AC9S3I03 Year 3 Science

AC9S3I03 – Year 3 Science: Planning and conducting

Strand

Science inquiry

Substrand

Planning and conducting

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 Science provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

Elaborations

• using appropriate equipment to make and record observations, such as digital cameras, video, voice recorders and scaled instruments with appropriate increments
• exploring how to use equipment such as thermometers or measuring cylinders and making readings with guidance
• collaboratively designing a table to collect observations in the form of numerical data, written descriptions, drawings or photos
• identifying and taking on roles in group work, such as setting up the equipment, making observations, recording observations and ensuring safe behaviours

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 3 ASSCIY3

Year 3 Science Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 3 students classify and compare living and non-living things and different life cycles. They describe the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and describe their importance as resources. They identify sources of heat energy and examples of heat transfer and explain changes in the temperature of objects. They classify solids and liquids based on observable properties and describe how to cause a change of state. They describe how people use data to develop explanations. They identify solutions that use scientific explanations. Students pose questions to explore patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations. They use scaffolds to plan safe investigations and fair tests. They use familiar classroom instruments to make measurements. They organise data and information using provided scaffolds and identify patterns and relationships. They compare their findings with those of others, explain how they kept their investigation fair, identify further questions and draw conclusions. They communicate ideas and findings for an identified purpose, including using scientific vocabulary when appropriate.