Students are able to complete their mould growth experiment, recording their final observations, and answering questions.
Identify and explain how images, figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to meaning
Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions
Establish the formula for the area of a rectangle and use it to solve practical problems
Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others
Interpret and compare data sets for ordinal and nominal categorical, discrete and continuous numerical variables using comparative displays or visualisations and digital tools; compare distributions in terms of mode, range and shape
Investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions
Write and create texts to communicate ideas and findings for specific purposes and audiences, including selection of language features, using digital tools as appropriate
Compare methods and findings with those of others, recognise possible sources of error, pose questions for further investigation and select evidence to draw reasoned conclusions
Plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions including, as appropriate, deciding the variables to be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests; describing potential risks; planning for the safe use of equipment and materials; and identifying required permissions to conduct investigations on Country/Place
Plan and conduct statistical investigations by posing and refining questions or identifying a problem and collecting relevant data; analyse and interpret the data and communicate findings within the context of the investigation
Construct and use appropriate representations, including tables, graphs and visual or physical models, to organise and process data and information and describe patterns, trends and relationships
Use equipment to observe, measure and record data with reasonable precision, using digital tools as appropriate
Identify statistically informed arguments presented in traditional and digital media; discuss and critique methods, data representations and conclusions
Interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables
Identify, plan and apply the elements of scientific investigations to answer questions and solve problems using equipment and materials safely and identifying potential risks
Decide variables to be changed and measured in fair tests, and observe measure and record data with accuracy using digital technologies as appropriate
Interpret secondary data presented in digital media and elsewhere
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
Reflect on and suggest improvements to scientific investigations
Communicate ideas, explanations and processes using scientific representations in a variety of ways, including multi-modal texts
Science involves testing predictions by gathering data and using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and reflects historical and cultural contributions
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment
Identify and explain how analytical images like figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to our understanding of verbal information in factual and persuasive texts
Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions
Uses an integrated range of skills, strategies and knowledge to read, view and comprehend a wide range of texts in different media and technologies
Describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
Selects and applies appropriate problem- solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations
Gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another
Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances, calculates perimeters, and converts between units of length
Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of squares, rectangles and triangles
Explains how digital systems represent data, connect together to form networks and transmit data
Defines problems, and designs, modifies and follows algorithms to develop solutions
Uses appropriate methods to collect data and constructs, interprets and evaluates data displays, including dot plots, line graphs and two-way tables
Explains regular events in the solar system and geological events on the Earth’s surface
Investigates the effects of increasing or decreasing the strength of a specific contact or non-contact force
Explains how energy is transformed from one form to another
Explains how the properties of materials determines their use for a range of purposes
Explains the effect of heat on the properties and behaviour of materials
Explains how food and fibre are produced sustainably in managed environments for health and nutrition
Examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things
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
Interprets data displays, including timelines and line graphs
Constructs graphs using many-to-one scales
Combines, splits and rearranges shapes to determine the area of parallelograms and triangles
Selects and uses the appropriate unit to calculate areas, including areas of rectangles
Selects and uses the appropriate unit and device to measure lengths and distances including perimeters
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
Interpret secondary data presented in digital media and elsewhere
Decide which variables should be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests and accurately observe, measure and record data
Construct and use a range of representations, including tables and graphs, to record, represent and describe observations, patterns or relationships in data
With guidance, plan appropriate investigation types to answer questions or solve problems and use equipment, technologies and materials safely, identifying potential risks
Pose and refine questions to collect categorical or numerical data by observation or survey
Construct, interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables
Compare data with predictions and use as evidence in developing explanations
The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment
Suggest improvements to the methods used to investigate a question or solve a problem
Scientific understandings, discoveries and inventions are used to inform personal and community decisions and to solve problems that directly affect people’s lives
Communicate ideas and processes using evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomena and to identify simple cause-and-effect relationships
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
Identify and explain how analytical images like figures, tables, diagrams, maps and graphs contribute to our understanding of verbal information in factual and persuasive texts