the complete source; optional digital manipulation of supplied record views. Supports respond to an individual's preference/needs, not fixed visual/auditory learner labels or a diagnosis inferred from response. Keep the scientific/purpose job and exact held prompt stable. A child may decline/public sharing is optional. No fake actual outcome or lowered hidden criterion based on modality. Full text alternatives accompany the twenty generated original SVG aids in this source bank. The author rendered and read all twenty whole planes; independent whole-source critique and an actual Browser review remain pending. No classroom, listening or native assistive-technology result is claimed.

Original grants and third-party boundaries

Original NeuroForge2026 teaching prose, ordinary/held fiction, prompts, criteria, complete unrelated next teaching, read-aloud scripts, visual briefs and full text alternatives are offered CC BY4.0 with attribution NeuroForge/SubjectNest and changes noted; education/share/adapt/free reuse allowed. Full canonical EDUCATION-LICENCE.txt retained exact18,657bytes/SHA2569ba9550ad48438d0836ddab3da480b3b69ffa0aac7b7878b5a0039e7ab429411. Original proposal constructor/check/custody/optional interface specification software is Apache2.0; full SOFTWARE-LICENCE.txt retained exact11,358bytes/SHA256cfc7749b96f63bd31c3c42b5c471bf756814053e847c10f3eb003417bc523d30. Permission over original material does not grant ownership of ACARA/QCAA/source facts, brands, student/community work or provider media. No provider assets are imported. This source bank includes generated original vectors and the optional Resource Trail Desk. The ten read-aloud scripts remain written text, with no recorded or listening-tested audio.

Retained ACARA curriculum: ©Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority2010 to present, core terms CC BY4 subject to stated exclusions. Preserve source attribution/URLs/edition and full terms distinction. Current terms last updatedApril2021, read13October2026; literacy progression/implementation media/marks/design/third-party material separate, not redistributed as NeuroForge originals. First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property requires actual authority/consent, credit/integrity/payment/conditions where applicable; no endorsement or universal rights inference.

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F1/F2 facts attributed Geoscience Australia/Commonwealth of Australia, education pages updated14May2025. Current GA copyright page updated21May2026 CC BY4 except coat/logo/item exceptions. F3 USDA NRCS roles in narrow original paraphrase; no page-specific date established and no blanket webpage/media licence inferred. F4 CSIRO2022 research fact in original paraphrase; current CSIRO copyright policy updated22August2025 generally requires permission or lawful exception, media/collection exceptions differ. No CSIRO text/photo/sensor drawing reused; invented codes explicitly not actual device/calibration. F5 USGS2017 publication narrow property/use reference; no media/whole text reused or current statistics inferred. Provider URLs, dates, selected-versus-whole read methods and failures are in PRIMARY-READING.json. External links are adult references, not required child online experiences.

Language and community review

English original with plain friendly child prompts and fuller adult explanations. No translations supplied or machine translation called verified. Future language copies retain resource/source/edition IDs, numbers/units/blank state, dialect/register, exact prompt meaning and local terminology, and are reviewed by a competent speaker/educator. First Nations languages require relevant language/Country authority and sharing conditions; scarcity of data is not a licence to invent or homogenise. Keep source and translated roles/rights/date/reviewer distinct; learners can respond in their preferred language with attributed support. Never expose private child identity to translation/AI tools.

classifying a collection of objects as living, once living or non-living and explaining their reasoning

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed in this block

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U01_E2

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learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U01_E2

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18753

Full literal meaning

observing and describing differences between metamorphic (such as butterflies, beetles or frogs) and non-metamorphic life cycles of animals, including humans

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed in this block

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U01_E3

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learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U01_E3

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18754

Full literal meaning

comparing the physical characteristics of an animal such as a frog or moth with its activity at different stages of its life cycle

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed in this block

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U01_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U01_E4

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18755

Full literal meaning

representing stages of a plant or animal’s life cycle using drawings, digital photographs, graphic organisers or concrete materials

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed in this block

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U01_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U01_E5

