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
Change to an object’s motion is caused by unbalanced forces acting on the object Earth’s gravity pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth Year 6 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 7 Science and technology contribute to finding solutions to a range of contemporary issues; these solutions may impact on other areas of society and involve ethical considerations Year 6 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 Use equipment and materials safely, identifying potential risks Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data using digital technologies as appropriate Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem Communicate ideas, explanations and processes in a variety of ways, including texts Year 7 Identify questions and problems that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on scientific knowledge Collaboratively and individually plan and conduct a range of investigation types, including