AC9S4I02 Year 4 Science

Content descriptor use provided scaffolds to plan and conduct investigations to answer questions or test predictions, including identifying the elements of fair tests, and considering the safe use of materials and equipment

Elaborations

• • Elaboration using an investigation scaffold to design a fair test to identify which shoe provides the greatest or least friction or which materials are attracted to a magnet
• • Elaboration predicting the interactions of forces in a game or toy design, and building and testing a prototype
• • Elaboration predicting effects of changing numbers of producers or consumers, and using a virtual or roleplay food chain simulation to explore possible outcomes by running the simulation multiple times
• • Elaboration following safety rules when conducting investigations, such as wearing personal safety gear correctly, using equipment according to guidelines and demonstrating safe behaviours in field sites or when interacting with biological specimens