Source row

18756

Full literal meaning

investigating how First Nations Australians understand and utilise the life cycles of certain species

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed in this block

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SU_2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SU_2

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18757

Full literal meaning

Earth and space sciences

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3U02

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18758

Full literal meaning

compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

D41–45 resource/source/object distinctions, industrial bauxite→aluminium/foil, copper/graphite property-use references, minerals as rock components, soil plant/habitat/water roles; C01–10/C17/C19–20. Labelled diagram/supplied observation is not local specimen identification. Optional adult-selected sealed familiar resource gallery can support actual descriptions and comparison only when performed; its records must name what the child actually saw. Earlier Weeks01–02 supplies complementary Earth-resource work, not earned attainment. This block does not deliver verified local quarry provenance, all rock/mineral properties or authorised First Nations knowledge.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E1

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18759

Full literal meaning

examining different soils from local areas and using magnifying glasses to observe their components, such as pebbles, sand or plant matter as well as living things such as earthworms and insects

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

General soil component/role context D44/B sources; no local magnifier study, collection or living-organism observation performed. Optional sealed familiar display records only actual visible features and its provenance; no pretend worm observation.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E2

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18760

Full literal meaning

exploring the school grounds or a local area and observing or collecting different types of rocks and describing similarities or differences such as texture, colour, grain or crystal size

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

Museum/rock model D45 and optional known sealed-resource comparison provide descriptive prompts. No grounds walk/collected local specimen, geological type or actual crystal/grain measurement invented.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E3

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18761

Full literal meaning

recognising that minerals are the building blocks of rocks and that the different characteristics of rocks depend on the minerals they are made up of

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

D42/D45/C04/V02/V05 explicitly distinguish mineral components of rocks from industrial metal manufacturing. Colours/patterns in a drawing identify no mineral names.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E4

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18762

Full literal meaning

identifying rocks as key components of the built and natural environment and recognising uses of minerals such as gemstones in jewellery, graphite in pencils, and table salt in food

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

D41–43 metal objects and D44 soil use expand resource importance; C10/F5 gives a separate graphite industrial property/use. Historical literal graphite-in-pencil/salt/gemstone examples remain intact, not freshly verified composition facts or completed jewellery/food activities.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E5

Source row

18763

Full literal meaning

investigating First Nations Australians’ knowledges of different rock and mineral types, and how they were used such as for stone blades, grindstones and pigments

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

Retained full national illustrative meaning. Not authored as a generic local-cultural lesson. Country-specific knowledge, artefact images/terms, consent/authority, attribution and review required before any community-led contribution.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E6

Source row

18764

Full literal meaning

describing ways in which living things including humans depend on soils, such as for food, growing plants, providing habitat for organisms, and holding and cleaning water

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

D44/C07–09/C20/F3 broad plant/habitat/water functions. No living specimen performance, food production, local drinking-water or filtration-safety result; D47 measures only fictional collected quantity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E7

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E7

Source row

18765

Full literal meaning

examining information on plant tags and exploring the vocabulary used to describe soils and different plant soil requirements

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

Local fact workflow permits a dated adult-reviewed plant-tag reading with exact tag context/unknown requirements. No tag/soil suitability data is supplied here or guessed from general roles.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U02_E8

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U02_E8

Source row

18766

Full literal meaning

investigating which rocks or minerals are quarried or mined locally or regionally and how those resources are used

Opportunity status

Partial resource breadth and conditional observable comparisons

Exact opportunity and limits

C17 local quarry question explicitly unknown; adult LOCAL-FACT workflow separates quarry location, resource, use, record date and actual provider. No regional mine adopted as current or assigned to a child's object without evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SU_3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SU_3

Source row

18767

Full literal meaning

Physical sciences

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3U03

Source row

18768

Full literal meaning

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

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Copper electrical conduction is not a heat-transfer experiment. Earlier Weeks03–04 heat work is a separate bank; no temperature measurements/source-of-heat comparisons in this block.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E1

Source row

18769

Full literal meaning

exploring how we sense heat and identifying sources of heat such as the sun, fire, electrical devices and geothermal springs

