Year 6 Science - Biological Science Unit - Australian Curriculum

This Australian Curriculum Year 6 Biological Sciences unit is a complete 10‑lesson program designed to save teachers hours every week while delivering rich, hands‑on learning experiences. Students explore how living things grow, survive, and respond to changing environmental conditions through purposeful, engaging lessons.

With an editable planner, editable PowerPoint, editable grading guide, and editable learning intentions/success criteria, this unit gives you the structure and clarity you need — while all worksheets and lesson resources are provided as ready‑to‑use, non‑editable files.

 An alternative WA Curriculum planner (2026+) is also included, making this unit ideal for Western Australian teachers preparing for the new requirements.

✨ What Makes This Unit Exceptional

✔️ Editable Planner (Plus WA Curriculum Version)

A clean, succinct planner with 5–6 simple steps per lesson. Includes Australian Curriculum links and a resources‑needed column. Fully editable so you can adapt it to your class and timetable.

✔️ Editable 100+ Slide PowerPoint

A matching PowerPoint that guides each lesson with:

• Learning intentions & success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Visuals and display resources
• Worksheets and answer keys shown at the right moment

Perfect for Smartboards and TVs and completely optional if you prefer to minimise screen time.

✔️ Worksheets, Posters & Lesson Resources (Non‑Editable)

All worksheets, posters, and activity resources are provided as separate, ready‑to‑print files. No giant PDFs, no scrolling, no hunting for pages. Everything is organised and easy to access.

✔️ Editable Grading Guide

A huge time‑saver during reporting. Shows exactly what A–E looks like using two tasks from the unit, aligned directly to the Year 6 Science Achievement Standard.

✔️ Editable Learning Intentions & Success Criteria

Display‑ready, curriculum‑aligned, and easy to customise to your school’s preferred format.

✔️ Engaging, Hands‑On Lessons

Lessons use a wide range of teaching strategies, including cooperative learning, experiments, discussions, visuals, and purposeful worksheets. Students stay engaged, and lessons never feel repetitive.

📘 What’s Included

• Planner (7 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
• Editable PowerPoint (100+ slides)
• Worksheets, posters & answer keys (60 pages) (non‑editable)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions & success criteria

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Biological Sciences

Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions.

Science Endeavour

• Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others.
• Investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions.

Inquiry Skills

• Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions.
• 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.
• Use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools as appropriate.
• 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.
• 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.
• Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language using digital tools as appropriate.

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcome

The growth and survival of living things are affected by the changing conditions of their environment and the influence of human activities.

This unit is designed to make teaching easier - not more work. With clear structure, editable teaching tools, hands‑on learning, and built‑in assessment support, you’ll walk into every lesson feeling prepared, confident, and calm.

→ Only the planner, PowerPoint, grading guide, and learning intentions/success criteria are editable. All other resources are provided as ready‑to‑use files.