Achievement Standards

Australian Curriculum Alignment

Science:

• Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that influence their use.
• Solids, liquids, and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways.
• Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships.
• Science knowledge helps people to understand the effects of their actions.
• Plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions, including making observations and recording data.

Health and Physical Education:

• Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Explore the importance of hygiene and how using soap prevents the spread of germs and diseases.
• Recognise how decisions and actions influence health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Understand the science behind soap and how making informed hygiene choices contributes to personal and community health.

General Capabilities:

Personal and Social Capability: Develops responsibility for personal hygiene and health practices.ing of chemistry, helping students connect everyday experiences with fundamental scientific principles.

Critical and Creative Thinking: Encourages students to analyse the properties of soap and surface tension, and design creative projects.

Ethical Understanding: Promotes understanding of the role of soap in maintaining health and preventing disease, particularly in global contexts.