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Copper electrical conduction is not a heat-transfer experiment. Earlier Weeks03–04 heat work is a separate bank; no temperature measurements/source-of-heat comparisons in this block. Full illustrative meaning retained; this specific activity not newly delivered or assessed.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E2

Source row

18770

Full literal meaning

recognising that changes in heat energy can be measured using a thermometer

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E3

Source row

18771

Full literal meaning

observing and, with assistance, measuring, what happens when a cold object is placed in direct contact with a warm object and proposing explanations

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E4

Source row

18772

Full literal meaning

modelling the movement of heat from one object to another using drawing or role-play

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E5

Source row

18773

Full literal meaning

investigating how well heat is transferred by different types of materials such as metals, plastics and ceramics and identifying how materials are used to keep things hot and cold

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U03_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U03_E6

Source row

18774

Full literal meaning

exploring how First Nations Australians developed clothing from animal skins such as possum furs and kangaroo skin cloaks that trap heat close to the body to stay warm

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U04_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U04_E3

Source row

18779

Full literal meaning

using ice cubes, butter or chocolate to explore how changes of state involve the removal of heat or the addition of heat

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U04_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U04_E4

Source row

18780

Full literal meaning

investigating how changes of state in materials used by First Nations Australians such as beeswax or resins are important for their use

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3U04_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3U04_E5

Source row

18781

Full literal meaning

exploring how changes from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can help us recycle materials such as glass or plastics

Opportunity status

Not newly taught or assessed

Exact opportunity and limits

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3_2SHE

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

strand

Code

SCISCIY3_2SHE

Source row

18782

Full literal meaning

Science as a human endeavour

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SHE_1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SHE_1

Source row

18783

Full literal meaning

Nature and development of science

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3H01

Source row

18784

Full literal meaning

examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

D47 complete six-entry table/selected graphs; D48 source-coded record→bounded explanation; F4 separate soil-water research account. Supplied fiction versus actual provider knowledge always labelled. No biography, actual professional soil test, documentary or published dataset analysis claimed.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H01_E1

Source row

18785

Full literal meaning

investigating the stories of people who used multiple observations to develop scientific explanations, such as 17th-century entomologist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, who was the first to record the nature of metamorphosis

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

Full historical Merian illustrative meaning retained. No biography or first-in-history claim independently verified/adopted by this block; further historical primary research needed for a new lesson.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H01_E2

Source row

18786

Full literal meaning

exploring how farmers use soil tests to monitor and manage the health of farms

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

F3 roles/F4 dated research context can provoke a soil information question. No actual farm-soil test, current farm health result or tested local management outcome.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H01_E3

Source row

18787

Full literal meaning

investigate how 18th-century physicists such as Jean Ingenhousz and Sir Benjamin Thompson collected data on conduction of heat to determine the best conductors or insulators

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

Ingenhousz/Thompson heat investigation meaning retained; no new historical/heat lesson or conductor experiment.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H01_E4

Source row

18788

Full literal meaning

exploring age-appropriate science reports and journal articles and identifying where in the text the author has included data, findings or explanations

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

D48 separates actual F4 provider account from invented code; D47 locates supplied data/explanation. Optional adult-assisted appropriate report reading requires its actual full report/date, not just a fictional caption.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H01_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H01_E5

Source row

18789

Full literal meaning

viewing a documentary or webinar and observing how scientists and researchers share their data and explanations

Opportunity status

Partial information-to-explanation opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

No documentary/webinar viewed or created. Complete written narration10 is our original ordinary read-aloud; no provider video/audio reused.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SHE_2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SHE_2

Source row

18790

Full literal meaning

Use and influence of science

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3H02

Source row

18791

Full literal meaning

consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

D43 property/job, D48 coded plan decision, D49 practical product purpose. A fictional coded plan illustrates the relationship; it is not a calibrated CSIRO instrument, actual crop response or a scientific trial by children.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E1

Source row

18792

Full literal meaning

recognising how First Nations Australians observe and describe developmental changes in plants and animals to make decisions about when to harvest certain resources

