Year 8 Science standard elaborations A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: work has the following characteristics: Science Understanding Chemical sciences thorough comparison and explanation of physical and chemical changes justified explanation and justified prediction of the properties and behaviours of substances using the particle model informed comparison and description of physical and chemical changes informed explanation and plausible prediction of the properties and behaviours of substances using the particle model comparison of physical and chemical changes explanation and prediction of the properties and behaviours of substances using the particle model description of physical and chemical changes description of the properties and behaviours of substances with reference to the particle model statements about properties and behaviours of substances Physical sciences identification of different forms of energy in simple and complex systems explanation of how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple systems, with progress towards some that are complex identification of different forms of energy in simple systems informed description of how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple systems identification of different forms of energy description of how energy transfers and transformations cause change in simple systems recall of different forms of energy identification of energy transfers and transformations in simple systems statements about energy transfers and transformations Earth and space sciences comparison and explanation of the processes of rock formation, including the timescales involved comparison and description of the processes of rock formation, including the timescales involved comparison of the processes of rock formation, including the timescales involved description of the processes of rock formation statements about the processes of rock formation Biological sciences critical analysis of the relationship between structure and function at cell, organ and body system levels informed analysis of the relationship between structure and function at cell, organ and body system levels analysis of the relationship between structure and function at cell, organ and body system levels description of how cells, organs and body systems function statements about cells, organs and body systems
Science as a human endeavour Nature and development of science examination and justified explanation of how different science knowledge is used in occupations justified explanation of how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea examination and explanation of how different science knowledge is used in occupations informed explanation of how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea examination of the different science knowledge used in occupations explanation of how evidence has led to an improved understanding of a scientific idea description of science knowledge used in science occupations description of how understanding of a scientific idea has changed statements about: science used in occupations scientific ideas Use and influence of science thorough description of situations in which scientists collaborated to generate solutions to contemporary problems thorough reflection on the implications of these solutions for different groups in society informed description of situations in which scientists collaborated to generate solutions to contemporary problems informed reflection on the implications of these solutions for different groups in society description of situations in which scientists collaborated to generate solutions to contemporary problems reflection on the implications of these solutions for different groups in society identification of situations where scientists generate solutions to contemporary problems identification of implications of these solutions statements about: solutions to contemporary problems implications of solutions
A B C D E The folio of student work has the following characteristics: Science inquiry skills Questioning and predicting identification and construction of questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and the making of justified predictions identification and construction of questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and the making of plausible predictions identification and construction of questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically guided identification and guided construction of questions and problems for investigation directed identification and directed construction of questions and problems for investigation Planning and conducting (including field or experimental methods) planning of investigations that: describe how to manage safety and ethical considerations identify and describe how variables are changed, measured and controlled accurate collection of reliable data planning of investigations that: describe the implications of safety and ethics considerations identify and describe how variables are changed, measured and controlled accurate collection of data planning of investigations that: consider safety and ethics identify variables to be changed, measured and controlled partial planning of investigations that: consider safety and ethics identify variables to be changed, measured and controlled use of provided investigations methods identification of safety considerations Processing and analysing data and information following of conventions to construct accurate representations of data to reveal and analyse patterns and trends use of these patterns and trends when explaining relationships to justify conclusions following of conventions to construct representations of data to reveal and analyse patterns and trends use of these patterns and trends when describing relationships when justifying conclusions construction of representations of data to reveal and analyse patterns and trends use of these patterns and trends when justifying conclusions partial construction of representations of data to partially reveal patterns and trends drawing of conclusions partial construction of representations of data statements about data
Science inquiry skills Evaluating evaluation of the quality of data to justify the explanation of how effective modifications to methods could improve the quality of their data application of scientific knowledge and investigation findings to critically evaluate claims made by others explanation of how effective modifications to methods could improve the quality of their data application of scientific knowledge and investigation findings to make informed evaluations of claims made by others explanation of how modifications to methods could improve the quality of their data application of scientific knowledge and investigation findings to evaluate claims made by others description of modifications to methods description of claims made by others statements about: modifications claims Communicating concise and coherent use of appropriate language and accurate representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings in a range of text types coherent use of appropriate language and accurate representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings in a range of text types use of appropriate language and representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings in a range of text types use of everyday language and representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings fragmented use of language and representations to communicate science ideas, methods and findings Shading emphasises the qualities that discriminate between the A–E descriptors.