This poster was designed to help students understand the role of the hypothesis in the scientific method, as well as the importance of making
informed predictions when completing or designing experiments.
Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
Pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions
Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and make predictions based on prior knowledge
With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations
With guidance, pose clarifying questions and make predictions about scientific investigations
With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
With guidance, pose questions to clarify practical problems or inform a scientific investigation, and predict what the findings of an investigation might be based on previous experiences or general rules
Questions, plans and conducts scientific investigations, collects and summarises data and communicates using scientific representations
Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
Describes how adding or removing heat causes a change of state
Investigates the suitability of natural and processed materials for a range of purposes
Plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
Plans and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity
Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition
Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials
Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
Explains how energy is transformed from one form to another
Investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force