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

Full First Nations harvest/life-cycle meaning retained, no community knowledge presumed; authorised community-led future contribution only.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E2

Source row

18793

Full literal meaning

exploring the history of manure and compost use in agriculture and how composting can help improve soil condition and plant growth

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

F3 broad role supports questions, but compost history/growth benefit experiment not taught or evidenced. No food-waste handling/recommendation from this record.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E3

Source row

18794

Full literal meaning

investigating how understanding of life cycles of insect pests such as fruit flies led to effective control strategies

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

No fruit-fly pest/life-cycle control lesson; biological bank separate; no spray or pest treatment instruction.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E4

Source row

18795

Full literal meaning

investigating why salt, was so important to people’s diets, food preservation and medicine in ancient times that it was known as ‘white gold’

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

Historical salt/white-gold illustrative meaning remains exact, no historical/medical claim or food-preservation experiment newly adopted.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E5

Source row

18796

Full literal meaning

exploring how science knowledge of heat transfer has helped people develop different ways to cook food, such as by boiling, frying or roasting

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

No cooking/heat-transfer lesson; electrical reference is a different property. Do not credit foil reference as boiling/frying/roasting evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3H02_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3H02_E6

Source row

18797

Full literal meaning

investigating how engineers test the insulation properties of materials, and how this information is used to design food and beverage packaging, building insulation or clothing

Opportunity status

Partial explanation-to-need opportunities

Exact opportunity and limits

Useful property-to-job reasoning D43 is analogous, not an insulation test or engineer packaging dataset. Temperature/performance remains unmeasured.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3_3SI

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

strand

Code

SCISCIY3_3SI

Source row

18798

Full literal meaning

Science inquiry

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SI_1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SI_1

Source row

18799

Full literal meaning

Questioning and predicting

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I01

Source row

18800

Full literal meaning

pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

D41/45/48/50 useful open questions. D46 optional NEW plain-paper investigation separates question, BEFORE prediction with actual clue and AFTER ruler record. Supplied retrospective lengths are not a prior child prediction; C-later's helper prediction is attributed, not credited as child performance.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E1

Source row

18801

Full literal meaning

acknowledging and using information from First Nations Australians to guide the development of questions regarding life cycles

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

Country-specific life-cycle enquiry requires authorised First Nations guidance; no invented translation/knowledge here.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E2

Source row

18802

Full literal meaning

posing questions about the relationship between soil characteristics and the growth of particular plants, such as: ‘Will beans grow best in sandy, loamy or clay soils?’

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

Soil role/collection record can invite a NEW growth question; no beans growth trial or best-soil answer supplied. A question is not a before prediction or a result.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E3

Source row

18803

Full literal meaning

comparing simple maps of Australian agriculture and soil types and posing questions about observed patterns, such as: ‘Does wheat grow in particular soils?’

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

No agriculture/soil maps adopted. Adult verified map workflow must preserve layer/date/legend/spatial scope before children's pattern questions.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E4

Source row

18804

Full literal meaning

posing questions about substances that are difficult to classify as a solid or liquid, such as toothpaste, slime or hair gel

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

No ambiguous-solid/liquid classification question performed in this block; preceding chemical bank is separate.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E5

Source row

18805

Full literal meaning

predicting whether the mass of ice in a sealed container will change when the ice has melted

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

No ice mass prediction/measurement; full meaning retained without earned-credit claim.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E6

Source row

18806

Full literal meaning

predicting which material will be the most effective insulator of heat

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 explicitly teaches before prediction/clue with a different paper-length job, not insulating-performance prediction. Heat application remains for another actual opportunity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I01_E7

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I01_E7

Source row

18807

Full literal meaning

predicting how quickly ice will melt at different ambient temperatures based on previous observations

Opportunity status

Conditional question and genuine prospective prediction

Exact opportunity and limits

No ambient-temperature ice-rate prediction or experiment; supplied water quantities have different variable/outcome.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SI_2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SI_2

