English EN3-6B uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive – texts in different media and technologies EN3-2A composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts – EN3-3A uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different – media and technologies Science and Technology ST3-5WT plans and implements a design process, selecting a range of tools, equipment, materials and techniques to produce solutions – that address the design criteria and identified constraints ST3-13MW describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes – ST3-4WS investigates by posing questions, including testable questions, making predictions and gathering data to draw evidence – – based conclusions and develop explanations ST2-7PW describes everyday interactions between objects that result from contact and non-contact forces – investigate the effect of forces on the behaviour of objects, eg dropping, bouncing or rolling objects observe the way the force of gravity pulls objects towards the Earth, eg dropping objects from different heights observe everyday situations where the direct contact force (friction) affects the movement of objects on different surfaces, eg a bike or skateboard/ball STAGE 4 WS8 students solve problems by: – using identified strategies to suggest possible solutions to a familiar problem describing different strategies that could be employed to solve an identified problem with a scientific component using scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims (ACSIS132, ACSIS234) using cause and effect relationships to explain ideas and findings evaluating the appropriateness of different strategies for solving an identified problem
English EN3-6B – uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies EN3-2A – composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts EN3-3A – uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies Science and Technology ST3-5WT – plans and implements a design process, selecting a range of tools, equipment, materials and techniques to produce solutions that address the design criteria and identified constraints ST3-13MW – describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes ST3-4WS – investigates by posing questions, including testable questions, making predictions and gathering data to draw evidence – based conclusions and develop explanations ST2-7PW – describes everyday interactions between objects that result from contact and non-contact forces investigate the effect of forces on the behaviour of objects, eg dropping, bouncing or rolling objects observe the way the force of gravity pulls objects towards the Earth, eg dropping objects from different heights observe everyday situations where the direct contact force (friction) affects the movement of objects on different surfaces, eg a bike or skateboard/ball STAGE 4 WS8 – students solve problems by: using identified strategies to suggest possible solutions to a familiar problem describing different strategies that could be employed to solve an identified problem with a scientific component using scientific knowledge and findings from investigations to evaluate claims (ACSIS132, ACSIS234) using cause and effect relationships to explain ideas and findings evaluating the appropriateness of different strategies for solving an identified problem