Standards matrix Standard A Standard B Standard C Standard D Standard E The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: comprehensive description detailed description and description and description of simple statements about simple and explanation of explanation of scientific explanation of scientific scientific facts, concepts scientific facts and scientific facts, concepts concepts and facts, concepts and and phenomena phenomena and phenomena in a range phenomena in familiar phenomena in familiar understanding of situations including situations situations some that are unfamiliar and coherent description and detailed description and description and description of scientific statements about simple explanation of scientific explanation of scientific explanation of scientific skills, techniques, methods scientific skills, techniques, skills, techniques, methods skills, techniques, methods skills, techniques, methods and risks. methods and risks. Knowing and and and risks. The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the The student work has the following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: following characteristics: comprehensive analysis of detailed analysis of data, analysis of data, description of data, statements about simple data, information, information, situations and information, situations and information, situations and data, information, situations and relationships relationships relationships relationships situations and relationships application of scientific application of scientific application of scientific partial application of simple superficial application of knowledge, understanding knowledge, understanding knowledge, understanding scientific knowledge, simple scientific applying and skills to generate and skills to generate and skills to generate understanding and skills knowledge, understanding justified solutions in a informed solutions in solutions in familiar and skills and range of situations familiar situations situations including some that are unfamiliar Analysing and coherent effective communication communication using basic communication using basic communication using communication using using scientific scientific terminology, aspects of scientific everyday language. scientific terminology, terminology, diagrams, diagrams, conventions and terminology, diagrams, diagrams, conventions and conventions and symbols. symbols. conventions and symbols. symbols.
Standards matrix Standard A Standard B Standard C Standard D Standard E Knowing and understanding The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: comprehensive description and explanation of scientific facts, concepts and phenomena in a range of situations including some that are unfamiliar detailed description and explanation of scientific concepts and phenomena in familiar situations description and explanation of scientific facts, concepts and phenomena in familiar situations description of simple scientific facts, concepts and phenomena statements about simple scientific facts and phenomena coherent description and explanation of scientific skills, techniques, methods and detailed description and explanation of scientific skills, techniques, methods and description and explanation of scientific skills, techniques, methods and risks. description of scientific skills, techniques, methods and risks. statements about simple scientific skills, techniques, methods and risks. Analysing and applying The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: comprehensive analysis of data, information, situations and relationships detailed analysis of data, information, situations and relationships analysis of data, information, situations and relationships description of data, information, situations and relationships statements about simple data, information, situations and relationships application of scientific knowledge, understanding and skills to generate justified solutions in a range of situations including some that are unfamiliar application of scientific knowledge, understanding and skills to generate informed solutions in familiar situations application of scientific knowledge, understanding and skills to generate solutions in familiar situations partial application of simple scientific knowledge, understanding and skills superficial application of simple scientific knowledge, understanding and skills and coherent communication using scientific terminology, diagrams, conventions and symbols. effective communication using scientific terminology, diagrams, conventions and symbols. communication using scientific terminology, diagrams, conventions and symbols. basic communication using aspects of scientific terminology, diagrams, conventions and symbols. basic communication using everyday language.
snr_science_prac_15_sas_syll.docx