Source row

18808

Full literal meaning

Planning and conducting

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I02

Source row

18809

Full literal meaning

use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 optional actual plain-paper plan keeps baseline/instrument/direction comparable under adult preparation; only actual child planning/conduct earns those observations. D47 supplied matched conditions can be discussed; no soil-water experiment is conducted by reading the notebook. B/C held plan prompts require only their exact stated reasoning, never invented actual conduct.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E1

Source row

18810

Full literal meaning

collaboratively identifying and ordering the steps in an investigation

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 optional paper procedure ordered under scaffold. Actual child/adult roles, step selection and conduct noted; read-only plan reasoning remains distinct.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E2

Source row

18811

Full literal meaning

using a provided framework or graphic organiser to plan and identify what to change, what to keep the same and what to measure to make a test fair

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 baseline/ruler/direction and C18 changing-feature discussion; D47 supplied matched conditions. No total fair-test credit without actual what-change/keep/measure and conduct evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E3

Source row

18812

Full literal meaning

examining an example of a soil profile after soil has settled in water and planning an investigation to compare and contrast the components and particle sizes of different soils

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

No water-settled profile/soil particle experiment. Sealed drawing B sources are descriptions with visible limits, not physical soil preparation.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E4

Source row

18813

Full literal meaning

planning an investigation to determine which material is the best to keep substances cold

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

No keep-cold experiment; paper length practice does not establish insulation planning skill for an unoffered job.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E5

Source row

18814

Full literal meaning

discussing safety rules to follow when conducting investigations, such as following teacher instructions, manipulating equipment and materials with care and wearing appropriate personal safety gear, such as gloves, safety goggles and face masks when handling soils

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

Adult preparation/current school safety for any actual measurement or sealed display, suitable materials, no unknown dust/rock/soil handling. QCAA techniques/local policy guide actual practice; no child extraction/electric/water-safety test.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I02_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I02_E6

Source row

18815

Full literal meaning

consulting with First Nations Australians to guide the planning of scientific investigations, including safety considerations for field investigations

Opportunity status

Conditional scaffolded planning/conduct and fairness

Exact opportunity and limits

No First Nations consultation occurred. Community authority/safety/field permission required before a future co-designed field activity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I03

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I03

Source row

18816

Full literal meaning

follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

Opportunity status

Conditional actual familiar-scaled-instrument opportunity

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 actual familiar cm ruler with NEW plain-paper objects, zero alignment, suitable increments, record units/reading/support; optional adult-safe sealed gallery descriptive observations. All diagram cm and supplied mL data remain supplied/model evidence. Choosing Record lens or reading a scale does not establish actual instrument use. Recording a helper reading is attributed.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I03_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I03_E1

Source row

18817

Full literal meaning

using appropriate equipment to make and record observations, such as digital cameras, video, voice recorders and scaled instruments with appropriate increments

Opportunity status

Conditional actual familiar-scaled-instrument opportunity

Exact opportunity and limits

Conditional actual familiar cm ruler/record D46. Camera/video/voice capture optional local consent, not assumed, no recording service. Digital lens displays existing records, not measurements.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I03_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I03_E2

Source row

18818

Full literal meaning

exploring how to use equipment such as thermometers or measuring cylinders and making readings with guidance

Opportunity status

Conditional actual familiar-scaled-instrument opportunity

Exact opportunity and limits

Real ruler is a familiar scaled-instrument opportunity; no thermometer/measuring-cylinder reading by child claimed from supplied cm/mL accounts.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I03_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I03_E3

Source row

18819

Full literal meaning

collaboratively designing a table to collect observations in the form of numerical data, written descriptions, drawings or photos

Opportunity status

Conditional actual familiar-scaled-instrument opportunity

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 optional own table and D47 provided six-row table/scaffold. Record whether child designed labels/recorded actual observations or only read supplied table.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I03_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I03_E4

Source row

18820

Full literal meaning

identifying and taking on roles in group work, such as setting up the equipment, making observations, recording observations and ensuring safe behaviours

