Prep Year Science standard elaborations Applying Making connections Working with Exploring Becoming aware (MC) (AP) (WW) (EX) (BA) The folio of a work has the following characteristics: child’s statements about: clear and informed informed description of description of the guided description of description of the the properties and properties and the properties and the properties and properties and behaviour behaviour of familiar behaviour of familiar behaviour of familiar behaviour of familiar of familiar objects objects objects objects human objects a clear and informed informed suggestions suggestions of how the guided suggestions of how the environment as suggestions of how the of how the environment environment affects how the environment affects people and understanding; environment affects affects people and people and other living affects people and other living things endeavour people and other living other living things things other living things things Science Science asking of and responding asking of and asking of and guided asking of and directed asking of and to questions about familiar responding to responding to responding to responding to questions objects and events questions about questions about questions about about familiar objects familiar objects and familiar objects and familiar objects and and events reflection on and sharing events events events inquiry of observations, and clear directed reflection and skills representation of ideas reflection on and reflection on and guided reflection and sharing of observations sharing of sharing of observations fragmented sharing of Science observations, and observations representation of ideas Shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the AP–BA descriptors.
Prep Year Science standard elaborations Applying (AP) Making connections (MC) Working with (WW) Exploring (EX) Becoming aware (BA) The folio of a child’s work has the following characteristics: Science understanding; Science as a human endeavour clear and informed description of the properties and behaviour of familiar objects clear and informed suggestions of how the environment affects people and other living things informed description of the properties and behaviour of familiar objects informed suggestions of how the environment affects people and other living things description of the properties and behaviour of familiar objects suggestions of how the environment affects people and other living things guided description of the properties and behaviour of familiar objects guided suggestions of how the environment affects people and other living things statements about: the properties and behaviour of familiar objects how the environment affects people and other living things Science inquiry skills asking of and responding to questions about familiar objects and events reflection on and sharing of observations, and clear representation of ideas asking of and responding to questions about familiar objects and events reflection on and sharing of observations, and representation of ideas asking of and responding to questions about familiar objects and events reflection on and sharing of observations guided asking of and responding to questions about familiar objects and events guided reflection and fragmented sharing of observations directed asking of and responding to questions about familiar objects and events directed reflection and sharing of observations Shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the AP–BA descriptors.
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