ICT capability resources, including water, People use science in their daily Participate in different types of Earth’s are used in a variety of ways lives, including when caring for guided investigations to explore Use digital photography their environment and living things and answer questions, such as manipulating materials, testing Use a range of digital resources ideas, and accessing information Critical and creative thinking sources Use thinking skills to complete Use informal measurements in the group activities collection and recording of Ethical behaviour observations, with the assistance Consider animal ethics when of as appropriate making observations in the school Processing and analysing data and grounds information Personal and social capability Use a range of methods to sort Care for the garden and complete information, including drawings jobs and provided tables Intercultural understanding Through discussion, compare observations with predictions Appreciate that environments differ around the world Evaluating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Compare observations with those Islander histories and cultures of others Investigate seed germination and Communicating sustainability of plants Represent and communicate Sustainability observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and written Explore connections between all language, drawing and role play living things Achievement standard By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, and living things. They identify that certain and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in daily lives. people’s Students pose questions about their experiences and predict outcomes of . They use informal measurements to make and compare observations. They follow instructions to record and represent their observations and communicate their ideas to others. Relevant prior curriculum Curriculum working towards In the Australian Curriculum: Science at Year 1 In the Australian Curriculum: Science at Year 3 Science Understanding Science Understanding Biological sciences Biological sciences
Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things 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 as appropriate Processing and analysing data and information 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 Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and written language, drawing and role play ICT capability Use digital photography Use a range of digital resources Critical and creative thinking Use thinking skills to complete group activities Ethical behaviour Consider animal ethics when making observations in the school grounds Personal and social capability Care for the garden and complete jobs Intercultural understanding Appreciate that environments differ around the world Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Investigate seed germination and sustainability of plants Sustainability Explore connections between all living things Achievement standard By the end of Year 2, students describe changes to objects, and living things. They identify that certain and resources have different uses and describe examples of where science is used in people’s daily lives. Students pose questions about their experiences and predict outcomes of . They use informal measurements to make and compare observations. They follow instructions to record and represent their observations and communicate their ideas to others. Relevant prior curriculum Curriculum working towards In the Australian Curriculum: Science at Year 1 Science Understanding Biological sciences In the Australian Curriculum: Science at Year 3 Science Understanding Biological sciences
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