Opportunity status

Conditional actual familiar-scaled-instrument opportunity

Exact opportunity and limits

Optional helper/partner roles in D46 gallery; record actual child setup/observation/record/safe conduct separately, never infer participation from worksheet completion.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SI_3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SI_3

Source row

18821

Full literal meaning

Processing, modelling and analysing

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I04

Source row

18822

Full literal meaning

construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organise data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

D42 making-trail model, D46 actual or source-labelled length table, D47 all six quantities and selected simple column graph with zero/equal2mL ticks, D48 coded diagram, own D49 product. Odd7/11mL midway with numerals. Supplied graphs/scaffolds versus child-created representations recorded distinctly; no melting-time/life-stage graph claimed.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I04_E1

Source row

18823

Full literal meaning

representing observed life stages by constructing models using recycled or craft materials

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

D42 resource-making model is not an observed life-stage model; exact biological illustration retained for its appropriate later opportunity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I04_E2

Source row

18824

Full literal meaning

constructing pictorial maps to show the location of different soil and rock types in the local environment

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

Local workflow may support a future verified resources map; no local map/soil locations invented in this bank.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I04_E3

Source row

18825

Full literal meaning

constructing and using tables to explore the relationship between ambient temperature and time taken to melt

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

D47 table concerns supplied collection quantities, not temperature/time-to-melt. No cross-variable relabelling.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I04_E4

Source row

18826

Full literal meaning

using graphic organisers to compare properties of solids and liquids

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

Resource/source/job organiser supports meaning relationships, not whole solids/liquids classification evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I04_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I04_E5

Source row

18827

Full literal meaning

using column graphs to show melting time for ice in containers with different insulating layers

Opportunity status

Partial represent/organise/relate evidence

Exact opportunity and limits

D47 simple column scaffold has named sample/trial/mL and equal scale; no insulation/melting time. Appropriate conditional transfer, not that illustrative investigation completed.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SI_4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SI_4

Source row

18828

Full literal meaning

Evaluating

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I05

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I05

Source row

18829

Full literal meaning

compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions

Opportunity status

Conditional compare/fairness/question/conclusion

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 plan fairness, D47 complete-record/subset limits, D48/49 optional ACTUAL willing-reader/peer comparison with consent, D50 justified keep/change/open and further question. Fictional reader views can be reasoned about but are not actual peer findings. One trial or supplier statement cannot establish universal growth/safety/reader-success conclusions.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I05_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I05_E1

Source row

18830

Full literal meaning

comparing findings, such as about best insulators, with those of others and identifying further questions based on differences in findings

Opportunity status

Conditional compare/fairness/question/conclusion

Exact opportunity and limits

Actual willing-peer comparison possible D46/48/49; source-fiction readers explicitly not real others. No best-insulator comparison offered.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I05_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I05_E2

Source row

18831

Full literal meaning

discussing the factors that make investigations fair and evaluating the fairness of their own and others’ investigations

Opportunity status

Conditional compare/fairness/question/conclusion

Exact opportunity and limits

D46 zero/direction/ruler fairness and C18 changed dimension; D47 matched supplied conditions can be evaluated within scope. Actual investigation fairness recorded only if conducted.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I05_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I05_E3

Source row

18832

Full literal meaning

drawing conclusions based on consideration of their own and others’ findings

Opportunity status

Conditional compare/fairness/question/conclusion

Exact opportunity and limits

D47/48 bounded source conclusions; optional actual paper/reader evidence separately. Cannot infer others' actual findings from supplied fictional views.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I05_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I05_E4

Source row

18833

Full literal meaning

identifying further questions for investigation based on observations, differences in findings or new ideas

