Content descriptions to be taught Years 3 to 5 Science Understanding Science as a Human Endeavour Science Inquiry Skills Year 3 to Year 4 Year 3 to Year 4 Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance Science involves making predictions and With guidance, identify questions in familiar describing patterns and relationships contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior Year 5 knowledge Science involves testing predictions by gathering Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations data and using evidence to develop explanations to find answers to questions of events and phenomena Safely use appropriate materials, tools or Scientific understandings, discoveries and equipment to make and record observations, using inventions are used to solve problems that formal measurements and digital technologies as lives directly affect peoples’ appropriate Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal Use a range of methods including and simple and community decisions column to represent and to identify and Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports Year 5 With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate
Content descriptions to be taught Years 3 to 5 Science Understanding Science as a Human Endeavour Science Inquiry Skills Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance Year 3 to Year 4 Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships Year 5 Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to solve problems that directly affect peoples’ lives Scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions Year 3 to Year 4 With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions Safely use appropriate materials, tools or equipment to make and record observations, using formal measurements and digital technologies as appropriate Use a range of methods including and simple column to represent and to identify and Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports Year 5 With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems Decide which variable should be changed and measured in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data, using digital technologies as appropriate
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