following of following of use of provided tables use of provided tables partial recording of conventions to conventions to and column graphs to and graphs to partially data data construct tables and construct tables and organise data and record data and statements about graphs to graphs to organise identify patterns identify patterns patterns systematically data and identify suggestion of comparison of findings organise data and patterns in the data explanations for with predictions identify patterns in the explanations for observations and analysing data observations informed comparison of findings reasoned explanations by description of with predictions and information for observations patterns in data and and explained by patterns comparison of findings in data and with predictions comparison of findings skills with predictions Processing suggestion of plausible suggestion of plausible suggestion of reasons why identification of whether statements about fair inquiry reasons why tests were reasons why tests were tests were fair or not tests were fair or not testing fair or not and how the fair or not investigation could be improved Science Evaluating use of relevant scientific use of relevant scientific use of formal and informal communication of fragmented terminology and formal terminology and formal ways to communicate observations and findings communication of and informal ways to and informal ways to observations and findings observations and findings using everyday language coherently communicate communicate observations observations and findings and findings Communicating Shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors.
Science inquiry skills Processing and analysing data and information following of conventions to construct tables and graphs to systematically organise data and identify patterns in the data reasoned explanations for observations explained by patterns in data and comparison of findings with predictions following of conventions to construct tables and graphs to organise data and identify patterns in the data explanations for observations informed by description of patterns in data and comparison of findings with predictions use of provided tables and column graphs to organise data and identify patterns suggestion of explanations for observations and comparison of findings with predictions use of provided tables and graphs to partially record data and identify patterns comparison of findings with predictions partial recording of data statements about patterns Evaluating suggestion of plausible reasons why tests were fair or not and how the investigation could be improved suggestion of plausible reasons why tests were fair or not suggestion of reasons why tests were fair or not identification of whether tests were fair or not statements about fair testing Communicating use of relevant scientific terminology and formal and informal ways to coherently communicate observations and findings use of relevant scientific terminology and formal and informal ways to communicate observations and findings use of formal and informal ways to communicate observations and findings communication of observations and findings using everyday language fragmented communication of observations and findings Shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors.
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