Opportunity status

Conditional compare/fairness/question/conclusion

Exact opportunity and limits

D41/45/48/50 and all four-source question components keep further question/result open, with a source clue and purpose where requested.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:SCISCIY3SI_5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

sub_strand

Code

SCISCIY3SI_5

Source row

18834

Full literal meaning

Communicating

Opportunity status

Whole structural/level meaning retained

Exact opportunity and limits

Read this complete national meaning with all descendants and the whole annual standard. It organises the curriculum; not a task checklist or earned evidence.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

content_description

Code

AC9S3I06

Source row

18835

Full literal meaning

write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

D41–50 pocket trails/visitor labels/quiet briefings/folio, source identity and appropriate ore/mineral/soil/quantity vocabulary with scaffolds. Spoken/signed/AAC/drawing/verbatim support legitimate; vocabulary offered, not a spelling/length/format score. Reader purpose named; actual reader reply optional and never fabricated.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E1

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E1

Source row

18836

Full literal meaning

discussing how to construct simple reports of their investigations to share their predictions, methods, results and conclusions with their peers

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

Optional D46 actual mini-report uses question/before clue/method/actual result/bounded conclusion; ordinary retrospective source cannot fill its Before lane. Peer sharing only with consent.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E2

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E2

Source row

18837

Full literal meaning

consulting First Nations Australians’ representations of living things as evidenced and communicated through formal and informal sharing of information

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

No First Nations representation newly reproduced/translated or consulted; rights/authority workflow required, including authorised reviewer, attribution and integrity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E3

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E3

Source row

18838

Full literal meaning

writing a life-cycle story from the perspective of a living thing, including appropriate scientific terms for life stages

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

No life-cycle perspective story; source-trail explanation different product. Full literal meaning retained.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E4

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E4

Source row

18839

Full literal meaning

creating posters to display around school on the importance of placing compostable lunchtime food scraps such as apple cores in compost bins for use in kitchen gardens

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

No compost campaign as a verified school policy/experiment. An adult-reviewed local policy could support future purposeful communication, separate from our soil roles.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E5

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E5

Source row

18840

Full literal meaning

collaborating to create a pictorial map of the school grounds showing where different rocks or soils can be found as part of the built or natural environment and creating a class display of rocks and soils collected

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

Optional future adult-authorised resources map needs actual locations/permissions. Museum drawing/material origins here do not constitute grounds collection/display.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E6

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E6

Source row

18841

Full literal meaning

creating an advertisement to promote a new insulated container design to parents of primary-school-aged children

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

D49 useful resource card has real chosen reader/purpose; not an insulation-design advertisement or claimed performance result.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:learning_areas:AC9S3I06_E7

Collection

learning_areas

Record type

illustrative_elaboration

Code

AC9S3I06_E7

Source row

18842

Full literal meaning

representing heat transfer using diagrams, digital drawings, arrows or labels using scientific vocabulary

Opportunity status

Partial purpose/audience/vocabulary communication

Exact opportunity and limits

Making/data arrows in this block do not depict measured heat transfer. Heat diagrams remain a distinct appropriate opportunity.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.

Id

acara-v9:achievement_standards:bde6d9a5ba76e4ed

Collection

achievement_standards

Record type

achievement_standard

Code

None

Source row

237

Full literal meaning

By the end of Year 3 students classify and compare living and non-living things and different life cycles. They describe the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and describe their importance as resources. They identify sources of heat energy and examples of heat transfer and explain changes in the temperature of objects. They classify solids and liquids based on observable properties and describe how to cause a change of state. They describe how people use data to develop explanations. They identify solutions that use scientific explanations. Students pose questions to explore patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations. They use scaffolds to plan safe investigations and fair tests. They use familiar classroom instruments to make measurements. They organise data and information using provided scaffolds and identify patterns and relationships. They compare their findings with those of others, explain how they kept their investigation fair, identify further questions and draw conclusions. They communicate ideas and findings for an identified purpose, including using scientific vocabulary when appropriate.

Opportunity status

Whole annual standard retained, not attained by this bank

Exact opportunity and limits

The complete standard is the annual folio anchor. Partial U02/H01/H02 and conditional I01–I06 opportunities are detailed per description. Biology/heat/state and real conduct/others remain broader requirements. No two-week score or digital choice constitutes annual attainment.

Claim

Retained framework meaning plus planned opportunity only. Actual child meaning/opportunity/support/source/mode must be separately recorded.