Year 1 Science - Earth & Space Science Unit - Australian Curriculum

Aligned to the Australian Curriculum (Version 9) 10 Lessons Editable Planner & PowerPoint Hands‑On & Engaging

This Year 1 Earth & Space Sciences unit is a complete 10‑lesson program in which students explore the observable changes in the sky and landscape, and how these changes affect everyday life. Through hands‑on investigations, simple observations, and age‑appropriate scientific explanations, students build foundational understanding of weather, seasons, and environmental patterns.

With an editable planner, editable PowerPoint, editable grading guide, and editable learning intentions/success criteria, you get the structure and flexibility you need - while all worksheets, posters and lesson resources are provided as ready‑to‑use, non‑editable files.

WA Teachers:
This unit is aligned to the Australian Curriculum (Version 9).
For a unit written specifically for the WA Science Curriculum, please use this alternative unit: Year 1 Earth and Space Sciences- WA Curriculum

✨ What Makes This Unit Exceptional

✔️ Editable Planner

A clear, succinct planner outlining each lesson in 5–6 simple steps. Includes Version 9 Australian Curriculum links and a resources‑needed column.

✔️ Editable PowerPoint for Every Lesson

A matching PowerPoint that guides students through key ideas 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 optional if you prefer to minimise screen time.

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

All resources are provided as separate, ready‑to‑print files. No giant PDFs, no scrolling, no searching.

✔️ Editable Grading Guide

A huge time‑saver during reporting. Shows what A–E looks like using two tasks from the unit, aligned directly to the Year 1 Science Achievement Standard.

✔️ Engaging, Hands‑On Learning

Lessons use a wide range of cooperative learning strategies and hands‑on investigations. Students observe the sky, track weather, explore shadows, and examine seasonal changes through movement, discussion, drawing and simple experiments.

📘 What’s Included

• Editable planner (7 pages)
• Resources (53 pages) (non‑editable)
• Editable PowerPoint presentation (100+ slides) 
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions & success criteria

🎯 Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Earth & Space Sciences

• Describe daily and seasonal changes in the environment and explore how these changes affect everyday life (AC9S1U02)

Science Endeavour

• Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions (AC9S1H01)

Inquiry Skills

• Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences (AC9S1I01)
• Suggest and follow safe procedures to investigate questions and test predictions (AC9S1I02)
• Make and record observations, including informal measurements, using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S1I03)
• Sort and order data and represent patterns using provided tables and visual or physical models (AC9S1I04)
• Compare observations with predictions, consider fairness of investigations, and identify further questions with guidance (AC9S1I05)
• Write and create texts to communicate observations, findings and ideas using everyday and scientific vocabulary (AC9S1I06)

→Other than where stated, this product is not editable ←

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