Year 4 Science - Chemical Science Unit - Australian Curriculum

Teach Chemical Sciences with confidence using this comprehensive Year 4 Science unit on materials and their physical properties, fully updated to Australian Curriculum Version 9 and including a WA curriculum version. Across 10 engaging lessons, students investigate how natural and processed materials differ in their properties and how these properties influence the way materials are used in everyday life.

Designed to be taught over a full term, this 10-lesson (10-week) Year 4 Science unit includes everything you need to plan, teach and assess with ease, from an editable unit planner and worksheets to a grading guide, success criteria and a ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation.

The editable unit planner includes relevant Australian Curriculum links and a resources-needed column, making planning streamlined, flexible and time-saving.

Each lesson is simple, clear and teacher-friendly, broken into five to six succinct steps. Clear instructions highlight key learning points so you can focus on student engagement and maximise learning opportunities without overcomplicated preparation.

✩ To make teaching even easier, this unit includes an editable PowerPoint presentation for every lesson. Designed for use on a TV or Smartboard, it contains learning intentions and success criteria, key discussion prompts, worksheets and display resources, allowing you to teach each lesson smoothly with everything in one place.

True to Mrs Amy123’s style, this unit is fun, engaging and highly hands-on, featuring a wide range of cooperative learning strategies. While many lessons include worksheets, others intentionally prioritise discussion, investigation and collaboration. Students participate in class and small-group experiments, making learning meaningful, practical and memorable.

An editable grading guide is also included, clearly outlining what achievement looks like from A–E based on two assessment activities from the unit. This guide is directly linked to the Year 4 Science Achievement Standard, supporting consistent and confident assessment.

What’s included:

♦ Editable Planner (5 pages) (Australian Curriculum v9 and WA curriculum versions)
♦ Editable PowerPoint Presentation (100+ pages)
♦ Resources and Worksheets + Answer Keys (47 pages)
♦ Editable Grading Guide (1 page)
♦ Editable learning intentions and success criteria

Outcomes covered:

Chemical Sciences:
Examine the properties of natural and made materials including fibres, metals, glass and plastics and consider how these properties influence their use (AC9S4U94)

Processed materials, including fibres, metals, glass and plastics, are made from raw materials, such as wool, ores, sand and oil, and have a range of physical properties that influence their use (WA4SSUC1) (WA curriculum)

Science Endeavour:
· Examine how people use data to develop scientific explanations (AC9S4H01)
· Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem (AC9S4H02)

Inquiry Skills:
· Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations (AC9SI01)
· 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 (AC9S4I02)
· Follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate (AC9S4I03)
· Construct and use representations, including tables, simple column graphs and visual or physical models, to organize data and information, show simple relationships and identify patterns (AC9S4I04)
· Compare findings with those of others, consider if investigations were fair, identify questions for further investigation and draw conclusions (AC9S4I05)
· Write and create texts to communicate findings and ideas for identified purposes and audiences, using scientific vocabulary and digital tools as appropriate (AC9S4I06)

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