Australian Curriculum references for this lesson Year 7 Science Content descriptions General capabilities — Science Understanding Literacy Comprehending texts through listening, viewing Chemical sciences and reading Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination Composing texts through speaking, writing and of pure substances that can be separated using a creating range of techniques Text knowledge Earth and space sciences Word knowledge Water is an important resource that cycles through Visual knowledge the environment ICT capability Science as a Human Endeavour Queensland Student ICT Expectations: Use and influence of science Operating with ICT Science understanding influences the development of Student ICT Expectations by the end of Year of 7 — practices in areas of human activity such as industry, [accessed on 10 August 2012] agricultural and marine and terrestrial resource management Australian Curriculum ICT learning continuum: Managing and operating ICT Science Inquiry Skills Critical and creative thinking Processing and analysing data and information Inquiring identifying, exploring and clarifying — Construct and use a range of representations, information including graphs, keys and models to represent and Generating innovative ideas and possibilities analyse patterns or relationships including using digital technologies as appropriate Reflecting on thinking, actions and processes Communicating Personal and social capability Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to Self-management problems using scientific language and Social management representations using digital technologies as appropriate Ethical behaviour Understanding ethical concepts and issues Australian Curriculum: Science for Prep(F)-10 Version 3.0 [accessed on 10 August 2012]
Australian Curriculum references for this lesson Year 7 Science — Content descriptions Science Understanding Chemical sciences Mixtures, including solutions, contain a combination of pure substances that can be separated using a range of techniques Earth and space sciences Water is an important resource that cycles through the environment Science as a Human Endeavour Use and influence of science Science understanding influences the development of practices in areas of human activity such as industry, agricultural and marine and terrestrial resource management Science Inquiry Skills Processing and analysing data and information Construct and use a range of representations, including graphs, keys and models to represent and analyse patterns or relationships including using digital technologies as appropriate Communicating Communicate ideas, findings and solutions to problems using scientific language and representations using digital technologies as appropriate Australian Curriculum: Science for Prep(F)-10 Version 3.0 [accessed on 10 August 2012] General capabilities Literacy Comprehending texts through listening, viewing and reading Composing texts through speaking, writing and creating Text knowledge Word knowledge Visual knowledge ICT capability Queensland Student ICT Expectations: Operating with ICT Student ICT Expectations — by the end of Year of 7 [accessed on 10 August 2012] Australian Curriculum ICT learning continuum: Managing and operating ICT Critical and creative thinking Inquiring — identifying, exploring and clarifying information Generating innovative ideas and possibilities Reflecting on thinking, actions and processes Personal and social capability Self-management Social management Ethical behaviour Understanding ethical concepts and issues