Level A Level B C Level D Foundation Level 1 and Level 2 Questioning Engage and react Engage in simple Supported to Actively join in Respond to questions Respond to and pose and predicting to objects and cause-and-effect engage in simple exploration of about familiar objects questions, and make events exploration scientific inquiry familiar objects and and events predictions about familiar (ACSISO014a) (ACSISO014b) (ACSISO014c) events objects and events (ACSISO014d) Planning and React and respond Explore using their Supported to use Actively observe, Explore and make Participate in different types of conducting to changes in the senses the senses to explore and observations by using guided investigations to world around them (ACSISO011b) identify some manipulate the senses explore and answer questions, (ACSISO011a) characteristics (ACSISO011d) such as manipulating (ACSISO011c) materials, testing ideas, and accessing information sources. Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations, with the skills assistance of digital technologies as appropriate Processing and Accept and reject Develop an Use or Use words to Engage in Use a range of methods to sort ‘yes’ ‘no’ inquiry analysing data objects, events awareness of response, pictures, answer simple discussions about information, including drawings and information and world consequences and photos, symbols, questions about observations and use and provided tables (ACSISO233a) actions concrete objects to observations and methods such as Through discussion, compare (ACSISO233b) demonstrate their record observations drawing to represent observations with predictions Science findings using pictures and ideas (ACSISO233c) words (ACSISO233d) Evaluating Compare observations with those of others Communicating Communicate by Respond to Use pictures, Use simple, Share observations Represent and communicate initiating and language used to photos, symbols, scientific vocabulary and ideas observations and ideas in a refining their label and describe concrete objects and begin to variety of ways such as oral responses and use properties and and/or some simple describe their and written language, drawing of accept-or-reject begin to identify familiar words to activities and and role play gestures or actions familiar objects facilitate observations, using (ACSISO012a) (ACSISO012b) communication both general and (ACSISO012c) scientific language (ACSISO012d)
Level A Level B C Level D Foundation Level 1 and Level 2 Science inquiry skills Questioning and predicting Engage and react to objects and events (ACSISO014a) Engage in simple cause-and-effect exploration (ACSISO014b) Supported to engage in simple scientific inquiry (ACSISO014c) Actively join in exploration of familiar objects and events (ACSISO014d) Respond to questions about familiar objects and events Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events Planning and conducting React and respond to changes in the world around them (ACSISO011a) Explore using their senses (ACSISO011b) Supported to use the senses to identify some characteristics (ACSISO011c) Actively observe, explore and manipulate (ACSISO011d) Explore and make observations by using the senses Participate in different types of guided investigations to explore and answer questions, such as manipulating materials, testing ideas, and accessing information sources. Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations, with the assistance of digital technologies as appropriate Processing and analysing data and information Accept and reject objects, events and world (ACSISO233a) Develop an awareness of consequences and actions (ACSISO233b) Use ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response, pictures, photos, symbols, concrete objects to demonstrate their findings (ACSISO233c) Use words to answer simple questions about observations and record observations using pictures and words (ACSISO233d) Engage in discussions about observations and use methods such as drawing to represent ideas Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables Through discussion, compare observations with predictions Evaluating Compare observations with those of others Communicating Communicate by initiating and refining their responses and use of accept-or-reject gestures or actions (ACSISO012a) Respond to language used to label and describe properties and begin to identify familiar objects (ACSISO012b) Use pictures, photos, symbols, concrete objects and/or some simple familiar words to facilitate communication (ACSISO012c) Use simple, scientific vocabulary and begin to describe their activities and observations, using both general and scientific language (ACSISO012d) Share observations and ideas Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and written language, drawing and role play